Emergency Ground Loop; Emergency Landing On Water - DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000S Flight Manual

Flight manual DG-1000S

3.11 Emergency ground loop

If there is the risk of overshooting the landing strip you have to decide at least
40 m (130 ft) before the end of the field to execute a controlled ground loop:
- If possible turn into the wind!
- At the same time try to lift the tail by pushing the stick forward.

3.12 Emergency landing on water

From the experience with emergency water landing we know that it is likely that
the sailplane will dive into the water, cockpit first.
Therefore an emergency landing on water should be the last choice.
In the case of a water landing, however, extend the landing gear.
Issued: March 2002
LBA app. 3.5
Flight manual DG-1000S
4 Normal procedures
Section
4.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................4.2
4.2 Rigging and derigging, filling the watertanks..........................................4.2
4.2.1 Rigging ...............................................................................................4.2
4.2.2 Filling the wing water ballast tanks ...................................................4.4
4.2.3 Filling the fin ballast tank ..................................................................4.5
4.2.4 Ballast box in the fin ..........................................................................4.5
4.2.5 Derigging............................................................................................4.6
4.3 Daily Inspection .......................................................................................4.7
4.4 Pre-flight inspection ...............................................................................4.10
4.5 Normal procedures and recommended speeds.......................................4.11
4.5.1 Launch ..............................................................................................4.11
4.5.2 Free flight .........................................................................................4.12
4.5.3 Approach and landing ......................................................................4.13
4.5.4 Flight with water ballast...................................................................4.15
4.5.5 Flight at high altitude and at low temperatures................................4.16
4.5.6 Flight in rain .....................................................................................4.17
4.5.7 Cloud flying......................................................................................4.17
4.5.8 Aerobatics.........................................................................................4.18
Issued: March 2002
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