Pilot’s Operating Handbook Section 3
EXTRA 500 Emergency Procedures
26. January 2011
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3.4.i Ditching, Power Off/Power On
Important The aircraft has not been flight tested in actual ditching.
Therefore the following recommended procedure is based
entirely on the best judgment available and following
calculations and consideration being made concerning
ditching with respect to the vaulted underside of aircraft
fuselage.
Item Condition
Transponder
EMERGENCY
Mayday Call Transmit
During approach:
Item Condition
PRESS DUMP
Loose and heavy objects
in cabin
Stow and secure
Seat, Seat Belts,
Shoulder Harnesses
Fasten and secure
Passengers/Crew
Alert,
instruct to cushion faces
LANDING GEAR UP
Important
In high wind speeds, aircraft approach should be headed
into wind. In light winds and heavy swells, aircraft
approach should be executed parallel to swells.
If approach is established:
Item Condition
FLAPS
30° (if possible)
Approach Speed 70 KIAS
Caution
If flap setting 30° is not possible, the following approach
speed are relevant to flap setting:
Flaps 15° = 77 KIAS,
Flaps 0° = 91 KIAS.
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