Entrance Doors And Cabin Windows 7-15 - Cessna 182Q 1979 Pilot Operating Handbook

CESSNA
MODEL 182Q
SECTION 7
AIRPLANE
&
SYSTEMS DESCRIPTIONS
link on the harness at about shoulder level, pull the link and harness
downward, and insert the link in the seat belt buckle. Adjust belt tension
across the lap by pulling upward on the shoulder harness. Removal is
accomplished by releasing the seat belt buckle, which will allow the
inertia reel to pull the harness inboard of the seat.
ENTRANCE DOORS AND CABIN WINDOWS
Entry to, and exit from the airplane is accomplished through either of
two entry doors, one on each side of the cabin at the front seat positions
(refer to Section 6 for cabin and cabin door dimensions). The doors
incorporate a recessed exterior door handle, a conventional interior door
handle, a key-operated door lock (left door only), a door stop mechanism,
and an openable window in the left door. An openable right door window is
also available.
To open the doors from outside the airplane, utilize the recessed door
handle near the aft edge of each door. Depress the forward end of the handle
to rotate it out of its recess, and then pull outboard. To close or open the
doors from inside the airplane, use the combination door handle and arm
rest. The inside door handle has three positions and a placard at its base
which reads OPEN, CLOSE, and LOCK. The handle is spring-loaded to the
CLOSE (up) position. When the door has been pulled shut and latched, lock
it by rotating the door handle forward to the LOCK position (flush with the
arm rest). When the handle is rotated to the LOCK position, an over-center
action will hold it in that position. Both cabin doors should be locked prior
to flight, and should not be opened intentionally during flight.
NOTE
Accidental opening of a cabin door in flight due to
improper closing does not constitute a need to land the
airplane. The best procedure is to set up the airplane in a
trimmed condition at approximately 80 KIAS, 'open a
window, momentarily shove the door outward slightly,
and forcefully close and lock the door.
Exit from the airplane is accomplished by rotating the door handle
from the LOCK position, past the CLOSE position, aft to the OPEN position
and pushing the door open. To lock the airplane, lock the right cabin door
with the inside handle, close the left cabin door, and using the ignition key,
lock the door.
The left cabin door is equipped with an openable window which is held
in the closed position by a detent equipped latch on the lower edge of the
window frame. To open the window, rotate the latch upward. The window is
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