Inadvertent Spiral Dive During Imc Flight - Cirrus SR22 Pilot Operating Handbook

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ECTION MERGENCY
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NUSUAL TTITUDE

Inadvertent Spiral Dive During IMC Flight

1. Power Lever............................................................................................. IDLE
2. Stop the spiral dive by using coordinated aileron and rudder control
while referring to the attitude indicator and turn coordinator to level the
wings.
3. Cautiously apply elevator back pressure to bring airplane to level flight
attitude.
4. Trim for level flight.
5. Set power as required.
6. Use autopilot if functional otherwise maintain a constant heading
through the coordinated aileron and rudder inputs.
7. Exit IMC conditions as soon as possible.
In all cases, if the aircraft enters an unusual attitude from which
recovery is not assured, immediately deploy CAPS. Refer to
Section 10,
3-38
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ROCEDURES
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MERGENCIES
Procedure Complete
Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS)
deployment information.
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SR22
for CAPS
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