Eurocopter AS 350 83 Flight Manual page 129

FLIGHT MANUAL
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-Instruction Dlates
An instruction plate in the cockpit indicates:
CARRYING OF EXTERNAL LOADS
CLASS OF APPROVED AIRCRAFT/LOAD COMBINATION B. WHEN EXTERNAL
LOADS ARE CARRIED, NO PERSON MAY BE CARRIED UNLESS:
-HE IS A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER;
-HE IS A FLIGHT CREW MEMBER TRAINEE; OR
-HE PERFORMS AN ESSENTIAL FUNCTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE
EXTERNAL-LOAD OPERATION.
OR
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EMPORT DE CHARGES EXTERNES
CLASSE DE COMBINAISONS GIRAVION-CHARGES APPROUVEE B AUCUNE
PERSONNE NE PEUT ETRE TRANSPORTEE A MOINS DE :
--ETRE UN DES MEMBRES DE L'EQUIPAGE.
-SUIVRE UN COURS DE FORMATION EN TANT QUE MEMBRE D'EQUIPAGE.
-REMPLIR UNE FONCTION ESSENTIELLE AYANT TRAIT A L' UTILISATION
DU GIRAVION AVEC CHARGE EXTERIEURE.
.A plate, visible to the ground operator and located near to the
hook, indicates the maximum sling load.
3 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
The emergency procedures laid down in the basic Flight Manual remain
applicable but are c~leted by the following procedures.
Enqine failure with external load
-If an engine failure should occur in flight with an external load,
establish autorotational flight and immediately release the load.
-If engine failure occurs whilst ground personnel are hooking up the load,
the pilot should move away to the right, applying collective pitch to
hold the aircraft up. Ground personnel are to be forewarned that in
the event of engine failure they are to move away to the left.
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4 NORMAL PROCEDURES
The normal procedures laid down in the basic Flight Manual remain
applicable but are c~leted by the following procedures.
Carrying heavy loads is a delicate operation, due to the possible effects
of a swinging load on the flight behaviour of the helicopter. Consequently,
pilots are advised to train with gradually increased sling loads before
undertaking heavy load carrying operations.
WARNING: IN WET WEATHER, THICK RUBBER GLOVES SHOULD BE WORN BY THE
-OPERATOR HANDLING THE HOOK AND LOAD. RELEASE THE CHARGE OF
STATIC ELECTRICITY BY PLACING AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR CABLE OR
TUBE BETWEEN THE GROUND AND THE CARGO RELEASE UNIT (Hook).
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DGAC Approv@d: 350 B3 SUP.12
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