The density altitude is 4800 ft.
It's 34 C
The platform elevation is
105 ft above ground level.
It's a 12 kt. head-wind.
You have to get 12 workers off the platform and back to base 135 nm away over jungle. HOW?
With Maestro Aviation's
on a Hewlett-Packard handheld Computer
The Maestro Electronic Flight Manual holds all the performance information for the aircraft and can carry out all the performance related calculations required to operate a safe flight.
The system provides pilots with the following benefits :-
Accurate and fast performance calculations
Fast re-calculation when there is a sudden change in landing site or weather conditions.
Digital camera views of landing sites
Take-off Performance
The take-off performance computer has the following features :-
Category A
Category B
Hover out of ground effect
Take-off from an elevated platform
Weight and Balance
The system has a full interactive weight and balance computer and provides the pilot with :-
A full trip CG down to minimum fuel at the diversion
Warning if the CG would go outside the limits at any stage of the flight
Rapid re-calculation if the passenger load changes
Visual display of CG position
In-flight Data Reporting
The use of the hand-held computer allows the pilot to generate all the in-flight reports required using the systems calculation and data storage capabilities. These include :-
Voyage Report & Technical Log
Pilot's Navigation Log ( PLOG )
Safety Reports
Weather & Notams
Minimum Equipment Lists
All the data required for these functions can be transferred electronically to and from flight operations using the Maestro Operations Procedures Management System.
Increased Safety
The fast, accurate calculations made possible by the use of the hand-held computer on the flight deck enhances the safety of helicopter operations. This makes the difference between being uncertain, to having the confidence that the helicopter is being operated inside the limits.
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With Maestro Aviation's
on a Hewlett-Packard handheld Computer