CSP-HE/HS-1
Optional Equipment
Searchlight
ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL
MD 500
(Models 369HE/HS/HM
)
Revision 6
9-45
FAA Approved
9-13. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS: SEARCH LIGHT
PART I
GENERAL
The MDHI Searchlight Kit is designed to provide illumination for night search
operations by law enforcement agencies or any other purpose which requires
ground illumination.
The searchlight kit consists of dual searchlight assemblies mounted below the
cockpit, a handle which protrudes through the cockpit floor and provides for
operation of the searchlight in flight, a warning light which indicates when the
lights are extended, and the necessary structural support and electrical system.
PART II
LIMITATIONS
Kit Combination Limitations:
The search light control handle must be in the stowed (handle forward)
position when the copilot’s cyclic stick is installed.
The Searchlight Kit may not be installed simultaneously with the Utility
Float Kit or the Emergency Float Kit unless Skid Tip Position Lights are
installed.
