Orlican M-8 EAGLE 2022 User manual

ORLIČAN M-8 EAGLE
PILOT'S OPERATING
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DATE OF ISSUE: MAY 02,
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1. TABLE OF CONTENTS 3
2. LIST OF REVISIONS 9
3. TERMINOLOGY 10
3.1. GENERAL AIRSPEED TERMINOLOGY AND SYMBOLS 10
3.2. METEOROLOGICAL TERMINOLOGY 10
3.3. ENGINE POWER TERMINOLOGY 11
3.4. AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE AND FLIGHT PLANNING TERMINOLOGY 11
3.5. WEIGHT AND BALANCE TERMINOLOGY 11
3.6. ELECTRICAL AND AVIONICS TERMINOLOGY 12
4. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS 13
4.1. ASTM STANDARDS: 13
4.2. ROTAX ENGINE DOCUMENTATION 13
4.3. WOODCOMP PROPELLER DOCUMENTATION 13
4.4. DYNON AVIONICS DOCUMENTATION 13
4.5. ACK TECHNOLOGIES DOCUMENTATION 13
5. GENERAL INFORMATION 14
5.1. INTRODUCTION 14
5.2. IMPORTANT INFORMATION 14
5.3. ATTENTIONS, CAUTIONS, WARNINGS 15
5.4. AIRCRAFT DESCRIPTION 16
5.4.1. CHARACTERISTICS 16
5.4.2. AIRFRAME 16
5.4.3. CONTROLS 16
5.4.4. AIRCRAFT DIMENSIONS 17
5.4.5. AIRCRAFT WEIGHTS 17
5.4.6. THREE-VIEW DRAWING 18
5.5. AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION 19
5.5.1. POWERPLANT 20
5.5.2. PROPELLER 21
5.6. AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT 22
5.6.1. INSTRUMENTS 22
5.6.2. EQUIPMENT LAYOUT 24
6. LIMITATIONS 25
6.1. INTRODUCTION 25
6.2. AIRSPEED LIMITATIONS 25
6.3. AIRSPEED INDICATOR MARKINGS 26
6.3.1. ANALOG AIRSPEED INDICATOR MARKINGS 27
6.4. POWERPLANT LIMITATIONS 28
6.5. POWERPLANT INSTRUMENT MARKINGS 29
6.6. MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENT MARKINGS 29
6.6.1. FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR DIGITAL AND ANALOG 29
6.7. WEIGHT LIMITS 30
6.8. CENTRE OF GRAVITY 31
6.9. OPERATING CEILING 31
6.10. WIND SPEED LIMITS 31

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6.11. APPROVED MANEUVERS 32
6.12. MANEUVERING LOAD FACTORS 32
6.13. FLIGHT ENVELOPE 33
6.14. FLIGHT CREW 33
6.15. FUEL 34
6.16. OIL SPECIFICATION 35
6.17. COOLANT SPECIFICATION 35
6.18. KINDS OF OPERATION 36
6.19. FLIGHT SAFETY RESTRICTIONS 36
6.20. PLACARDS 37
6.20.1. PLACARD LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT 38
6.20.2. PLACARD OPERATING DATA AND LIMITS 38
6.20.3. REGISTRATION PLACARD 39
6.20.4. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION PLATE 39
6.20.5. FUEL PLACARD 39
7. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 40
7.1. INTRODUCTION 40
7.1.1. MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL 40
7.1.2. ANALYZE THE SITUATION 40
7.1.3. TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION 40
7.1.4. LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 40
7.2. ENGINE FAILURE 41
7.2.1. INTRODUCTION 41
7.2.2. DURING TAKE-OFF RUN 42
7.2.3. DURING TAKE-OFF (IN AIR) 42
7.3. EMERGENCY LANDING 42
7.4. RESTARTING ENGINE IN FLIGHT 42
7.4.1. FLYING WITHOUT ENGINE POWER (GLIDING FLIGHT) 43
7.5. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING 43
7.6. IN CASE OF FIRE 43
7.6.1. FIRE ON GROUND, DURING ENGINE STARTING 43
7.6.2. FIRE ON GROUND, ENGINE RUNNING 43
7.6.3. FIRE ON GROUND, DURING TAKE-OFF 44
7.6.4. FIRE IN FLIGHT 44
7.6.5. ELECTRICAL FIRE 44
7.7. LANDING WITH A DAMAGED LANDING GEAR 44
7.8. LOW OIL PRESSURE 44
7.9. HIGH OIL PRESSURE 45
7.10. RECOVERY FROM UNINTENTIONAL SPIN 45
7.11. STALL RECOVERY 46
7.12. LOSS OF PRIMARY INSTRUMENTS 46
7.13. LOSS OF FLIGHT CONTROLS 46
7.13.1. AILERON OR RUDDER FAILURE 47
7.13.2. ELEVATOR FAILURE 47
7.13.3. WING FLAP FAILURE 47

