Airplane Manual FK 9 ELA
FK Lightplanes
Revision 8
Emergency Procedures
page 3-2
3.6.
Emergency Landing
Glide speed
100 km/h flaps pos. 1
Emergency field
select
Emergency call (121,5 MHz)
perform
Throttle
close
Electrical fuel pump
OFF (ROTAX only)
Fuel selector(s)
OFF (ROTAX / wintank only)
Ignition
OFF
Safety belts
pull tight
Final, landing assured:
Flaps
full down
Battery switch
OFF
Approach speed
90 km/h
The glide can be controlled by changing airspeed, flap setting or slip. Use
caution, flaps in position 2 cause a lot of drag. Airspeed indication remains
valid during slip. Touchdown should be achieved at minimum speed.
3.7.
Strong Vibrations
Caused by engine or propeller:
Ignition
OFF
Airspeed
reduce
Emergency landing
perform respective procedure
Caused by the fuselage / wings:
Airspeed
reduce
3.8.
Steering Problems
Aircraft uncontrollable with remaining flight controls:
Throttle
close
Ignition
OFF
Rescue system
activate
Electrical fuel pump
OFF (ROTAX only)
Fuel selector(s)
OFF (ROTAX / wingtanks only)
Emergency call (121,5 MHz)
perform
Battery switch
OFF
Safety belts
pull tight
Doors
unlatch
3.9.
Flap Failure
If the regular flap control fails, the flaps can be moved to the full up and full
extend positions by rotating the flap selector to the respective end positions.