Searey LSA – Pilot’s Operating Handbook Version 5.0, Revision 8
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Table of Contents
I
RECORD OF MANUAL REVISIONS .................................................................................................................................... II
PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK - POH 1
INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................................1
0.1 ASTM STANDARDS ....................................................................................................................... 1
0.2 MANUFACTURER CONTACT INFORMATION ................................................................................ 1
0.3 SUPPORT CONTINUATION INFORMATION .................................................................................. 2
SECTION 1 – GENERAL INFORMATION .............................................................................................................................3
1.1 INTRODUCTION TO AIRPLANE ..................................................................................................... 3
1.2 PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................. 4
SECTION 2 – LIMITATIONS ............................................................................................................................................6
2.1 AIRSPEED INDICATOR – SPEED RANGE MARKINGS ..................................................................... 6
2.2 STALLING SPEEDS AT MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT (V
S
to V
SO
) .................................................. 7
2.3 FLAP EXTENDED SPEED RANGE (V
SO
to V
FE
): ................................................................................ 7
2.4 MANEUVERING SPEED (V
A
) AT GROSS WEIGHT AND MINIMUM WEIGHT .................................. 7
2.5 NEVER EXCEED SPEED (V
NE
) ......................................................................................................... 7
2.6 SERVICE CEILING .......................................................................................................................... 7
2.7 MANEUVERING LOAD FACTORS .................................................................................................. 7
2.8 APPROVED MANEUVERS ............................................................................................................. 7
2.9 TOTAL FUEL CAPACITY ................................................................................................................. 8
2.10 TOTAL USABLE FUEL .................................................................................................................... 8
2.11 APPROVED FUEL TYPES ................................................................................................................ 8
2.12 MAXIMUM ENGINE POWER OUTPUT AT STATED RPM ............................................................... 8
2.13 ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITATIONS .................................................................................................. 9
2.14 VFR NIGHT OR IFR USE LIMITATIONS ........................................................................................ 10
SECTION 3 – EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................................11
3.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ......................................................... 11
3.2 AIRSPEEDS FOR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES .............................................................................. 11
3.3 EMERGENCY CHECKLISTS ........................................................................................................... 11
SECTION 4 – NORMAL PROCEDURES .............................................................................................................................21
4.1 PREFLIGHT CHECK ...................................................................................................................... 21