Calidus
HANDLING / MAINTENANCE
AutoGyro_POH_Calidus Revision 4.0 – Issue Date 17.JAN.2019 8-11
8.15.4 Installation of the Rotor System
CAUTION
During installation make sure to have each and every part of the rotor system
installed in exactly the same way and orientation as it was before.
1. Secure the gyroplane on level ground by engaging parking brake, adjust the rotor
head or teeter tower corresponding to fore-aft and pressurize the rotor brake up to
maximum.
2. Check correct matching of parts: The rotor hub and the teeter tower are marked with
two dots according to the orientation for installation.
3. Lift the rotor blade with a second briefed person (one person standing aft, one person
standing directly in front of the hub).
4. Approach with the rotor system from the side to the gyroplane and make sure not to
collide with propeller or stabilizer. Insert the rotor system into the hub from above
while standing on a ladder or the rear seat.
5. The second person can let go, as soon as it is resting centrally in the teeter tower on
the teeter stops.
6. Insert teeter bolt by hand in the same orientation as it was before (bolt head should be
at that side of the teeter block which is marked with one dot) while matching the shim
washers with the corresponding installation positions.
7. Check direction of assembly and shim washers: rotor hub, teeter tower and shim
washers are marked on each side either with one or two engraved dots.
8. If the teeter bolt cannot be inserted, tilt the rotor blade along the teeter axis with the
free hand.
9. Install washer and castellated nut. Hand-tighten only, 1-2Nm, and secure with a new
split pin. Use split pins only once. Make sure that the teeter bolt can be turned easily
by hand.
10. Check that the rotor teeters freely to the teeter stops, and grease the hub block grease
nipple. Fit tie down bag to secure the rotor.
8.16 Road Transport
If road transport cannot be avoided, transport with minimum fuel, which reduces airframe
loads and prevents fuel spilling through vent pipes.
Switch ELT (if installed) off for road transport to avoid false alarms!
Tie-down the fuselage using the following procedure:
Restrain main wheels (blocks/chocks)
Put a wooden block below the lowest point of the keel tube and lash keel tube
against wooden block. The block should be dimensioned so that the main wheels
are half way unloaded
Lash down both main wheels through the lashing lugs (use rims/axles
alternatively)
Lash down nose wheel through the axle
For container transport or shipping, use the mast tie-down kit (option)
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