Taurus ELECTRO G2, Flight Manual And Maintenance Manual

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TAURUS ELECTRO
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Climb
When airborne, accelerate at full power. As you reach 90 km/h
(52kts)
at a height above 50 meters
(165 ft)
, retract flaps to neutral position. and retract the landing gear. Reduce power to 30 kW.
WARNING!
ALWAYS MOVE THE LANDING GEAR COCKPIT HANDLE STRONGLY, WITHOUT
HESITATION AND WITH ONE SINGLE CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT TOWARDS THE DESIRED
POSITION.
Adjust the trim to neutralise the stick force if necessary.
Remember to keep the temperatures and RPM within operational limits during this manoeuvre.
WARNING!
FULL POWER CAN BE UTILIZED FOR A MAXIMUM 1 MINUTE. AFTER THIS, RE-
DUCE POWER TO 30 KW AND VERIFY THIS WITH ESYS-MAN.
Level flight
Taurus Electro is not designed to be a cruising aircraft, however you may be able to maintain level
cruise flight should this be required. To cover distances, saw-tooth flight with interchanging climbs
and glides are an established common practice. When saw-toothing, plan your flight well and always
restart the motor over a landable terrain.
Flights in rough atmosphere
Should you experience turbulence, reduce airspeed and continue flying with flaps set to neutral
position.
CAUTION!
IN ROUGH AIR EXTEND AIRBRAKES (UNPOWERED FLIGHT) FOR SHORT TIME IF
NECESSARY TO KEEP AIRSPEED BELOW VRA.
Descent and final approach
Landing the Taurus Electro with the motor up should be strongly avoided due stress on the propel-
ler mast. It will decrease the life-time of critical component as well. Therefore it is recommended
that you conduct the approach and landing like a glider - with the propulsion unit in its retracted
(DOWN) position.
On downwind (150-200 m, 500-700 ft), maintain a speed of 100 km/h (55 kts) and lower and secure
the landing gear. Before turning base, set the flaps to T stage, and reduce your speed to 90-95 km/h
(48-51 kts)
. Set trim to neutralise stick force if necessary.
CAUTION!
WHEN DESCENDING, MAKE SURE THE PROPULSION UNIT IS RETRACTED.
CAUTION!
WITH FLAPS IN L POSITION ONLY HALF WAY AILERON DEFLECTIONS ARE
PERMITTED.
On final, set flaps to L position only if the runway is very short and a steep angle of arrival is
required. Align with the runway and extend airbrakes while maintaining an airspeed of 90-95 km/h
(48-51 kts)
. Use airbrakes to control your approach glide path.
CAUTION!
CROSSWIND LANDINGS REQUIRE HIGHER FINAL APPROACH SPEEDS TO ENSURE
AIRCRAFT’S SAFE MANOEUVRABILITY.
Normal procedures