Eurocopter AS 350 83 Flight Manual page 135

FLIGHT MANUAL
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Absolute maximum permissible speed with a load on the hook is 80 kt
(148 km/h -92 MPH).
Particular care must be exercised when bulky loads are bein9 carried
on the sling.
~ : The pilot is responsible for detennining the limit speed
according to the load and sling length.
2.5 Instruction plates
An instruction plate in the cockpit indicates:
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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
EMPORT DE CHARGES EXTERNES
CLASSE DE COMBINAISONS GIRAVION-CHARGE 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 OU
-REMPLIR UNE FONCTION ESSENTIELLE AYANT TRAIT A L 'UTILISATION DU
GIRAVION AVEC CHARGE EXTERIEURE.
A plate, visible to the ground operator and located on the lower
fairing 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 con.,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 inmediately release the load.
-If engine failure occurs in the hover or 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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DGAC Approved: 350 B3 SUP.13
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