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ALPHA Trainer LSA
Pilot Operating Handbook
POH-162-00-40-001
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SECTION 8
HANDLING AND SERVICING
6 Shut down airplane and install chocks and tie-downs.
8.6.3 PARKING
For parking:
1 Head airplane into the wind if possible.
2
Choose even terrain so that fuel does not spill because of sloped
wings.
3 Retract flaps to 0, retract airbrakes.
4
Set parking brake by first applying brake pressure pulling the handle
and then set the pin on the handle.
5 Chock both main gear wheels.
6 Tie down airplane.
7 Install a pitot head cover.
8
Fold the bottom part of the seat up (vertically) to prevent any mois-
ture from accumulating below the seat.
9 Cabin a doors should be locked. Lock doors at own discretion.
CAUTION: Care should be taken when setting overheated brakes or during
cold weather when accumulated moisture may freeze a brake.
8.6.4. TIEDOWN
1 Head the airplane into the wind if possible
2 Retract flaps to (0), retract airbrakes
3 Chock the wheels
4 Attach tie-down rings
5
Secure tie-down ropes to the wing tie-down rings and to the tail ring
at approximately 45° angles to the ground
CAUTION: Anchor points for wing tie-downs should not be more than 5 m
apart to prevent tie-down rings damage in heavy winds.