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VENTURA

TM 

Ultralight Aircraft 

Pilot’s Operating Handbook

 

VENTURA-POH-ENG 

Rev. 00

 

 

 

SERIAL NUMBER: 

YY-MM-62-XXXX-Z 

FIRST ISSUE:   

04/05/2018 

REVISION 00: 

04/05/2018   

NOT CONTROLLED COPY

 

PAGE:

 

1/60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturer:

 

 

ICP S.r.l.

 

Address: 

 

S.P. 16 km 15,150 

Castelnuovo  Don  Bosco  (AT) 

ITALY 

14022 

 

Contacts: 

 

Phone:           +39 011 9927503 

Fax:                +39 011 9927266 

Web:                          www.icp.it 

Email:                        [email protected] 

 

 

 

The technical data and the information embodied therein are property of I.C.P. Srl and shall not be 

disclosed in whole or in part to third parties, without prior written permission of I.C.P. Srl. The manual 

must remain with the aircraft in case of sale. 

 

Serial Number

 

YY-MM-62-XXXX-Z

 

Year 20YY

 

Summary of Contents for VENTURA YY-MM-62 Series

Page 1: ...16 km 15 150 Castelnuovo Don Bosco AT ITALY 14022 Contacts Phone 39 011 9927503 Fax 39 011 9927266 Web www icp it Email info icp it The technical data and the information embodied therein are property...

Page 2: ...RATM Ultralight Aircraft Pilot s Operating Handbook VENTURA POH ENG Rev 00 SERIAL NUMBER YY MM 62 XXXX Z FIRST ISSUE 04 05 2018 REVISION 00 04 05 2018 NOT CONTROLLED COPY PAGE 2 60 Intentionally left...

Page 3: ...11 2 1 ENGINE 11 2 1 COOLING SYSTEM 12 2 2 LUBRICATION SYSTEM 12 2 3 PROPELLER 12 2 4 FUEL SYSTEM 13 2 5 STRUCTURE 15 2 6 LANDING GEAR 16 2 7 FLIGHT CONTROLS 17 2 8 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 18 2 9 CABIN AND...

Page 4: ...L CONSUMPTION 40 5 6 OTHER 40 6 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 41 6 1 ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKE OFF RUN 41 6 2 ENGINE FAILURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF 41 6 3 ENGINE FALURE IN FLIGHT 42 6 4 FIRE IN THE ENGINE...

Page 5: ...FUELING 56 9 LABELS AND INDICTIONS REQUIRED 57 9 1 AIRSPEED INDICATOR MARKINGS 57 9 2 OPERATING LIMITATIONS ON THE INSTRUMENTS 57 9 3 CREW INDICATIONS 57 9 4 IDENTIFICATION PLATE 58 LIST OF REVISIONS...

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Page 7: ...s manual must be carefully read the pilot must know the meaning and understand the limitations the specifications and the systems of the airplane All the provisions concerning the pre flight and daily...

Page 8: ...ndition the VenturaTM has a maximum stall speed less than 65 Km h The Aero Club Italia allows the circulation of the ultralight according to the owner s declaration that the ultralight is complaint wi...

Page 9: ...OTE Note means to draw the attention to any special item not directly related to safety but which is important or unusual 1 3 SYMBOLS ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY CAS Calibrated Air speed airspeed in st...

Page 10: ...ion speed in order to obtain propeller rotation speed use gear ratio MAP Manifold air pressure pressure of the fuel air supplied to the engine measured by in the cylinders intake manifold G Load facto...

Page 11: ...IRPLANE CAUSING NOT CORRECT AND DANGEROUS CONDITION DURIN PAYLOAD WEIHTING AND BALANCING IT IS THE PILOT S RESPONDIBILITY TO VERIFY THE W B BEFORE TAKE OFF 2 AIRPLANE AND SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 2 1 ENGINE...

Page 12: ...on refer to engine supplier documentation CAUTION WATER OR COOLANT CONTAINING WATER MUST NEVER BE ADDED TO WATERLESS COOLANT E G EVANS FOR COMPLETE COOLANT SPECIFICATIONS REFER TO ROTAX DOCUMENTATION...

Page 13: ...valve that can be operated from the cabin by the pilot The fuel return from the engine is also connected to the collector tank which is then ventilated via a pipe connected to the upper left fuel tank...

Page 14: ...lot s Operating Handbook VENTURA POH ENG Rev 00 SERIAL NUMBER YY MM 62 XXXX Z FIRST ISSUE 04 05 2018 REVISION 00 04 05 2018 NOT CONTROLLED COPY PAGE 14 60 Figure 1 Fuel system firewall backward Figure...

Page 15: ...etrol added with 10 ethanol The engine and fuel system have not been tested with fuels containing more than 10 ethanol so their use is not permitted WARNING FOR COMPLETE SPECIFICATIONS OF USABLE FUELS...

