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SECTION 3
Aircraft Operating Instructions Edge XT 912
EMERGENCY
January 2014
Issue 2.4
Page 45
3.3.8
Sail Damage
If you encounter damage to the sailcloth during flight, the first procedure is to maintain control of the
aircraft. If the sail damage is not impairing the flight characteristics of the aircraft, land at the nearest
landing field to inspect the damage.
3.3.9
Emergency Parachute
The emergency ballistic parachute can be fitted as an option.
The parachute-operating handle is fitted with a safety pin. This pin should be removed before each flight
and the safety pin must be replaced before the pilot alights from the aircraft. A force of approximately 15
– 20 kg pull on the actuating handle is required to
activate the BRS rocket motor.
The parachute is only to be used in emergency
situations as a last resort and when you are certain
that:
•
the aircraft has suffered structural damage
to the extent that control is not possible; or
•
if the aircraft is in an irrecoverable situation
where structural damage is likely to occur.
To operate the parachute pull the handle at least twenty centimetres for the parachute rocket projectile to
be activated. The parachute will allow the complete aircraft to be lowered to the ground. The aeroplane
will descend with a steep nose down attitude and tilted to the left. Further information can be found in
section 7.17.
Proceed as follows:
T
T
hrottle closed
I
I
gnition off
S
S
eat belts tight
P
Check parachute
P
in removed
D
D
eploy parachute
L
Forced
L
anding
3.3.10
Ignition Circuit Failure
The Rotax engine requires a short circuit on the ignition circuit to stop the engine. If the ignition circuit is
broken using full choke to flood the engine should stop the engine.
It is possible to starve the engine by switching the fuel tap off. This method is not as quick as using the
chokes.
Do not restart the engine until the fault has been fixed.
WARNING
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REALISE THAT
WHILST THE PARACHUTE CONTROLS THE
RATE OF DESCENT, THE PILOT WILL HAVE
NO CONTROL OVER THE PLACE THE
AIRCRAFT WILL “LAND”.
