DG Flugzeugbau GmbH
Flight Manual LS 8-18 Emergency
Procedures
3 Emergency Procedures
Contents of
Section 3
:
3 Emergency procedures............................................................................... 3-1
3.1 Introduction............................................................................................. 3-1
3.2 Emergency Canopy Jettison.................................................................... 3-1
3.3 Emergency Exit....................................................................................... 3-2
3.4 Stall Recovery......................................................................................... 3-2
3.5 Spin Recovery ........................................................................................ 3-3
3.6 Spiral Dive Recovery ............................................................................. 3-3
3.7 Other Emergencies ................................................................................. 3-4
3.7.1 Limitation of High Speed Flight .......................................................... 3-4
3.7.2 Rain ..................................................................................................... 3-4
3.7.3 Inadvertent Freezing / Icing ................................................................ 3-4
3.7.4 Flight with asymmetric water ballast loading ..................................... 3-5
3.7.5 Winch-launch cable failure .................................................................. 3-5
3.7.6 Emergency landing with landing gear retracted................................... 3-5
3.7.7 Ground loop ......................................................................................... 3-5
3.7.8 Emergency landing in water ............................................................... 3-6
3.7.9 Flight in the vicinity of thunder storms................................................ 3-6
3.1 Introduction
Section 3 provides checklist and amplified procedures for coping with emergencies that may
occur. Emergencies caused by sailplane malfunction are extremely rare if proper pre-flight
inspections and maintenance are practised.
However, should an emergency arise, the basic guidelines described in this section should be
considered and applies as necessary to correct the problem.
3.2 Emergency Canopy Jettison
Canopy locks :
pull both red and white handles
to stops
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Right handle operates emergency canopy jettison, therefore
longer travel as on left handle.
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Hand force increases for emergency jettison travel to avoid
unintentional jettison during normal operation.
Canopy :
push off at
both
red and white handles
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Lifting panel assists pushing off.
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spring loaded peg at canopy frame rear edge acts as
temporary hinge for clean separation from fuselage.
Edition: July 1999
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