Savage Cub Australian Flight Manual © X-Air Australia 2008 Release 1.2 Page 23 of 40
4
Throttle
FULL OPEN
5
Brakes
RELEASE
6
Elevator Control
LIFT THE TAIL
7
Take off Speed
32 knots
Landing
Warning: In case of protracted descent with minimal engine speed, the engine can
sometimes rapidly cool and ice can be formed in the carburettor. Therefore we remind you to
be aware of carburettor icing.
Normal Landing (at MTOW)
Fly the descent with power off and with flaps on the second position. During this phase keep
the speed at 43 knots. After landing (which will be reached in approx. 32/35 knots), brake
carefully with brakes. After the landing retract the flaps.
Note:
Remember, that the landing is not finished after the landing, but after the engine is off.
Be careful in this phase.
Short Landing
In the final landing phase use full flaps, decrease the descending speed to 39 knots and start
to "flare" at about 2 m. Remember that the stalling speed with full loading is in this case 31
knots. Land on all 3 wheels.
Landing with Cross Wind
Use the wing method into the wind (joystick is in the wind direction) and apply opposite pedal
to keep the runway direction.
Shortly before the landing, which should be done only on one wheel, put the joystick in the
middle and land on all 3 wheels under the gentle wind and on the main landing gear in a
strong wind. In case of the strong wind keep the tail raised up and let the airplane slow down
(don't brake), and the tail will lower itself (provide the direction of the airplane by operation of
vertical rudder).
The landing speed with cross wind should be increased by max. 10%. Maximum cross wind
limit is 15 knots.
Note: As the airplane will be affected with the cross wind, it leads to rotation around its
vertical axis with the wind direction. The application of flaps increases this tendency. For this
reason the application of flaps in cross wind landings should be limited to prevent ground
loops.
