⚑ FLAG (Walter): combines the many Emergency-Operations Tasks A–M (several are oral/knowledge) — confirm HI. codes; OEI Task C is multiengine-only (N/A to R44).
Coach conditioned responses to power loss and the aerodynamic hazards — with low-G taught to SFAR 73.
By the end of this lesson you can:
Teach power-failure responses (hovering autorotation, autorotation at altitude) and the HV diagram.
Teach VRS and low-rotor-RPM recognition and recovery as conditioned responses.
Teach dynamic rollover, ground resonance, and antitorque/LTE responses.
Teach the SFAR No. 73 low-G recognition and recovery and the inadvertent-IMC plan.
1 · Power failures & aerodynamic hazards
Teach the hovering autorotation (cushion to a level touchdown) and the at-altitude autorotation (Lesson 18), always knowing the next spot and minimizing time in the HV avoid region. Teach VRS (powered + sink >~300 fpm + below ETL; recover with forward cyclic/Vuichard) and low rotor RPM (lower collective + throttle per POH) as conditioned responses to the cue.
2 · Rollover, resonance, antitorque
Teach dynamic rollover (recovery = collective down, not opposite cyclic), ground resonance (lift off if RPM normal, else close throttle/lower collective per POH), and antitorque failure / LTE (pedal, reduce collective if able, gain airspeed; follow POH for the failure type).
3 · Low-G (SFAR No. 73)
Per 14 CFR Part 61, SFAR No. 73, teach that an abrupt forward-cyclic input or pushover causes a low-G condition in which the teetering rotor allows a right roll; the recovery is to immediately apply gentle aft cyclic to restore positive G before any lateral cyclic — left cyclic against the unloaded disc risks mast bumping. Teach prevention first: never abrupt forward cyclic/pushovers. Also teach the inadvertent-IMC plan (control on instruments, climb for terrain, turn to VMC, get help).
4 · Watch
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Your aircraft: the emergency responses (low-RPM, low-G, dynamic rollover, antitorque) are aircraft-specific — teach from the R44 POH/Safety Notices and SFAR 73 awareness training.
✍️ Fill in for the aircraft you flythe R44 low-RPM warning RPM & recovery, the SFAR 73 low-G recovery wording, and your HV/min-height limits — look these up in the R44 POH/Safety Notices and confirm with your CFII.
⚑ FLAG (Walter): the R44 is VFR-certificated; confirm any aircraft-specific values you teach from the current R44 POH, and confirm all endorsement wording against AC 61-65 and 14 CFR Part 61.
Risk management (the “Consider”): teaching emergencies is inherently higher-risk, and the Robinson-critical item is low-G mast bumping. Per SFAR No. 73, drill gentle aft cyclic first to restore positive G before any lateral cyclic, never demonstrate abrupt forward cyclic/pushovers, set hard minimums for every emergency demo, and keep your hands/feet ready to intervene.