NORMAL PROCEDURES / WATER LANDING 4-13
CHANGE A2 ICON A5-B / PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 4
4.16 WATER LANDING
4.16.1 APPROACH
1. Landing Gear—UP for water, indicating up
2. Flaps—FULL (30°, <75 KIAS)
3. Water Rudder—UP
4. AOA—WHITE LINE
WARNING: Confirm landing gear up for water landing.
Aircraft may flip inverted if landed on water
with landing gear extended.
4.16.2 NORMAL WATER LANDING
1. AOA—YELLOW LINE, at touchdown
2. Throttle—IDLE, smoothly reduce power once touched down
3. Stick—AFT, increase back pressure as you settle into the
water
NOTE: Recommended power setting for approach
and touchdown is 3000 rpm.
4.16.3 ROUGH WATER LANDING
1. AOA—MID YELLOW, at touchdown
2. Throttle—Increase RPM slightly (~100-200rpm) before touch-
down
3. Stick—AFT, increase back pressure as you settle into the
water
CAUTION: Touching down on the front or back side of a
swell can induce porpoising. Control any
porpoise by resetting the stick slightly AFT
and maintain or increase power as needed to
dampen oscillations and settle into the water.
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