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7.14. OTHER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 47
7.14.1. EXCEEDING MAXIMUM AIRSPEED 47
7.14.2. VIBRATIONS 47
7.14.3. CARBURETOR ICING 47
8. NORMAL PROCEDURES 48
8.1. INTRODUCTION 48
8.2. PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION 48
8.2.1. CABIN 49
8.2.2. FUSELAGE, WINGS AND TAIL SURFACES 49
8.2.3. CONTROL SURFACES, WING FLAPS 49
8.2.4. LANDING GEAR 49
8.2.5. ENGINE, PROPELLER, FUEL SYSTEM 49
8.3. ENGINE STARTING 49
8.3.1. AFTER ENTERING COCKPIT 49
8.3.2. ENGINE STARTING 50
8.4. ENGINE TEST 50
8.5. TAXIING 51
8.6. BEFORE TAKE-OFF 51
8.7. TAKE-OFF 51
8.8. CLIMBING 52
8.9. CRUISE 52
8.10. DESCENT 53
8.11. FINAL APPROACH 53
8.11.1. APPROACH UNDER TAILWIND CONDITIONS 53
8.11.2. APPROACH IN THE SLIP CONFIGURATION 53
8.11.3. APPROACH IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS 53
8.12. LANDING 54
8.13. BALKED LANDING (GO-AROUND) 54
8.14. SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF 55
8.15. SHORT FIELD LANDING 55
8.16. SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF 55
8.17. SOFT FIELD LANDING 56
8.18. ACTIONS AFTER LANDING 56
8.19. ENGINE SHUT-OFF 56
8.20. STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT, PARKING 56
8.21. FLYING IN RAIN, SNOW 56
9. PERFORMANCE 57
9.1. INTRODUCTION 57
9.2. AIRSPEED INDICATOR SYSTEM CALIBRATION 57
9.3. STALL SPEEDS 58
9.4. TAKE-OFF PERFORMANCE 58
9.5. LANDING PERFORMANCE 58
9.6. CLIMBING PERFORMANCE 59
9.7. CRUISE PERFORMANCE 59

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9.8. ENDURANCE AND RANGE 60
9.9. DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND PERFORMANCE 60
9.10. OPTIMUM GLIDING SPEED 61
9.11. CEILING 61
10. WEIGHT AND BALANCE 62
10.1. INTRODUCTION 62
10.2. AIRPLANE WEIGHING PROCEDURE AND DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF CG 62
10.2.1. WEIGHING FOR AFT CENTER OF GRAVITY 62
10.2.2. WEIGHING FOR FORWARD CENTER OF GRAVITY 62
10.2.3. WEIGHT AND BALANCE RECORD OF THE AIRCRAFT 63
10.2.4. DETERMINATION OF PRE-FLIGHT CG 64
10.3. PERMITTED PAYLOAD RANGE 65
11. DESCRIPTION OF AIRPLANE AND SYSTEMS 66
11.1. INTRODUCTION 66
11.2. AIRFRAME 66
11.2.1. FUSELAGE 66
11.2.2. WING 66
11.2.3. HORIZONTAL TAIL UNIT 66
11.2.4. VERTICAL TAIL UNIT 66
11.3. CONTROL 66
11.4. CONTROLS IN COCKPIT 67
11.5. INSTRUMENT PANEL 67
11.6. SEATS AND SAFETY HARNESSES 68
11.7. CABIN DOORS 69
11.8. BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT 69
11.9. LANDING GEAR AND BRAKE SYSTEM 70
11.10. POWER UNIT 71
11.11. PROPELLER 72
11.12. FUEL SYSTEM 73
11.13. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 74
11.14. PITOT-STATIC SYSTEM 75
11.15. LIGHTS 76
11.16. AVIONICS 76
12. HANDLING AND SERVICING 77
12.1. INTRODUCTION 77
12.2. AIRPLANE INSPECTION PERIODS 77
12.2.1. WARRANTY INSPECTION (FIRST 25 HOURS) 77
12.2.2. 100-HOUR (50-HOUR) / ANNUAL INSPECTION 77
12.2.3. 500-HOUR INSPECTION 77
12.3. AIRPLANE MODIFICATIONS OR REPAIRS 78
12.4. GROUND HANDLING 78
12.4.1. PARKING 78
12.4.2. ANCHORING 79
12.4.3. TOWING INSTRUCTIONS 79

