ICON A5-B - Cabin Heating and Ventilation; Canopy

7-22 DESCRIPTION OF AIRPLANE AND SYSTEMS / CANOPY
ICON A5-B / PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK CHANGE A2
CHAPTER 7
to minimize the amount of unusable fuel throughout the range of
normal aircraft attitudes and accelerations. Fuel delivery to the
engine will be interrupted if the fuel moves away from the sump as
could happen in negative-g flight or in extreme attitudes. For this
reason, extreme attitudes and lateral accelerations must be avoided.
In addition, climbs slower than V
Y
(58 KIAS) and intentional side
slips are prohibited with less than 2 gallons of fuel (low-level light
illuminated).
WARNING: Do not climb slower than V
Y
or perform inten-
tional side slips with a fuel level of less than
two gallons (low-level light illuminated). Doing
so could cause the engine to stop, resulting in
a dangerous situation.
7.16 CANOPY
The A5-B features a large, forward-tilting canopy. The canopy
latches at the top-center from either outside or inside. The canopy
is supported by a gas spring, which assists with opening the canopy
and holds it fully open. A detent is located in the motion of the
canopy that serves to hold it slightly open for improved ventilation
when needed while not in flight.
7.17 CABIN HEATING AND VENTILATION
7.17.1 REMOVABLE SIDE WINDOWS
The canopy incorporates detachable side windows which can be
removed prior to flight using a simple one-handed latch on the
frame. The windows must either be both in or both out—no single
window operations are permitted. Verify latching during installation
by listening to and feeling the spring-loaded latch click into place.
Installed windows must be correctly latched before flight.
Once the side windows are removed, install the two wind deflectors
provided in the Flyaway Kit. One wind deflector attaches to each
A-pillar, just above the lower window jamb (“A-pillar” refers to the
frame at the forward side of the window opening with the window
removed). To install, first rest the forward edge of the deflector on
the windshield, then rotate the clip portion of the deflector around
the back of the A-pillar until it snaps into place. The deflector should
be located as low as possible on the A-pillar, with the deflector’s