RC Helicopter Pilot Proficiency Program

The Pilot Proficiency Program is for pilots who want to follow a logical progression when learning how to fly. It's based mostly on the RC Heli Nation PPP, but applies to the similar IRCHA Pilot Proficiency Program.

Level 1 is the most basic of the program. These exercises and exercises will help you become a better RC helicopter pilot through structured lessons and tutorials. They lay the foundations as we move through the next few lessons in this flying school series.

Take-off

Stationary Hover

Hover Laterally

Multiple-level Hover

3/4 Rear View Hovering

Full Lateral View Hovering

Diagonal Hovering

Constant Heading Circle

Level 2 of the RC Helicopter Pilot Proficiency Program is targeted at basic sport pilots capable of performing basic flight skills.

Constant-Heading Figure 8

Circuits

Figure 8

Side-In Landing

Pirouette

Stall Turn

Inside Loop

Level 3 of the Pilot Proficiency Program is for the Intermediate Sports Pilot.

Stationary Hover (Nose-In)

Take-Off (Nose-In)

Constant-Heading Circle (Nose-In)

Landing (Nose-In)

540-Degree Stall Turn

Travelling Rolls

Loop with Pirouette at Top

Immelmann

Half Cuban 8

Flying Circle

Center-Heading Figure 8

Autorotation Landing

In this episode we’ll be going through level 4 of the RCHN Pilot Proficiency Program. This is aimed at the advanced sport pilot and covers inverted orientations, flips, rolls and F3C style autorotations.

Sustained Inverted Flight

Sustained Inverted Hover

Inverted Pirouettes

Inverted Figure 8

Two Consecutive Stationary Rolls

180-Degree Autorotations

Forward Flips

Backward Flips

Side Flips

Two Consecutive Stationary Flips

This is part 5 of the RC Heli Nation Pilot Proficiency Program, Basic 3D. This episode mostly covers inverted forwards and backwards flight and aerobatics, as well as a few advanced manoeuvres like inverted autos and tictocs.

Sustained Backward Flight

Backward Figure 8

Backward Inside Loop

Traveling Backward Rolls

Sustained Backward Inverted Flight

Backward Inverted Figure 8

Inverted Autorotation

Knife Edge Pirouette

Death Spiral

Tic Tocs (Skids Out)

Vertical 8

Tumbles

Level 6 is mostly about sideways manoeuvres, but includes a few aerobatic and 3D moves such as piro flips and rolling circles.

Sideways Inside Loop

Sideways Outside Loop

Sideways Tumbles

Rainbows

Tic Tocs (Skids In)

4 Point Tic Tocs (Skids Out)

Half-Pirouetting Flips

Mobius

Forward Rolling Circles

In Level 7 of the RCHN Pilot Proficiency program, Advanced 3D, we look at the final episode and complete all the manoeuvres. Pirouetting features heavily in the flying at this level.

Pirouetting Inside Loop

Pirouetting Outside Loop

Pirouetting Figure 8

Pirouetting Inverted Figure 8

Double-Pirouetting Flips

4-Point Tic Tocs (Skids In)

Travelling Double-Pirouetting Flips

Pirouetting Autorotation

Pirouetting Tic-Tocs (Skids-Out)