Page 16: ...urfaces described are made in Al 6061 T6 The engine mount is a welded 25CrMo4 steel tubes framework divided into a part fixed on the fuselage and a second part fixed to the engine with the interpositi...

Page 17: ...15 5 2 Yaw control The rudder is moved by a 3 2 mm steel cable system the tension of the cables is adjustable by a special register placed near the pedals Rudder deflection 28 28 2 Flaps control Full...

Page 18: ...position the instruments and the electrical systems cannot work For safety reasons the key must be removed when the engine is switched off WARNING THE ENGINE CAN BE STARTED EVEN IF THE MASTER IS IN O...

Page 19: ...ight Aircraft Pilot s Operating Handbook VENTURA POH ENG Rev 00 SERIAL NUMBER YY MM 62 XXXX Z FIRST ISSUE 04 05 2018 REVISION 00 04 05 2018 NOT CONTROLLED COPY PAGE 19 60 Figure 3 Electrical system fi...

Page 20: ...00 04 05 2018 NOT CONTROLLED COPY PAGE 20 60 Figure 4 Electrical System firewall forward Electrical system and standard panel layout in Rotax 914UL and Rotax 912iS 915iS engine installations are diff...

Page 21: ...the center the two levers then adjust the seat to the desired position using the dashboard handle then lock the seat again pushing downwards and outwards the two levers It must be heard two distinct...

Page 22: ...orts are placed on rear fuselage sides and the total port probe is on the left wing leading edge next to the strut WARNING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IS ON THE GROUND PROTECT THE PITOT TUBE TO PREVENT ITS OBST...

Page 23: ...These indicators consist of a transparent pipe connected to the tank Refer to the Chapter 2 5 for the system diagram WARNING ATTITUDE DIFFERENT FROM LEVELED FLIGHT CAN ALTER THE FUEL LEVEL READING TH...

Page 24: ...ngth 7 3 m 23 95 ft Max fuselage width 1 16 m 3 80 ft Luggage mass 20 kg luggage area 90 90 kg rear cabin area 44 200 200 lbs C G forward limit 19 MAC C G rear limit 35 MAC Number of occupants 2 Wing...

Page 25: ...e 1 75 m 5 74 ft Engines Manufacturer Bombardier Rotax GmbH Model 912 UL 912 ULS iS 914 UL 915 iS Type 4 stroke 4 cylinder horizontally opposed propeller reduced aspirated or injected iS Others Aspira...

Page 26: ...Aircraft Pilot s Operating Handbook VENTURA POH ENG Rev 00 SERIAL NUMBER YY MM 62 XXXX Z FIRST ISSUE 04 05 2018 REVISION 00 04 05 2018 NOT CONTROLLED COPY PAGE 26 60 2 11 THREE VIEW DRAWING Figure 5...

Page 27: ...38 kt Flaps extended 36 Mph 58 km h 31 kt 42 Mph 67 km h 36 kt 3 1 FLAP EXTENDED SPEED VFE Maximum speed with flaps extended VFE 69 Mph 111 km h 60 kt 3 2 MANEUVERING SPEED VA Above this speed full f...

Page 28: ...STRINGENT REGULATION 3 7 PROHIBITED MANEUVERS Acrobatic maneuvers included spins are not allowed The aircraft must be operated according to the Visual Flight Rules VMC conditions in direct ground con...

Page 29: ...LANCE LIMITATIONS The values below are related to the aircraft structural and design limits which may not coincide with the limit values of the national regulations on recreational flight Therefore it...

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Page 31: ...With different engine instrument panel and optional is possible to find several configuration Engine Rotax 912ULS 12V DC socket Airbox with filter and hot air intake Cabin light Outdoor temperature an...

Page 32: ...craft on the horizon coincides with the upper side of the fuselage behind the wing Place the aircraft on three scales one for each wheel Check that the leaf spring is not compressed by moving the airc...

Page 33: ...raft itself and its balancing Before every flight the pilot must fill in the table with the weight if the occupants fuel and baggage Pilot must also check that the resulting values are within the limi...

Page 34: ...the same result but obtains the value of CG in percentage of Mean Aerodynamic Chord MAC Compare the resulting percentage with the safety CG range provided in Chapter 3 10 and Chapter 4 4 Item Weight...

Page 35: ...craft Pilot s Operating Handbook VENTURA POH ENG Rev 00 SERIAL NUMBER YY MM 62 XXXX Z FIRST ISSUE 04 05 2018 REVISION 00 04 05 2018 NOT CONTROLLED COPY PAGE 35 60 Figure 7 VenturaTM W B kg x m Figure...

