DG Flugzeugbau GmbH
Flight Manual LS 8-18 Emergency
Procedures
3.7.8 Emergency Landing on Water
During a water landing test with landing gear retracted, the sailplane used submarined completely.
As submarining may be possible also with gear extended, the following procedure is
recommended:
(a)
in downwind leg of your landing pattern
(1)
extend landing gear
(2)
open parachute harness
(b)
Touch down with gear extended and speed as low as possible.
(c)
At touch-down point use left arm to protect face against possible canopy fracture.
(d)
After touch down undo parachute and seat belt harnesses.
(e)
Leaving the cockpit under water, when the canopy has not fractured, is perhaps possible only
after the forward fuselage is almost completely full of water.
3.7.9 Flight in the Vicinity of Thunder Storms
Due to lightning flash, carbon fibre structures have been destroyed again and again. Therefore,
flights and especially winch launches
in the vicinity of thunder storms
should be avoided, as in
important structures of the LS8-18 carbon fibres are used.
Edition: July 1999
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