DG Flugzeugbau GmbH
Flight Manual LS 8-18 Limitations
2.8 Kinds of operation
The LS8-18 sailplane is approved for Day-VFR
........................................Minimum equipment see page 2-7
Use of water ballast limited to non-freezing conditions.
Additives to water ballast not approved.
Cloud flying only approved without water ballast
Applicable only only for countries, which permit cloud flying and when minimum equipment is
certified for cloud flying, see inspectors entry in inspection certificate.
........................................Minimum equipment see page 2-7.
For USA only:
Night-VFR, IFR and Flight into known icing conditions are not approved.
2.9 Flight crew
Maximum cockpit load
(Pilot + par b temporary
equ tail fin battery in baggage comp.) ...........
110 kg, 242 lbs
See entry on page 6-1/2
Oxygen equipment see page 7-6
Minimum cockpit load
(Pilot plus parachute, no baggage, no temporary equipment)
See entry on page 6-1/2
for club use and normally without tail tank
no trim ballast............................................
70 kg, 154 lbs
with 3 trim weights....................................
55 kg, 121 lbs
(1 Trim weight - 2.5kg, 5.5lbs - corresponds to 5 kg, 11 lbs of Cockpit load)
If the sailplane does not fly in a club, it may be trimmed for a higher minimum cockpit
load. See instructions in Maintenance Manual chapter 11.
Warning: For reasons of safety, the cockpit placarded Minimum Cockpit Load in large
digits includes the full tail fin tank ballast and tail fin battery weights.
Lighter pilots must positively check the following:
a)
Tail tank empty: with discharge lever in open position the valve is really
open
(with discharge lever in open position air can be blown
through valve)
b)
Tail battery not installed (Check by removing horizontal tail and re-
installation !)
For possible combinations see Flight Manual entries on pages 6-1/2.
Edition: Dec. 2001
LBA-appr. Revision – 1 (TB 8011)
Page 2-6
