C42E 540kg LSA POH Issue 3 China 15.03.2016 Page 3 of 36
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1 GENERAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................... 7
2 LIMITATIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 8
3 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 General Information ............................................................................................................................. 10
3.2 Emergency Airspeeds .......................................................................................................................... 10
3.3 Engine fire during startup ..................................................................................................................... 10
3.4 Engine failure during takeoff ................................................................................................................ 10
3.5 Loss of engine power in flight .............................................................................................................. 10
3.6 Emergency landing without engine power ........................................................................................... 11
3.7 Precautionary landing with engine power ............................................................................................ 12
3.8 Fire in flight........................................................................................................................................... 12
3.9 Loss of oil pressure .............................................................................................................................. 12
3.10 High oil pressure .................................................................................................................................. 12
3.11 Emergency descent ............................................................................................................................. 12
3.12 Alternator failure................................................................................................................................... 12
3.13 Overvoltage.......................................................................................................................................... 12
3.14 Inadvertent spin.................................................................................................................................... 13
3.15 Inadvertent icing encounter.................................................................................................................. 13
3.16 Loss of primary instruments................................................................................................................. 13
3.17 Loss of flight controls ........................................................................................................................... 13
4 NORMAL PROCEDURES .......................................................................................................................... 14
4.1 Preflight check...................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 Engine starting ..................................................................................................................................... 15
4.3 Taxiing.................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.4 Normal takeoff...................................................................................................................................... 16
4.5 Best angle of climb speed .................................................................................................................... 17
4.6 Best rate of climb speed....................................................................................................................... 17
4.7 Cruise ................................................................................................................................................... 18
4.8 Approach .............................................................................................................................................. 18
4.9 Normal landing ..................................................................................................................................... 18
4.10 Short field takeoff and landing procedures .......................................................................................... 19
4.11 Soft field takeoff and landing procedures............................................................................................. 19
4.12 Balked landing procedures .................................................................................................................. 20
4.13 Turning flight ........................................................................................................................................ 20
4.14 Slow flight, stalling and use of flaps ..................................................................................................... 20
4.15 Shutting down the engine .................................................................................................................... 20
5 PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................................................................ 21
5.1 Takeoff distance to clear 15m, 50’ obstacle......................................................................................... 21
5.2 Landing distance to clear 15m, 50’obstacle......................................................................................... 21
5.3 Climb rate ............................................................................................................................................. 21
5.4 Cruise conditions.................................................................................................................................. 21
6 WEIGHT AND BALANCE........................................................................................................................... 22
6.1 Equipment list....................................................................................................................................... 23
7 DESCRIPTION OF AIRPLANE AND SYSTEMS ....................................................................................... 24
7.1 Airframe................................................................................................................................................ 24
7.2 Control Systems................................................................................................................................... 24
7.3 Instrument panel .................................................................................................................................. 26
7.4 Engine .................................................................................................................................................. 27
