Eiri KY PIK-20 E - Amplified Normal Procedures, General; Refueling; Water Ballast Filling Instructions

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PIK-20

E

Flight

manual

A

5.2

Amplified

normal

procedures,

general

The

following

explains

the

check

lists

more

in

detail

and

includes

also

outlandings,

aerobatics,

cloud

flying

and

other

normal

operations.

5.3

Refueling

Fuel:

Min

96

octane

(RON)

super

gasoline

or

Aviation

gasoline

100

LL.

Oil:

Two-stroke,

super

quality,

mixing

ratio

1:40.

(e.g.

castrol super

TT)

The

mixture

must

be

done

in

a

separate

can.

The

can

must

be

shaken

before

refueling.

The

use

of

a

chamois

funnel

si

recommended

for

proper

filtering

and

for

water

separating.

The

earth

wire

can

be

connected

to

the

engine

body.

Use

only

well

stored

gasoline

and

clean

containers

to

avoid

water.

Note:

When

flying

at

temperatures

below

0°C,

automotive

fuel

anti



icing

fluid

(carburettor

alcohol)

must

be

used

in

the

fuel.

Mixture

ratio

is

1

to

100.

5.4

Water

ballast

filling

instructions

1.

Install

the

2

—

4

m

long

filling

tube

with

threaded

filling

connector

into

the

outlet

hole.

2.

Keep

the

wings

in

level.

Open

the

ballast

valve

and

fill

the

system

through

a

funnel.

Note

1:

1

m

is

the

maximum

filling

height

(distance

from

the

funnel

to

the

wing).

Higher

pressure

than

this,

0.1

BAR

(0.1

kp/cm

2

),

can

cause

serious

damages

to

the

wing.

No

pressurized

filling

system

is

allowed.

3.

When

filled,

check

the

equal

amount

(wings

stay

in

level).

4.

If

the

amounts

are

not

equal,

then

keep

the

valve

open

and

lift

the

heavier

wing

and

wait

for

the

water

to

flow.

Check,

if

the

wings

are

not

yet

in

balance,

then

shake

the

wing,

having

the

lightest

tip

down.

5.

If

the

balance

is

not

achieved,

then

you

have

to

put

the

lightest

tip

down

and

let

the

water

flow

out

through

the

filling

hose.

6.

When

the

amounts

are

equal,

shut

the

valve

and

remove

the

filling

hose.

Note

2:

When

maximum

amount

of

water

is

needed,

it

is

recommen



ded

before

filling

to

suck

all

the

air

from

the

system

through

the

fil



ling

hose

(eg.

with

a

vacuum

cleaner).

EIRI

KY

J

Kisällinkatu

8

SF-15170

Lahti

17

page

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