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SECTION 4
Aircraft Operating Instructions Edge XT 912
NORMAL PROCEDURES
January 2014
Issue 2.4
Page 47
NORMAL PROCEDURES
NORMAL PROCEDURES ________________________________________________47
4
NORMAL PROCEDURES _____________________________________________49
4.1
General ______________________________________________________________ 49
4.1.1
Speeds for Normal Operation __________________________________________ 49
4.1.2
Normal procedures Checklist ___________________________________________ 49
4.2
Wing Assembly Procedure – All Wings ____________________________________ 49
4.2.1
Unzip Wing Bag _____________________________________________________ 50
4.2.2
Assemble Control Frame ______________________________________________ 50
4.2.3
Optional - Training Bars _______________________________________________ 50
4.2.4
Stand The Wing Up __________________________________________________ 51
4.2.5
Spread Leading Edges _______________________________________________ 51
4.2.6
Arrow K and Merlin Only - Insert King Post ________________________________ 51
4.2.7
Arrow Only - Connect Control Frame To Wing Struts ________________________ 51
4.2.8
Arrow Only - Connect Strut at Leading Edge _______________________________ 52
4.2.9
Insert Main Sail Battens _______________________________________________ 52
4.2.10
Tension Cross Bars ________________________________________________ 52
4.2.11
Install Pull Back Cover ________________________________________________ 53
4.2.12
Attach Nose Catch _________________________________________________ 53
4.2.13
Locate Nose Battens _______________________________________________ 53
4.2.14
Install Nose Fairing _________________________________________________ 53
4.2.15
Insert Remaining Main Sail Battens ____________________________________ 53
4.2.16
Load Outer Two Tip Battens __________________________________________ 54
4.2.17
Arrow and Arrow K Only - Load Sprogs _________________________________ 55
4.2.18
Insert Undersurface Battens __________________________________________ 55
4.3
Wing Pre-flight inspection _______________________________________________ 56
4.4
Attaching Wing to Base _________________________________________________ 57
4.4.1
Attach Mast Retaining Strap ___________________________________________ 57
4.4.2
Position The Trike And Wing ___________________________________________ 58
4.4.3
Attach Mast To Wing U-Bracket_________________________________________ 58
4.4.4
Attach Back Up Loop _________________________________________________ 58
4.4.5
Arrow and Arrow K Only - Attach Trimmer To Mast __________________________ 59
4.4.6
Remove Keel Extension_______________________________________________ 59
4.4.7
Rotate Wing ________________________________________________________ 59
4.4.8
Insert Mast Lever ____________________________________________________ 60
4.4.9
Attach Mast Brace ___________________________________________________ 60
4.4.10
Load Mast Lever ___________________________________________________ 60
4.4.11
Optional - Install Windscreen XT 880mm ________________________________ 61
4.4.12
Optional - Fit the Engine Cowl ________________________________________ 62
4.4.13
Park The Aircraft___________________________________________________ 62
4.5
Complete Trike Pre-Flight inspection ______________________________________ 63
4.6
Fuelling ______________________________________________________________ 64
4.6.1
Fuel Tank Capacity __________________________________________________ 64
4.6.2
Fuel Quantity _______________________________________________________ 64
4.7
Helmet Recommendation________________________________________________ 64
4.8
Normal Procedures Check List ___________________________________________ 64
4.8.1
Before Starting Engine ________________________________________________ 65
4.8.2
Starting Engine______________________________________________________ 65
4.8.3
Before Take Off _____________________________________________________ 66
4.8.4
Take Off and Initial Climb______________________________________________ 66