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12.5. ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY OF THE AIRCRAFT 80
12.5.1. WING ASSEMBLY 80
12.5.2. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER (ELEVATOR) ASSEMBLY 81
12.5.3. WING DISASSEMBLY 82
12.5.4. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER (ELEVATOR) DISASSEMBLY 83
12.6. ROAD TRANSPORT 83
12.7. ENGINE COWLINGS 84
12.7.1. ENGINE COWLINGS REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION 86
12.8. DRAINING OF FUEL TANKS AND REFUELING 87
12.8.1. DRAINING OF FUEL TANKS 87
12.8.2. REFUELING 88
12.9. LONG-TERM STORAGE 89
12.9.1. BEFORE LONG-TERM STORAGE 89
12.10. CLEANING AND CARE 89
13. CONTINUED OPERATIONAL SAFETY 90

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13.1. INSTRUCTIONS: 90
13.2. CONTINUED OPERATIONAL SAFETY FEEDBACK FORM 91
14. FLIGHT TRAINING SUPPLEMENT 92
14.1. INTRODUCTION 92
14.2. PILOT TRAINING 92
14.3. TRAINING SCHEDULE 92
14.4. PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR PILOT QUALIFICATION 93
14.4.1. LESSON 1: INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT 93
14.4.2. LESSON 2: STRAIGHT FLIGHT, EFFECTS OF CONTROLS 93
14.4.3. LESSON 3: TURNS WITH BANK ANGLE UP TO 15° 93
14.4.4. LESSON 4: TURNS WITH BANK ANGLE UP TO 45° 93
14.4.5. LESSON 5: SIDE SLIPS, SLOW FLIGHT, FLIGHT AT MAX CRUISE SPEED AND APPROACH TO A
STALL 94
14.4.6. LESSON 6: TAKE-OFF, TRAFFIC PATTERN, LANDING, AND BALKED LANDING 94
14.4.7. LESSON 7: CORRECTIONS OF IMPROPER APPROACH PLANNING, AND LANDING
CORRECTIONS 94
14.4.8. LESSON 8: PRECAUTIONARY LANDING 95
14.4.9. LESSON 9: EMERGENCY LANDING PRACTICE 95
14.4.10. LESSON 10: CROSSWIND TAKE-OFF AND LANDING 95
14.4.11. BLOCKED FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS / INSTRUMENT FAILURE 96
14.4.12. LESSON 11: CHECK BEFORE FIRST SOLO FLIGHT 96
14.4.13. LESSON 12: SOLO TRAFFIC PATTERN FLIGHT 96
14.4.14. LESSON 13: CHECK TRAFFIC PATTERN FLIGHT 96
14.4.15. LESSON 14: SOLO TRAFFIC PATTERN FLIGHT 96
14.4.16. LESSON 15: TURNS WITH BANK ANGLE 15 TO 45° 96
14.4.17. LESSON 16: SIDE SLIPS AND APPROACH TO A STALL 97
14.4.18. LESSON 17: TAKE-OFF, TRAFFIC PATTERN, APPROACH AND LANDING PRACTICE 97
14.4.19. LESSON 18: NAVIGATION FLIGHT 97
14.4.20. LESSON 19: 75 NM NAVIGATION FLIGHT 97
14.4.21. LESSON 20: 100KM NAVIGATION FLIGHT 97
15. SUPPLEMENTS 99
15.1. INTRODUCTION 99
15.2. LIST OF INSERTED SUPPLEMENTS 99

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2. LIST OF REVISIONS
•No part of this manual may be reproduced or changed in any manner without a written consent
of the Manufacturer.
• Any changes to applicable regulations or to this aircraft's construction will be published in the form of
a bulletin on http://orlican.com/bulletin/. It is the responsibility of each aircraft operator to keep all pages
of this manual to the latest revision status, by exchanging the relevant pages when a new revision has
been published.
• Any revision to the handbook, except actual weighing data, must be recorded in the following table
and in case of approved sections endorsed by the responsible airworthiness authority.
• The new or amended text in the revised pages will be marked by means of black vertical line on the
left margin of page and the revision number and date will be shown on the bottom margin of page.
• Revisions and Service Bulletins for the ROTAX engine are available on www.rotax-aircraft-engines.com.
NO.
DATE
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TYPE OF REVISION
POSTED BY
00
Apr. 15th 2021
None
Original Issue
Bc. Jan Bartoš
01
Feb. 25th 2022
All
Overall revision
TomášStarý
02
Mar. 7th 2022
25, 26, 56
values correction
TomášStarý
03
Apr. 12th 2022
All
Overall revision
Michal Holý
04
Apr. 26th 2022
36, 76
Night VFR - specification
TomášStarý
05
May 2nd 2022
17, 30
MTOW value
TomášStarý
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