4.13 REFUELING
-
T
HE AIRCRAFT SHOULD BE GROUNDED AT EITHER THE EXHAUST OR THE
DRAIN
VALVES ON EACH TANK
.
-B
ECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INTEGRAL TANKS
,
IT TAKES A
WHILE
FOR THE FUEL TO DISTRIBUTE IN ALL TANK COMPARTMENTS
.
T
O
“
TOP
IT OFF
”
IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT TO DO IT IN SEVERAL STEPS WITH
A SHORT PAUSE
IN BETWEEN
.
-E
ACH TANK MUST BE FILLED INDIVIDUALLY AS THERE IS NO CROSSFEED
.
4.14 OPERATIONAL REMARKS
-
S
INCE THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRES DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING FOR GROUND
MANEUVERING
,
BE
CAREFUL NOT TO
“
RIDE THE BRAKES
”.
-B
ECAUSE OF THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS AND STALL SPEEDS
,
WHEN RAISING THE FLAPS
,
MUCH LESS CARE ABOUT AIRSPEED IS REQUIRED
THAN WITH OTHER TYPES
.
A
S SOONAS CLEAR OF OBSTACLES OR IN A GO
AROUND SCENARIO
,
THE FLAPS MAY BE RAISED AND DRAG REDUCED
WITHOUT FEAR OF SINKING OR STALLING
.
-T
HROTTLE
/P
ROP IS A MORE IMPORTANT FLIGHT CONTROL WITH THIS TYPE
THAN MOST PILOTS WILL HAVE EXPERIENCED BEFORE
.
-“F
EEL
”
AND BEHAVIOUR OF THE AIRCRAFT CHANGES MUCH MORE WITH
WEIGHT
&
BALANCE THAN ON OTHER AIRCRAFT
,
BE READY
!
Van’s RV7
Aircraft Flight
Manual
Rev 0.1
S/N 74141
Aircraft Flight
Manual
I-MKLK
NORMAL PROCEDURES
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