If you’re preparing for your oral exam for your helicopter license, the Helicopter Pilot Oral Exam Guide is a good start and reviews most of what you need to know.

Here are some other questions you might be asked that you should really know anyway.

Scenario Based

  • When flying over poles, where do you cross? Why? If there are electical wires, will you be able to see them?

  • You have an engine failure while flying over a highway. Assuming a calm wind, which side of the highway is preferable for an autorotative landing?

R44 Systems

  • Hydraulics. You are flying cross-country in the R44. You have a complete electrical failure. Do your hydraulics fail? Why or why not? What if you have the hydraulics switch turned to the OFF position? What happens if your electrical system fails?

  • Refer to the emergency procedure for an electrical fire. Does it say to turn the master battery off? How about the alternator? Will your tachs still operate if you turn off both? Will your governor?