Pilot Operating Handbook
Cavalon Pro
SECTION 3
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
RotorSport_POH_Cavalon Pro
Revision 1.0 – Issue Date 16.03.2016
3-i
CONTENTS
3.1
Engine Failure ...............................................................................................3-1
3.2
Air Restart Procedure (if safe! Plan for a forced landing first!)........................ 3-2
3.3
Landing into Trees or High Vegetation...........................................................3-3
3.4
Degradation of Engine Power ........................................................................ 3-3
3.5
Evacuating the Aircraft...................................................................................3-3
3.6
Smoke and Fire .............................................................................................3-4
3.7
Off-field Landing ............................................................................................ 3-5
3.8
Flight Control Malfunction ..............................................................................3-5
3.8.1
Engine Power Control / Throttle ................................................................ 3-5
3.8.2
Rudder Malfunction...................................................................................3-5
3.8.3
Rotor Head Control...................................................................................3-6
3.8.4
Trim runaway............................................................................................ 3-6
3.8.5
Pitch oscillation recovery ..........................................................................3-6
3.8.6
Vibration ...................................................................................................3-6
3.8.7
OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE ...............................................................3-7
3.8.8
Door open in flight..................................................................................... 3-8
3.9
Warning and Caution Lights...........................................................................3-9
3.9.1
GEN or Low Volt Indicator Light................................................................ 3-9
3.9.2
Low Volt.................................................................................................. 3-10
3.9.3
BOOST WARN Light ‘Boost’ (red)........................................................... 3-10
3.9.4
BOOST CAUTION Light ‘Caution’ (orange)............................................. 3-10
3.9.5
Fire warning............................................................................................ 3-10
3.9.6
Low Fuel.................................................................................................3-10
3.9.7
Pitot ........................................................................................................ 3-11
3.9.8
Fan .........................................................................................................3-11
3.9.9
Water Temperature Indication.................................................................3-11
3.9.10
Water level.........................................................................................3-11
3.10
Parameters out of Limits.............................................................................. 3-11
3.11
Outside Air Temperature and Rotor Bearing Temperature........................... 3-12
3.12
Loss of Visibility........................................................................................... 3-12
3.13
Recovery System / Rotor System ................................................................ 3-12
3.14
Rotor Icing................................................................................................... 3-13
3.15
Landing with a Deflated Tyre ....................................................................... 3-13
3.16
Failure of CSP/VPP Propeller ...................................................................... 3-13
3.17
Alternative Method of Engine Shut-down .....................................................3-14