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Section 3
Emergency Procedures
PilotĀ“s Operating Handbook
EXTRA 300S
SECTION 3
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
3.0 INTRODUCTION
3.0.1 GENERAL
This section contains the checklist and procedures coping with emergencies that may
occur. This checklist must be followed in various emergencies to ensure maximum safety
for the pilot and/or aircraft.
Thorough knowledge of these procedures will enable the pilot to better cope with an
emergency. The steps should be performed in the listed sequence. However the
procedures do not restrict the pilot from taking any additional action necessary to deal with
the emergency. The procedures contain items classified as critical or noncritical. The critical
items are actions that shall be performed immediately to avoid aggravating the
emergency.
3.0.2 GENERAL BEHAVIOUR IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
In any emergency situation, contact should be established with a ground station as soon as
possible after completing the initial corrective action. Include position, altitude, heading,
speed, nature of the emergency and pilot's intentions in the first transmission. There after
the ground station should be kept informed of the progress of the flight and of any changes
or developments in the emergency. Three basic rules apply to most emergencies and
should be observed by each aircrew member:
1. Maintain aircraft control
2. Analyze the situation and take proper action
3. Land as soon as possible/as soon as practical
The meaning of "as soon as possible" and "as soon as practical" as used in this section is
as follows:
Land AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (ASAP) = Emergency conditions are urgent and require
an immediate landing at the nearest suitable
airfield, considering also other factors, such as
weather conditions and aircraft mass.
Land AS SOON AS PRACTICAL = Emergency conditions are less urgent and in
the aircrews judgement the flight may be
safely continued to an airfield where more
adequate facilities are available.
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