Flight Manual for Gas Balloons of Type NL-STU
Issue 2.0 July 25, 2016 Page VI
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3.9 Sudden loss of lifting gas ...............................................................................3-7
3.10 Non-standard landings ...................................................................................3-7
3.10.1 Hard landing .................................................................................3-7
3.10.2 Landing in woodland .....................................................................3-8
3.10.3 Landing on water ..........................................................................3-9
Chapter 4 – Standard operating procedures
4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................4-1
4.2 Weather ........................................................................................................4-1
4.3 Preflight checks .......................................................................................4-1
4.4 Preparing for inflation .....................................................................................4-2
4.4.1 Take-off site ..................................................................................4-2
4.4.2 Preparing the balloon up to the start of inflation ............................4-2
4.4.2.1 Laying out the envelope ..................................................4-3
4.4.2.2 Toggle-fastening the load ring .........................................4-3
4.4.2.3 Ballast bags ....................................................................4-5
4.4.2.4 Preparing the envelope ...................................................4-5
4.4.2.5 Inflation method for envelope held down with sand bags 4-6
4.4.3 Attaching the inflation tube ...........................................................4-7
4.5 Inflating with lifting gas ...................................................................................4-8
4.6 Making the ropes ready ...............................................................................4-10
4.7 Flight ballast ................................................................................................4-11
4.8 Preparing for take-off .....................................................................................4-12
4.8.1 Checking the weather situation ...................................................4-12
4.8.2 Checking the equipment .............................................................4-12
4.8.3 Instructing the passengers ..........................................................4-12
4.8.4 Opening the appendix ................................................................4-13
4.8.5 Trial pull of the parachute ...........................................................4-13
4.9 Take-off ......................................................................................................4-13
4.10 Flight ......................................................................................................4-13
4.10.1 Checking the ropes ....................................................................4-14
4.10.2 Venting the lifting gas .................................................................4-14
4.10.3 Observing the variometer ...........................................................4-14
4.10.4 Dropping ballast .........................................................................4-14
4.11 Landing ......................................................................................................4-15
4.11.1 Orienting the basket ...................................................................4-16
4.11.2 Touch-down ...............................................................................4-16
4.12 Deflating the envelope .................................................................................4-17
4.13 Dismantling and packing ..............................................................................4-17
4.14 Packing tarp .................................................................................................4-19
