Schweizer S300CBi - Clutch Warning Light; Tail Rotor Failure

3-8. CLUTCH WARNING LIGHT
1. A red clutch warn ing light (RE LEASE) is il lu mi nated when ever
the clutch is not fully en gaged.
2. Be pre pared to en ter auto ro ta tion.
3. Land as soon as pos si ble if clutch warn ing light co mes on in
flight.
3-9. TAIL ROTOR FAIL URE
1. Dif fer ent types of fail ure may re quire slightly dif fer ent tech -
niques for op ti mum suc cess in re cov ery.
2. Gen eral Cor rec tive Ac tion:
a. Com plete loss of tail ro tor thrust:
1) Fail ure is nor mally in di cated by an un con trol la ble (by
pedal) yaw ing to the right.
b. In For ward Flight:
1) Re duce power by low er ing col lec tive.
2) Ad just air speed to 50 to 60 knots.
3) Use left lat eral cy clic in com bi na tion with col lec tive
pitch to limit left sideslip to a rea son able an gle.
4) If con di tions per mit, place the twistgrip in the IDLE
po si tion once a land ing area is se lected, and per form a
nor mal auto ro ta tion. Plan to touch down with lit tle or
no for ward speed.
WARNING
WHEN HOVERING AT ALTITUDES WITHIN
OR ABOVE THE CROSS-HATCHED
AREAS DEPICTED ON THE HEIGHT
VELOCITY DIAGRAM (FIG. 5-2), IT IS
NECESSARY TO REDUCE ALTITUDE TO 7
FEET OR LESS PRIOR TO PLACING THE
TWISTGRIP IN THE GROUND IDLE
Emergency Procedures
Pilot's Flight Manual
3-4 Reissued: 16 Jan 2019
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SCHWEIZER
Model 269C-1 Helicopter
FAA Approved
CSP book 2..indd 64 8/4/19 12:53 PM