G3-8 MA FM 1210 - R06
3
Emergency Procedures
Supplement Glider Towing 10 - 6
3.2
Abnormal Flight Attitude
Procedure
1. AVIATE
Î
NAVIGATE
Î
COMMUNICATE
2. glider pilot
NOTIFIED
3. engine
REDUCE POWER
4. glider pilot
RELEASE ROPE
5. recover gently and return to an airfield
NOTE
If the glider pilot cannot recover from the abnormal flight
attitude and does not or cannot release the tow rope, the
REMOS GX pilot must release the tow rope to recover
from the abnormal flight attitude.
NOTE
If the abnormal flight attitude cannot be recovered from
at all, the tow rope cannot be released, or the weak link
does not break, activate the recovery system.
3.3
Failure of the Release Clutch
Procedure
1. approach airspeed
V
APP
= 60 kIAS = 69 mph IAS
2. full flaps airspeed
V
FE
= 78 kIAS = 90 mph IAS
3. flaps
DOWN
4. variable pitch prop
5,600 rpm
5. engine power
AS REQUIRED
6. elevator trim
AS REQUIRED
7. electrical fuel pump
ON
8. touchdown on main wheels first with elevator fully held back.
NOTE
The rope will hang down significantly from the aircraft
due to its own weight. Therefore it can become tangled
with obstacles, plants, wires, vehicles, persons, etc.
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