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SECTION
T h e
P i p o r C o m a n c h e
b .
Maximum braking
efiect
during
short
landings
can
be
obtained
by holding full
back an the control wheel with Raps
up while apply-
ing brakes.
This
iorces the tail down and puts more load
on
the
main
wheels, resulting in better traction.
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Landing Check List:
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(1)
Mixtures rich.
:
(2) Propeller
set.
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(3) Carburetor heat off
[unless icing conditions
exist)
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(4) Electric
luel pump
on.
(5) Fuel
selector on
proper
tank,
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( 6 )
Landing
gear down
(under
150 MPH, check
green
li ht
on,
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warning
hrm
off, gear
emergency handle in forwar posi-
tion).
(7) Fhps dowr~
itincler
125 MPIT).
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Vll.
Emergency
Procedures:
Emergency
landing
g e m
exlension is nccorn~lished
with
the
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telescoping rnat~ual cxlensuln levcr.
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his coi~lrol can
ha
used only
to
cxtcnd ihe gear
if thc
e1et:lric:nl
actuating
syslcw
has
failed,
and
not
to
retract
the
gear n~anurliy
witliout [he
use
o f the alectric
motor. With
h e
electric motor disengaged
from
the
gear
torque
tube,
as
required in extending the p a r manually, there is
no
mech-
anism
for
I ~ ~ l r h g
the
gear in the up pwitirm, s r r
h a t
tlie
gear will
not
skny
up
ii
retracted
manually.
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T o
e x t e ~ ~ d
the
gear,
rernnve
the
cover uver
the
emergency
disengage
cuntn)l,
lncoted
between the
two
h n ~
seats,
and follow
the
iristruc~ion on the bark
; r
l
this
cover, as
iollows:
(1
)
A irspr:ctl
nut
nvcr
1
UO MPII.
(2)
Idanding
pcnr
srvi tch in cenlar
"off'
position.
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Disengage electric
motor
by
pushing
motor reIeam
arm
lorrmrd through
full
travet.
(4) P ~ I
out emergency extension handle
to
full
length.
(5)
Push
h a n d e
hrward
full
travel
to extend
lahding
gear.
11 it should becomo
nacessaj
to extend
tho.
gear
manual&,
at
the
compIetinn
of
h e
flight
the
trouble should be determined with
the
airplane
on j arks,
T11en
tu return to normal electrical gear
operation,
re-engaging
the
electric motor
to
the
landing gear
extension torque
tube should
be
done as folhws:
(1) Landing
gear switch
in
center "oil"
position.
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