AutoGyro Cavalon - Dropping of Parachutists (Where Market Regulations Allow); Personnel Requirements; Technical Requirements; Planning Prior to Drop of Parachutists

Pilot Operating Handbook
Cavalon
SECTION 4
NORMAL PROCEDURES
AutoGyro_POH_Cavalon 915iS Revision 1.0 – Issue Date 08.MAY.2019 4-19
4.24 Dropping of Parachutists (where market regulations allow)
4.24.1 Personnel Requirements
The pilot must have a valid licence and flight experience of at least 100 hours as well as the
aeronautical radio communication licence. Furthermore for dropping of parachutists the pilot
has to carry an emergency parachute with him.
The parachutist must have a valid licence and have carried out at least 100 jumps with
manual release and at least 12 jumps in the last 12 months.
4.24.2 Technical Requirements
The gyroplane Cavalon can be used to drop parachutists under the following technical
conditions:
 Doors or at least the left door must be removed before take-off (see 9-7
Removal/Installation of Doors; opening doors during the flight is not approved).
 4.22 “Flight with Doors Removed” must be respected at all times.
 The left seat must be locked in the rearmost position respectively by the lower
countersunk Allen bolts and the upper telescopic tube (see 7.17 "Seats and Seat
Belts").
 Left flight control stick must be removed.
 During the flight the parachutist must be secured by seat belts.
 Before drop speech communication between pilot and parachutist via intercom must
be guaranteed at all times (see 7.14 "Intercom”).
 4.23 “Engine In-flight Shut-down and Air Restart” must be respected at all times.
 Parachutes with automatic release (static line), and parachutes with chest reserve
are not approved.
4.24.3 Planning prior to Drop of Parachutists
WARNING
Detailed planning and preparation is essential for the safe execution of the
procedure.
The pilot and parachutist must agree on the following points before take-off:
 drop zone
 drop altitude
 drop airspeed
 agreed signals
Furthermore the drop procedure according to 4.24.4 must be practiced and demonstrated
before take-off while the engine is not running:
 Taking off the headset, hand over to the pilot and put on helmet
 Opening and stowage of seat belts
 Turning of the parachutist of 90° into exit position
 Leaving the gyroplane (“exit”)