Airplane Manual FK 9 ELA
FK Lightplanes
Revision 8
Emergency Procedures
page 3-3
3.10.
Engine / Carburetor Fire
Fuel selector(s)
OFF (ROTAX / wingtanks only)
Throttle
full open
if required:
Starter
engage
3.11.
Fire and Smoke (Electric)
All electrical systems
OFF
Landing
as soon as possible; if required,
perform emergency landing
Rescue system
activation only, if immediate
emergency landing not possible
3.12.
Stall recovery
A stall can be recognized by light buffeting.
Elevator
push
Wings
level
Aircraft
recover
Normally the FK 9 does not enter a spin out of a slowly initiated stall.
Spin recovery (if a spin is entered inadvertently):
Power
idle
Stick
neutral
Full rudder
opposite to direction of spin
Flaps
up
Wings
level
Aircraft
recover
To avoid overstressing the flaps, they must be retracted immediately.
Altitude loss and pitch during stall:
Configuration
V
S
Altitude loss
Pitch after stall
flaps up (pos. 0)
75 km/h
40m
- 5°
flaps pos. 1
70 km/h
40m
- 5°
flaps pos. 2
65 km/h
35m
- 5°
Stalls (especially with power on), spins and all maneuvers with zero or
negative g-load must be avoided under all circumstances, these
maneuvers may cause a fire, especially when using ROTAX engines
with carburetors.
For all other emergencies use standard procedures!
