Pilot Operating Handbook
Cavalon
SECTION 3
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
AutoGyro_POH_Cavalon 915iS
Revision 1.0 – Issue Date 08.MAY.2019
3-i
CONTENTS
3.1
Engine Failure ...............................................................................................3-1
3.2
Air Restart Procedure .................................................................................... 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 .............................................................................................3-3
3.7
Off-field Landing ............................................................................................ 3-4
3.8
Flight Control Malfunction ..............................................................................3-4
3.8.1
Engine Power Control / Throttle ................................................................ 3-4
3.8.2
Rudder Malfunction...................................................................................3-5
3.8.3
Rotor Head Control...................................................................................3-5
3.8.4
Trim runaway............................................................................................ 3-5
3.9
Pitch oscillation recovery ...............................................................................3-6
3.10
Vibration ........................................................................................................ 3-6
3.11
Other equipment failure .................................................................................3-7
3.12
Door open in flight. ........................................................................................ 3-9
3.13
Warning and Caution Lights...........................................................................3-9
3.13.1
GEN (orange) or Low Volt (orange) Indicator Light...............................3-9
3.13.2
Low Volt.............................................................................................3-10
3.13.3
Fire (red / if installed) .........................................................................3-10
3.13.4
Low Fuel (red / if installed) .................................................................3-10
3.13.5
Fuel P (amber/ if installed) .................................................................3-10
3.13.6
Pitot (amber / if installed) ................................................................... 3-11
3.13.7
Water Temperature Indication............................................................ 3-11
3.13.8
Water Level Indication (red) ............................................................... 3-11
3.13.9
Oil Pressure Indication (red)...............................................................3-11
3.13.10
Clutch (orange).................................................................................. 3-11
3.13.11
Engine Lane A or Lane B warnings.................................................... 3-11
3.14
Parameters out of Limits.............................................................................. 3-12
3.15
Outside Air Temperature Temperature ........................................................ 3-12
3.16
Loss of Visibility........................................................................................... 3-12
3.17
Rotor Icing................................................................................................... 3-13
3.18
Landing with a Deflated Tyre ....................................................................... 3-13
3.19
Failure of CSP/VPP Propeller (if installed) ................................................... 3-13
3.20
Alternative Method of Engine Shut-down .....................................................3-14