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Page 37: ...ACE AND SLOPE ELEVATION TEMPERATURE TYPE OF PROPELLER PITCH SET AND OTHER OPTIONS INSTALLED SUCH AS TUNDRA TIRES DETERMINE VARIATIONS IN PERFORMANCES THE PUBLISHED DATA ARE REFERRED TO A FLAT ASPHALT...

Page 38: ...00 ft min 5 6 m s 63 Mph 102 kph 55 kt 800 ft min 4 m s 73 Mph 118 km h 64 kt 3000 ft 900 m 800 ft min 4 m s 50 Mph 81 km h 43 kt 580 ft min 3 m s 58 Mph 94 km h 50 kt 6000 ft 1800 m 500 ft min 2 5 m...

Page 39: ...ed to the right decisively to counteract the P effect and the stall will be decidedly more sharp with lowering of the muzzle and possible fall of the side wing due to the high attitude for the remitta...

Page 40: ...16 2 lt h 18 5 lt h 16 5 lt h 20 4 lt h Specific consumption 285 g kWh 285 g kWh 250 g kWh 276 g kWh Fuel consumption of Rotax 915iS is not reported in the table because the power performances may va...

Page 41: ...after the engine has been warmed up and the magnetos have been tested Do not set maximum power on a debris or gravel ground so as not to damage the propeller Avoid flying at very low altitude and alwa...

Page 42: ...burettors ON Electric fuel pump ON Throttle 1 cm above the minimum Try to restart the engine o If the engine restarts take altitude and land on a safe place in the shortest possible time o If the engi...

Page 43: ...air to the carburettor ON Check Magnetos ON Check engine parameters and if necessary electric fuel pump ON If the engine continues to run at irregular RPM land as soon as possible 6 6 LOW OIL PRESSURE...

Page 44: ...d perform a wing slip When stable on final and sure to enter the field set FULL FLAP Perform the flare pulling up to slower as much as possible the airplane before touch down The energy of the impact...

Page 45: ...NINTENTIONAL SPIN RECOVERY Apply full rudder on the side opposite the rotation and keep until the rotation stops Apply slightly pitch down stick with centered ailerons Engine to idle o When the rotati...

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Page 47: ...firm the absence of cracks corrosion deformations tight nuts cotter pins present rivets or nails intact etc Fuel drain Before moving the airplane PERFORM fuel drain from the collector tank sump behind...

Page 48: ...fixing and the status of the intake manifolds Throttle cables CHECK Propeller and spinner CHECK and clean Close the upper cowling and CHECK that all DZUS are in place and closed WARNING FOR A COMPLETE...

Page 49: ...pins CHECK Elevator trailing edge CHECK Elevator control CHECK freedom of movement reversibility Vertical empennage Fixing points CHECK Fin leading edge CHECK Rudder hinges and cotter pins CHECK Rudde...

Page 50: ...Propeller clear CHECK Magnetos switches both ON Starter ENGAGE Oil pressure CHECK increasing within 10 while engine is running 2000 2500 RPM SET for engine warm up Avionics systems ON Carburettor Heat...

Page 51: ...OFF RUN KEEP THE FEET TIPS AWAY FROM THE BRAKE PEDALS TO AVOID UNINTENTIONAL BRAKING While take off run engine instrument and airspeed increasing CHECK ROTATE 34 Mph 55 km h 30 kt 600 kg ACCELERATE t...

Page 52: ...ff the front wheel as soon as possible Accelerate with nose up attitude until the main landing gear detaches from the ground do not overdo nose high attitude simply nose up to 15 cm Once lift off has...

Page 53: ...nway CHECK free Flaire PERFORM Brake APPLY as required Runway VACATE 7 8 ENGINE STOP Flaps RETRACT Electric fuel pump OFF Avionics and electrical switches OFF Throttle idle Magnetos switch both OFF Ma...

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Page 55: ...l stabilizer detach the nose wheel from ground rotate as required Prevent damage by paying attention to distribute the force on the fuselage and horizontal stabilizer skins apply pressure on the strin...

Page 56: ...indows Refuel remember that the two wing tanks are interconnected but the balance of the two levels requires many time therefore refuel on both sides Avoid to fill the tanks full to the cap s edge exc...

Page 57: ...oth air Red line 143 230 124 Never exceed speed 9 2 OPERATING LIMITATIONS ON THE INSTRUMENTS PARAMETER LIMIT ENGINE Rotax 912UL Rotax 912ULS 912iS Rotax 914UL 915iS RPM Max Red 5800 5800 5800 Oil pres...

Page 58: ...LATE The aircraft must have the identification plate attached with rivets on the right side of the rear fuselage under the horizontal stabilizer The main information is the Aircraft Serial Number comp...

Page 59: ...0 LIST OF REVISIONS The list of revisions is updated every time a revision is issued The list of all the revisions made to the Pilot s Operating Handbook since its issuance is summarized in the follow...

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