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width, and at a reasonable distance, sufficient to show competency in carrying out such a manoeuvre; the manoeuvre itself must include a 45-degree climb and descent on the take-off and final legs of the circuit, and end with a landing.

Schedule 5 Practical competency units

Appendix 4 Category specific units — Helicopter (single rotor class) category (contd.)

Unit 31 RH3 — Normal operation
 Item  Topic and requirement                                                                                                                                                           Tolerances                                                                                              Range of variables
       If operating an RPA that is a single rotor, the applicant must be able to…
 1      Control helicopter in normal operation                                                                                                                                            (a) the RPA must some to a complete stop, before changing direction;                                    (a) various meteorological conditions;
           (a) perform straight and level forwards operation to a 20 m distant marker, hold for 10 seconds and return "tail" first;                                                       (b) flight is a reasonably straight line out and back, with minimal drift throughout exercise;          (b) size of vertical circle;
           (b) perform a vertical rectangle, at least 5 m high and 20 m wide, with clockwise and counter clockwise 360‑degree pirouettes at each alternate corner;                        (c) vertical circle must have an even radius and be completed at a consistent speed;                    (c) size of vertical rectangle;
           (c) perform a vertical circle, as if inspecting the span of a bridge, turning 180 degrees at the top;                                                                          (d) horizontal flight manoeuvres must be completed at a constant altitude;                              (d) size of flat 8;
           (d) perform a figure 8 at a constant altitude with a crossover point in front of the remote pilot and even-sized loops with the nose pointing in the direction of travel;      (e) vertical flight manoeuvres must minimize drift;                                                     (e) inwards or outwards facing flat 8.
           (e) demonstrate flight to the left and right and towards and away from the remote pilot in different orientations.                                                             (f) minimal variations in height, constant radius turns and loops of equal size during the flat 8;
                                                                                                                                                                                          (g) for (c), the RPA must be at least 100 m away from the remote pilot;
                                                                                                                                                                                          (h) flying must be smooth with few undulations in the flight path.

Schedule 5 Practical competency units

Appendix 4 Category specific units — Helicopter (single rotor class) category (contd.)

Unit 32 RH4 — Advanced manoeuvres
 Item  Topic and requirement                                                                                                               Tolerances                                                                                          Range of variables
       If operating an RPA that is a single rotor, the applicant must be able to…
 1      Advanced manoeuvres                                                                                                                   (a) each point in the pirouette must be held for at least 2 seconds;                                 (a) activities are performed in accordance with operator's documented practices and procedures;
           (a) perform a straight and level forwards operation to a 100 m distant marker, hover, turn 180 degrees, and fly back nose-in;      (b) keeping a constant height during the pirouette and nose-about turns;                             (b) the RPA at