The Rotorcraft Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating. Certificated flight instructors may find this handbook a valuable training aid, since detailed coverage of aerodynamics, flight controls, systems, performance, flight maneuvers, emergencies, and aeronautical decision making is included. Contents: Chapter 1--Introduction to the Helicopter; Chapter 2--General Aerodynamics; Chapter 3--Aerodynamics of Flight; Chapter 4--Helicopter Flight Controls; Chapter 5--Helicopter Systems; Chapter 6--Rotorcraft Flight Manual (Helicopter); Chapter 7--Weight and Balance; Chapter 8 Performance; Chapter 9--Basic Flight Maneuvers; Chapter 10--Advanced Maneuvers; Chapter 11--Helicopter Emergencies; Chapter 12--Attitude Instrument Flying; Chapter 13--Night Operations; Chapter 14--Aeronautical Decision Making; Chapter 15--Introduction to the Gyroplane; Chapter 16--Aerodynamics of the Gyroplane; Chapter 17--Gyroplane Flight Controls; Chapter 18--Gyroplane Systems; Chapter 19--Rotorcraft Flight Manual (Gyroplane); Chapter 20--Flight Operations; Chapter 21--Gyroplane Emergencies; Chapter 22--Gyroplane Aeronautical Decision Making; Glossary and index.