Eurocopter AS 350 83 Flight Manual page 174

FLIGHT MANUAL
2 LIMITATIONS .
The limitations laid down in the basic Flight Manual remain applicable in
full with the addition of the following specific points:
-Minimum crew: one pilot and one hoist operator.
-Maximum load on the hoist cable: 136 kg 000 lb).
For the aircraft equipped with the A.E Hoist, before embodiment of
modification AMS 1587, limit rigid c~act loads to 80 kg (176 lb).
-landing with a suspended load of 136 kg 000 lb) is not permissible.
-Speed limitation in forward flight with hoist cable reeled in and no
load on :
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.Refer to SECTION 2 of the Basic Flight Manual.
-3 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
The emergency procedures laid down in the basic Flight Manual remain
applicable but are completed by the following procedures:
The hoist installation incorporates a pyrotechnic cable cutter controlled
by a guarded pushbutton, located on the pilot's collective lever or cyclic
stick handgrip, which permits the load to be released in an emergency.
In the event of a complete electrical failure, have the cable severed by
means of the mechanical cutter available to the hoist operator.
4 NORMAL PROCEDURES
The normal procedures laid down in the basic Flight Manual remain
applicable but are completed by the following procedures:
The l.H. door and sub-door must be removed if the aircraft is not fitted
with the sliding door.
Make sure that both cable guards are present and firmly secured.
The jib locking bolt and the hoist operator's control grip complete with
support must be installed before take-off.
The hoist must be controlled by the hoist operator attached with safety
. belt (5) and standing on left side of the cabin. A control grip stowed on
the aft wall and provided with an UP-DOWN rocker switch (7) marked M/U -D
is available to the operator.
The hoist may also be operated by the pilot, using the rocker switch on
the cyclic stick grip (if the switch is fitted).
DGAC Approved: 35083 SUP.18
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