North&Wing&S,LSA&Pilot&Operating&Handbook&
Model:&Scout&X,C&912&
Version 2.2
Released Date 3-14-2012
Page 21
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3.3.#
Forced#Landings#
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Use!power!off!landing!procedure!that!you!have!practiced!with!your!instructor.!
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Do!the!following:!
1.! Turn!ignition!off!
2.! Tighten!Seat!belts!
3.! Keep!Hands!and!Feet!inside!Frame!(if!possible)!!!
4.! Tighten!Helmet!
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3.4.#
InQFlight#Engine#Fire#
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In!the!unlikely!event!of!an!inAflight!fire,!follow!the!procedure!below:!
1.! Try!to!determine!the!cause!in!case!it!can!be!extinguished.!
2.! Maintain!control!of!the!aircraft.!
3.! Look!for!good!landing!area!and!land!as!soon!as!possible.!
4.! Try!to!put!out!an!engine!fire!by!shutting!off!fuel!pump,!(if!you!have!one)!adding!full!
throttle!and!speeding!up.!
5.! Eventually!you!will!need!to!land!with!or!without!the!fire!out.!Use!forced!landing!
procedure!if!the!engine!is!out.!!
6.! If!!you!cannot!extinguish!the!fire!and!there!is!no!safe!landing!area,!the!parachute!
system!could!be!the!best!option.!!However,!wait!until!you!are!about!500!–!1000!feet!
above!the!ground!to!minimize!the!possibility!of!the!parachute!igniting!also.!
7.! Do!not!use!the!parachute!at!higher!altitudes!(use!that!altitude!to!put!out!the!fire)!fly!
the!aircraft!to!within!700!ft!of!the!ground!over!the!best!looking!terrain!to!come!down!
under!parachute.!!
8.! After!landing,!evacuate!aircraft!ASAP!!Advise!your!passenger!what!to!do!upon!
landing.!!Help!your!passenger!to!get!out!as!soon!as!you’re!out!!!!
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3.5.#
Sail#Damage#in#Flight#
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Sail!damage!in!flight!rarely!occurs,!but!if!it!does,!fly!at!the!slowest!controllable!speed!to!
avoid!accelerating!the!damage,!and!try!to!determine!if!the!damage!is!progressing.!If!the!
damage!is!not!progressing,!and!it!does!not!hinder!the!aircraft!from!being!flown!safely,!
find!a!suitable!landing!area!and!land!to!inspect!the!damage!further.!!If!the!sail!damage!
is!progressing!while!flying,!and!a!safe!landing!is!in!question,!before!a!catastrophic!
failure!occurs,!climb!to!at!least!700!ft!and!activate!your!parachute!system.!!If!you!do!not!
have!a!parachute!system,!fly!as!low!as!possible!over!the!trees!until!you!can!find!a!
suitable!landing!site.!!If!a!total!failure!occurs!before!finding!a!suitable!site,!flying!low!and!
slow!over!the!trees!maximizes!the!chance!of!survival.!
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3.6.#
Propeller#Damage##
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Many!things!could!cause!propeller!damage,!such!as:!