Aero Linx: World War Two &
Aviation History
Read about aces like Pappy Boyington, Butch O'Hare, Chuck
Yeager, Manfred von Richthofen (The Red Baron), Eddie Rickenbacker,
& Erich Hartmann, or about pioneering aviators like Charles
Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and Howard Hughes.
Overhead
Maneuver
A series of predetermined maneuvers
prescribed for aircraft (often in formation) for entry into the
visual flight rules (VFR) traffic pattern and to proceed to a
landing. An overhead maneuver is not an instrument flight rules
(IFR) approach procedure. An aircraft executing an overhead
maneuver is considered VFR and the IFR flight plan is cancelled
when the aircraft reaches the "initial point" on the initial
approach portion of the maneuver.
"Close proximity of the helicopter skids, rotors, body
or tail to the horses and/or ground poses a safety risk for the
horses. Conservative flying patterns that allow a reasonable buffer
distance between the helicopter and the horses, and the helicopter
and the ground are recommended at all times."
Source: Comments from a report from the
American Association of Equine Practitioners BLM (Bureau Of Land
Management) Task Force that indicated that pilots engaged in the
roundup of wild mustangs using helicopters should keep a
significant safety buffer between their aircraft and the
animals.
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