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Civil / Airliner60 min lesson
Sling Load Operations
You will hook, carry, and deliver a sling load — managing the pendulum effect, airspeed limits, and precision placement.
About this lesson
Sling loads turn your helicopter into a coupled pendulum. Your tutor coaches you through hook-up, liftoff, transit, and set-down while managing the oscillations that build when you overcorrect.
Why a human tutor? The pendulum effect is unintuitive. A tutor coaches your corrections before the oscillations build to the point of no return.
What you'll learn
- ✓Approaching and hovering over the load
- ✓Hook-up procedures and load verification
- ✓Liftoff with a sling load — collective and pedal management
- ✓Airspeed and altitude limits during transit
- ✓Damping load oscillations — when to slow down vs power through
- ✓Precision set-down at the target site
Prerequisites
- •Confident hover and slow flight
- •Sim with sling load capability (DCS Huey/Mi-8, MSFS with compatible helo)
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Prep material
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