T
erminology and Controls
This section contains information on helicopter terminology and flight control
functions. Review the figures and become familiar with the names and functions of
the major components and controls. For more information on helicopter controls see
the
How Helicopters Work
section of this Operator’s Guide.
Hint:
If you want lasting respect from helicopter flyers, don’t call the main rotor and tail rotor
blades “propellers”, and don’t call the right-left cyclic (pronounced sigh’-click) and
fore-aft cyclic controls “aileron and elevator”. This reveals your true identity as an
airplane person and diminishes your credibility among helicopter pilots. Also, don’t
call the swashplate, “that thing with bearings in it connected to the main rotor.”
O-Heli part names
Op er a tor's Guide
Terminology and Controls
LITE MA CHINES
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Figure 2-1.