External cargo sling, LONG LINE
Preconditions:- CPL(H) / ATPL(H)
- Completed ECS level 1 (10 or 20 m)
- 10 h PIC on training helicopter
- Completed ECS 2 basic course
- Completed study of the Marshaller Syllabus
- 500 ECS 1 cycles
FLYING WITH VERTICAL REFERENCE POINT
Students must be able to carry out a stable hovering manoeuvre by means of vertical reference points without external cargo before beginning the training with external cargo.
Duration:5 training days with FI (ECS) divided into:
2 training days with one marshaller
3 training days with two marshallers
Contents:15 flight hours divided into:
200 cycles
40 missions
The extent of the practical training depends on legal regulations and individual trainee performance.
DEFINITIONS
Cycle:
A cycle is a flight from A to B with external cargo sling and subsequent return to A.
Mission:
A mission is an ECS flight or a number of ECS flights operated from A to B.
