Kodiak 100 Series User Manual

Pilot’s Operating Handbook Supplement
9.3-3
DO NOT USE FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS
Section 9
PARACHUTE OPERATIONS
Parachute Ops
100 SERIES
Parachute Operations
Table of Contents
CONTENTS PAGE
GENERAL .......................................................................................................... 9.3-7
INTRODUCTION
.............................................................................................9.3-7
LIMITATIONS
.....................................................................................................9.3-8
WITH MANUAL ACTIVATION OF PARACHUTE
...........................................9.3-8
WITH AUTOMATIC (STATIC LINE) ACTIVATION OF PARACHUTE
.............9.3-8
ALL TYPES OF JUMP OPERATIONS ...........................................................9.3-8
WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITATIONS
........................................................9.3-9
REQUIRED PLACARDS
...............................................................................9.3-10
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
........................................................................9.3-13
ENGINE EMERGENCIES
............................................................................. 9.3-13
BRACE FOR IMPACT POSITION ................................................................ 9.3-13
ABNORMAL PROCEDURES
....................................................................... 9.3-13
NORMAL PROCEDURES
...............................................................................9.3-14
CHECKLIST PROCEDURES........................................................................ 9.3-14
BEFORE STARTING .................................................................................... 9.3-14
BEFORE TAKEOFF ...................................................................................... 9.3-14
APPROACHING DROP ZONE
.....................................................................9.3-14
DESCENT
.....................................................................................................9.3-15
LOADING PARACHUTISTS
.........................................................................9.3-15
DROPPING PARACHUTISTS
......................................................................9.3-15
PERFORMANCE
.............................................................................................9.3-16
WEIGHT AND BALANCE
...............................................................................9.3-16
AIRPLANE & SYSTEMS DESCRIPTIONS
.....................................................9.3-17
INTRODUCTION
........................................................................................... 9.3-17
VERTICAL SLIDING JUMP DOOR
..............................................................9.3-18
WIND DEFLECTOR ...................................................................................... 9.3-18
INTERNAL GRAB BAR
................................................................................9.3-18
EXTERNAL GRAB BAR
............................................................................... 9.3-18
JUMP STEP
..................................................................................................9.3-18
PARACHUTIST RESTRAINTS
.....................................................................9.3-19
JUMP LIGHTS AND SWITCHES .................................................................. 9.3-19
VIDEO CAMERA AND MONITOR
................................................................ 9.3-20
PARACHUTE STATIC LINE ATTACHMENT
................................................9.3-20
HANDLING, SERVICE & MAINTENANCE
.....................................................9.3-20
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Kodiak 100 Series Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Daher
Engine	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34
Service Ceiling	25, 000 feet
Seating Capacity	10
Crew	1-2
Range	1, 132 nautical miles
Type	Utility aircraft
Length	34 feet 2 inches
Wingspan	45 feet
Max takeoff weight	7, 255 pounds
Power Output	750 shp
Cabin Width	4 feet 6 inches