Doors-Lock And Anti-Theft; Before Flight; Daily Or Pre-Flight Checks - Guimbal CABRI G2 Flight Manual

Hélicoptères Guimbal
CABRI G2

Doors-lock and anti-theft

To unlock / lock the doors, press the corresponding button on the key-ring
radio transmitter. Check the flashing strobe light confirmation.
If the transmitter is ineffective, check the "Auxiliaries" breaker inside the
battery box.
Unlocking / locking the doors also enables / disables the engine starter, if
active (refer to page 7-19).
Note : The starter is enabled when the rotor is turning above 400 RPM,
whatever the antitheft state.

Before flight

The pilot should be familiar with helicopter limitations detailed in Section 2
of this manual.
The pilot should have checked weight and balance. Refer to Section 2 and
Section 6 of this manual.
The pilot should check helicopter performance according to Section 5 of this
manual.
The pilot should carry out a pre-flight check before each flight.

Daily or Pre-flight checks

The following check must be carried out before each flight.
However, if the helicopter is operated by a single pilot, or in an organization
where checks are done by a qualified mechanic, this check may be carried-
out daily, before the first flight of the day.
In this case, an inter-flight check should be done between each flight (refer
to page 4-7).
Preliminaries
▪ Remove airframe covers, Pitot and static plugs, blade tie downs and
exhaust plug.
▪ In cold weather, remove all frost, ice or snow.
▪ Purpose of the following inspection is to :
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4-2.B
Visually check the helicopter general condition,
Detect leakage indications,
Detect aluminum fretting marks : dark powder marks,
Detect steel fretting marks : black or brown marks/residues,
Detect overheating marks (color changing),
Detect damages (impacts, scratches, cracks, frictions,
corrosion...).
EASA Approved
NORMAL PROCEDURES
SECTION 4
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