Cessna 152 - Page 36

SECTION3
EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES
2.
Use
full
carburetor
heat.
CESSNA
MODEL
152
3.
Reduce
power
to
set
up
a 500
to
800
ft/min
rate
of
descent.
4.
Adjust
the
elevator
trim
for
a
stabilized
descent
at
70
KIAS.
5.
Keep
hands
off
control
wheel.
6.
Monitor
turn
coordinator
and
make
corrections
by
rudder
alone.
7.
Check
trend
of
compass
card
movement
and
make
cautious
corrections
with
rudder
to
stop
turn.
8.
Upon
breaking
out
of
clouds,
resume
normal
cruising
flight.
RECOVERY
FROM
A SPIRAL DIVE
If
a
spiral
is
encountered,
proceed
as
follows:
1.
Close
the
throttle.
2.
Stop
the
turn
by
using
coordinated
aileron
and
rudder
control
to
align
the
symbolic
airplane
in
the
turn
coordinator
with
the
horizon
reference
line.
3.
Cautiously
apply
elevator
back
pressure
to
slowly
reduce
the
airspeed
to
70
KIAS.
4.
Adjust
the
elevator
trim
control
to
maintain
a 70
KIAS
glide.
5.
Keep
hands
off
the
control
wheel,
using
rudder
control
to
hold
a
straight
heading.
6.
Apply
carburetor
heat.
7.
Clear
engine
occasionally,
but
avoid
using
enough
power
to
disturb
the
trimmed
glide.
8.
Upon
breaking
out
of
clouds,
resume
normal
cruising
flight.
INADVERTENT
FLIGHT
INTO
ICING
CONDITIONS
Flight
into
icing
conditions
is
prohibited.
An
inadvertent
encounter
with
these
conditions
can
best
be
handled
using
the
checklist
procedures.
The
best
procedure,
of
course,
is
to
turn
back
or
change
altitude
to
escape
icing
conditions.
SPINS
Should
an
inadvertent
spin
occur,
the
following
recovery
procedure
should
be
used:
1.
PLACE
AILERONS
IN
NEUTRAL
POSITION.
2.
RETARD
THROTTLE
TO
IDLE
POSITION.
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3.
APPLY
AND
HOLD
FULL
RUDDER
OPPOSITE
TO
THE
DIREC-
TION
OF
ROTATION.
1
July
1978