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Pilot Operating Handbook
TL-3000 Sirius
Notice! The information contained in this document is for reference and information only.
The pilot is the final and only responsible party for the safe operation of this aircraft.
LANDING GEAR
The landing gear is a fixed, tricycle type with a brake steerable nose gear and
two main landing gears. Shock absorption for the nose wheel is provided by a
spring and rubber strut cylinder. The main landing gear strut is made of multi-
layer composites that provide spring action and structural support.
Hydraulically-actuated brakes are attached on each main landing gear wheel.
The wheel brakes are operated by toe pedals attached to the tops of the pilot and
copilot rudder pedals. The left toe pedal will actuate the left main landing gear
brake and the right toe pedal will actuate the right main landing gear brake. With
the left brake pedal depressed, a valve may be turned to lock the brake pressure
to the wheel creating a parking brake. This valve is located outboard and forward
of the pilot seat near the cockpit floor.
SAFETY HARNESS
Each seat in the aircraft is equipped with a four-point inertia reel safety harness.
Each of the shoulder harnesses is latched to a single strap that extends aft over
the rear baggage area and secured at a bulkhead station point. The outboard
lap belt is secured to the outboard rear bulkhead, and the inboard lap belt is
secured to the center bulkhead. The right shoulder harness is attached to the
right lap belt and the left shoulder harness is attached to the left lap belt. One
main latch or buckle secures the entire harness as it fastens the two lap belts
together.
To use the safety harnesses, insert the main latch and then adjust the lap belts.
After the lap belts have been properly fitted, adjust the shoulder harnesses. To
release the main latch, simply pull up on the release lever and the harness will
unlatch.
ENGINE
The engine and all accessories are enclosed within upper and lower removable
cowlings. Due to the airflow design surrounding the engine during normal
operations the temperature of the composite cowling is approximately the same
as any other portion of the aircraft fuselage exposed to the sun.
The aircraft is powered by a Rotax 900 series engine which is normally-
aspirated, liquid/air-cooled, gear-reduced drive, dual carburetor-equipped, four-
cylinder, four-stroke, horizontally-opposed. The main accessories associated
with the engine include an electric starter, internal alternator with a voltage
regulator, dual carburetors, dual electronic ignition modules, and the engine
driven fuel pump. The crankcase is internally cooled by engine oil. The cylinder
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