Being a pilot implies having the ability to operate an aircraft under normal and abnormal conditions. Pilot is anyone who is able to fly the machine from one place to another safely. So far there are no differences between an airplane pilot and a helicopter pilot, as both machines are considered aircraft. The only difference between these classes of aircraft is that an airplane is a fixed-wing aircraft and a helicopter is a rotary-wing aircraft.
The purpose of this manual will be to supply the reader with all the basic knowledge to operate a rotary-wing aircraft or helicopter. To achieve this goal it is necessary to study the theoretical principles of flight is this class of aircraft, its operation, its different components and everything that differentiates it from an airplane.
In these pages the reader will find a theoretical and practical summary of different studies and manuals carried out on the subject, all information studied and carried out by professional helicopter pilots, who today provide their help to achieve a simple and complete aeronautical material.
