HECM LATEST 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The chain of command refers to - ✔✔Official hierarchy of authority that dictates who
is in charge of whom
✔✔If you were on a helispot and needed to contact an aircraft on the same incident ,
what type of frequency would you use? - ✔✔Air to Ground
✔✔What type of frequency would an air attack use to talk to other aircraft on the same
incident - ✔✔Air to Air
✔✔List 3 parts of your daily routine to ensure that your radios are functioning properly -
✔✔Change batteries, Check antenna for damage, Verify frequencies w/ IAP
✔✔Density altitude is pressure altitude - ✔✔corrected for temperature and humidity
✔✔As temperature increases and altitudes stays the same, density altitude -
✔✔decreases
✔✔As temperature and altitude decrease, density altitude - ✔✔increases
✔✔Density altitude is the biggest factor when you are - ✔✔hot, high and heavy
✔✔If you were flying passengers and internal cargo to an in-ground effect helispot, from
the load calculation you would use - ✔✔hover-in-ground-effect
✔✔If you were performing external cargo missions, you would use what for planning
your sling load weights - ✔✔hover-out-of-ground effect jettisonable
✔✔The what is controlled by the left-hand of a helicopter pilot - ✔✔collective
✔✔The what is controlled by the helicopter pilot's right hand - ✔✔cyclic
✔✔Name 3 types of landing gears - ✔✔Skids, Wheels, Floats
✔✔A helicopter loaded unevenly can be out of center of gravity, which can lead to a
loss of - ✔✔control
✔✔What diminishes hovering in ground effect - ✔✔Tall grass or Water
✔✔Hovering out-of-ground effect requires - ✔✔more power
, ✔✔The shaded areas in a height velocity diagram show flight conditions that safe -
✔✔autorotation cannot be achieved
✔✔At maximum performance take-off the helicopter is totally - ✔✔power dependent
✔✔What are the 5 steps of risk management - ✔✔Identify, Assess, Develop controls,
Implement controls, Supervise
✔✔Risk factors that determine hazards can be divided into 4 categories, list them -
✔✔Man, Machine, Medium, Method
✔✔What is the goal of the Safety Management System (SMS)? - ✔✔Provide an
organizational framework or roadmap for developing and promoting a true safety culture
✔✔What are some of the integrated elements or components of an aviation safety
plan? - ✔✔Training programs, Aviation Policy, Safety Plans, PPE requirements, Pilot
and Aircraft inspectors
✔✔What are the four pillars of SMS? - ✔✔Safety Policy, Safety Risk management,
Safety Assurance, Safety promotion
✔✔When approaching a helicopter, do so in the - ✔✔view of the pilot
✔✔All personnel - ✔✔involved in operations have the responsibility to ensure mission
objectives and hazards are clear and understood
✔✔Always approach helicopters - ✔✔lower ground
✔✔Normal helicopter operations will occur - ✔✔30 before sunrise to 30 after sunset
✔✔List 5 pieces of PPE required for flight - ✔✔Ear Pro, Gloves, Nomex, Leather boots,
Flight helmet
✔✔Before each mission a - ✔✔brief shall be conducted
✔✔Name 3 items that should be at an area where you repeatedly land - ✔✔Fire
Extinguisher, Flagging (wind indicator), Pad Marker
✔✔In the event of an emergency landing, it is important to know the location of 3 items,
they are - ✔✔Crash landing kit, Location of exit
✔✔After an emergency landing, you must wait until - ✔✔rotors quit moving to exit the
aircraft
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The chain of command refers to - ✔✔Official hierarchy of authority that dictates who
is in charge of whom
✔✔If you were on a helispot and needed to contact an aircraft on the same incident ,
what type of frequency would you use? - ✔✔Air to Ground
✔✔What type of frequency would an air attack use to talk to other aircraft on the same
incident - ✔✔Air to Air
✔✔List 3 parts of your daily routine to ensure that your radios are functioning properly -
✔✔Change batteries, Check antenna for damage, Verify frequencies w/ IAP
✔✔Density altitude is pressure altitude - ✔✔corrected for temperature and humidity
✔✔As temperature increases and altitudes stays the same, density altitude -
✔✔decreases
✔✔As temperature and altitude decrease, density altitude - ✔✔increases
✔✔Density altitude is the biggest factor when you are - ✔✔hot, high and heavy
✔✔If you were flying passengers and internal cargo to an in-ground effect helispot, from
the load calculation you would use - ✔✔hover-in-ground-effect
✔✔If you were performing external cargo missions, you would use what for planning
your sling load weights - ✔✔hover-out-of-ground effect jettisonable
✔✔The what is controlled by the left-hand of a helicopter pilot - ✔✔collective
✔✔The what is controlled by the helicopter pilot's right hand - ✔✔cyclic
✔✔Name 3 types of landing gears - ✔✔Skids, Wheels, Floats
✔✔A helicopter loaded unevenly can be out of center of gravity, which can lead to a
loss of - ✔✔control
✔✔What diminishes hovering in ground effect - ✔✔Tall grass or Water
✔✔Hovering out-of-ground effect requires - ✔✔more power
, ✔✔The shaded areas in a height velocity diagram show flight conditions that safe -
✔✔autorotation cannot be achieved
✔✔At maximum performance take-off the helicopter is totally - ✔✔power dependent
✔✔What are the 5 steps of risk management - ✔✔Identify, Assess, Develop controls,
Implement controls, Supervise
✔✔Risk factors that determine hazards can be divided into 4 categories, list them -
✔✔Man, Machine, Medium, Method
✔✔What is the goal of the Safety Management System (SMS)? - ✔✔Provide an
organizational framework or roadmap for developing and promoting a true safety culture
✔✔What are some of the integrated elements or components of an aviation safety
plan? - ✔✔Training programs, Aviation Policy, Safety Plans, PPE requirements, Pilot
and Aircraft inspectors
✔✔What are the four pillars of SMS? - ✔✔Safety Policy, Safety Risk management,
Safety Assurance, Safety promotion
✔✔When approaching a helicopter, do so in the - ✔✔view of the pilot
✔✔All personnel - ✔✔involved in operations have the responsibility to ensure mission
objectives and hazards are clear and understood
✔✔Always approach helicopters - ✔✔lower ground
✔✔Normal helicopter operations will occur - ✔✔30 before sunrise to 30 after sunset
✔✔List 5 pieces of PPE required for flight - ✔✔Ear Pro, Gloves, Nomex, Leather boots,
Flight helmet
✔✔Before each mission a - ✔✔brief shall be conducted
✔✔Name 3 items that should be at an area where you repeatedly land - ✔✔Fire
Extinguisher, Flagging (wind indicator), Pad Marker
✔✔In the event of an emergency landing, it is important to know the location of 3 items,
they are - ✔✔Crash landing kit, Location of exit
✔✔After an emergency landing, you must wait until - ✔✔rotors quit moving to exit the
aircraft
