Is there a FAA Manual for Heli flight examiners? gps required?

[Eric D]

Is there a FAA issued manual for helicopter designated flight
examiners? If yes, is it somewhere online? Friend of mine wants to
be sure he has all requirements met for taking his flight exam.
Different flight instructors tell him he needs different things before
taking his check ride. He would like to read the current
requirements. One of the items in question is the requirement to have
a gps installed in the helicopter used for check ride. Anyone have
thoughts on this?

[Bart]

The bset thing to read is the "Practical Test Standards" manual. It
covers what you need to know well. These are available everywhere, and a
look at faa.gov will probably yield a PDF copy.

Re: GPS: If a piece of equipment is installed in the machine that will
be used in a checkride the PIC must know its functionality and be able
to demonstrate its use. For a private checkride there's no requirement
to know GPS use unless its installed and not marked inop before the
ride. Knowledge of Pilotage and Dead Reckoning is probably a far more
important skill to be able to demonstrate.

Bart

Eric D wrote:
> Is there a FAA issued manual for helicopter designated flight
> examiners? If yes, is it somewhere online? Friend of mine wants to
> be sure he has all requirements met for taking his flight exam.
> Different flight instructors tell him he needs different things before
> taking his check ride. He would like to read the current
> requirements. One of the items in question is the requirement to have
> a gps installed in the helicopter used for check ride. Anyone have
> thoughts on this?