Van's Aircraft RV-7A, Flight Manual

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HB-YMT Airplane Flight Manual
7–52 Description of the Airplane and its Systems 01/00
7.11.11.1 Engine Failure
When the engine failure emergency is selected, the
following occurs:
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The engine failure checklist appears, if enabled
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A voice alert is played verifying the emergency
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The boost pump turns on
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Power is cycled to the ignition
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Power is cycled to the alternator field.
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The mode changing is set to manual, so you will
have to change modes manually while the
emergency is active.
•
Certain soft keys change to provide the following
emergency functions (red on white):
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Starter Starter Starter Starter – activates the starter when then soft key is
pressed.
•
Electrical Shutdown Electrical Shutdown Electrical Shutdown Electrical Shutdown – turns off the entire electrical
system immediately, except for backup circuits which
are directly controlled by their respective switches.
•
Restore
Restore Restore
Restore – restores each electrical device to its
respective on/off state as it was before the
emergency was initiated.
7.11.11.2 Engine Fire
When the engine fire emergency is selected, the following
occurs: