S201 AFM
8 - AIRPLANE GROUND
HANDLING AND SERVICING
8.5 - GROUND HANDLING
27/06/2019
SONAIR-S2-D-MAN-006
Page : 8-5
Rev. : A
8.5
GROUND HANDLING
The S201 can be manoeuvred on ground with or without tow bar. Read carefully
following procedures to ensure safe manoeuvres.
8.5.1
GROUND HANDLING WITH TOW BAR
Push on tow bar lever to open the forks.
Engage the forks in the two holes on the nose wheel and release lever to secure
the tow bar in the nose wheel brackets.
Once the tow bar is secured, eventually ask somebody to remove the wheel
chocks and make sure the parking brake of the aircraft is released, then
manoeuvre the aircraft gently by pulling the tow bar forward, pushing rearward,
or rotating the nose wheel by applying a side movement on the Tow Bar handle.
Always pay attention to not hit the propeller blade with tow bar while
manoeuvring the aircraft
CAUTION
Check surrounding aircraft and hangar doors / pillars before maneuvering
the aircraft on ground. Propeller blades, wing leading edges and wing tips
are exposed areas sensitive even to smallest impacts
CAUTION
Remove tow bar before starting the engine.