Pipistrel Virus SW 121, Pilot Operating Handbook

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Virus SW 121
Pilot Operating Handbook
POH-121-00-40-001
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SECTION 3
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
APPROVED
3 Throttle Lever Full Forward
4 Ignition Switch OFF
5 Land AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
3.5.3 WING FIRE IN FLIGHT
1 NAV/STROBE Light Switch OFF
2 Fuel level light OFF
3
Side slip to keep flames away from fuel
tank and cabin
IF POSSIBLE
4 Land AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
NOTE: Putting the airplane into a dive may blow out the fire. Do not exceed
VNE during the dive.
3.5.4 COCKPIT FIRE IN FLIGHT
If the cause of the fire is apparent and accessible, use a fire extinguisher to
extinguish flames and land as soon as possible. Opening the vents may feed
the fire, but to avoid incapacitating the crew from smoke inhalation, it may be
necessary to rid cabin of smoke or fire extinguishing.
1 Cabin Air Selector OFF
2 Cabin Heating OFF
3 Battery disconnect switch PULL
4 Master Switch OFF
5 Fire Extinguisher (if available) ACTIVATE
WARNING
: !
! If turning off the master switches eliminated the fire situation,
leave the master switches OFF. Do not attempt to isolate the source of the
fire by checking each individual electrical component.
WARNING
: !
! After pulling the battery disconnect switch an engine restart
will no longer be possible! To reconnect the battery, which is only permitted
on the ground, see Section 7.8.4.