Pipistrel Virus 912, Flight And Maintenance Manual

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Understanding the Supplemental sheet
The following Supplemental Sheet contains additional information needed for appropriate and safe
use of Virus 912 tail-wheel edition.
DUE TO THE SPECIFIC NATURE OF THE AIRCRAFT IT IS MANDATORY TO STUDY
THE VIRUS 912 PILOT AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL AS WELL AS
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET VERY CAREFULLY
PRIOR TO USE OF AIRCRAFT
In case of aircraft damage or people injury resulting form disobeying instructions in this document
PIPISTREL d.o.o. denies any responsibility.
All text, design, layout and graphics are owned by PIPISTREL d.o.o., therefore this document and any
of its contents may not be copied or distributed in any manner (electronic, web or printed) without
the prior consent of PIPISTREL d.o.o.
Notes and remarks
Safety definitions used in the manual
WARNING!
Disregarding the following instructions leads to severe deterioration of flight
safety and hazardous situations, including such resulting in injury and loss of life.
CAUTION!
Disregarding the following instructions leads to serious deterioration of flight
safety.
Markings
All changes to the manual are marked in red , all additions in blue .
Normal procedures
Page 30. - Preflight check-up
Vertical tail surfaces, tail wheel
Tail wheel
Neutral positioning ball bolt: tightened
Wheel fairing:
undamaged, firmly attached, clean (e.g. no mud or grass on the inside)
Tire: no cracks, adequate pressure
Wheel fork and fork base: nut tightened, no abnormalities, bearing and positioning ball in position
Should the aircraft be equipped with a stearable tail wheel,
check the spring and release mecha-
nism condition.
Lift the tail high enough so that the tail wheel is not touching the ground and make sure the
wheel side-to-side deflections are smooth and unobstructed.
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