Copter Only Approaches
Approaches with a HAT below 200 feet are annotated with the note:
Special Aircrew & Aircraft Certification Required
since the FAA must approve the helicopter and its avionics, and the flight crew must have the required experience, training, and checking.
—IPH ch 7 pg 7-10
The pilot must have:
- at least a private pilot helicopter certificate
- an instrument helicopter rating
- a type rating if the helicopter requires a type rating.
Pilot experience requires the following flight times:
- 250 pilot in command; 100 helicopter PIC
- 50 night PIC
- 75 hours of actual or simulated instrument flight time
- at least 25 hours of actual or simulated instrument flight time in a helicopter or a helicopter flight simulator
- appropriate recent experience, training and check