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- Page 1 G-CLYE 4548 Deeside Gliding Club (Aberdeenshire) Ltd Aboyne Airfield ABOYNE, AB34 5LB...
- Page 2 Flight Manual LS4-a General Log of Revisions Any revision of the present manual, except actual weighing data, must be recorded in the following table and in case of approved sections endorsed by the responsible airworthiness authority. The new or amended text in the revised page will be indicated by a black vertical line in the right hand margin, and the revision No.
- Page 3 Flight Manual LS4-a General Page Issue Date Current / TN Page Original Current / TN Title Jan. 5, 1984 Oct. 1999 Febr. 2019/TN4049 Nov.15,1983 Oct. 1999 Febr. 2019/TN4049 Nov.15,1983 Nov.15,1983 Nov.15,1983 Removed / LS-S-01 Nov.15,1983 May 2011 / LS-S-01 Nov.15,1983 Removed / LS-S-01 Nov.15,1983 Febr.
- Page 5 Flight Manual LS4-a General Contents continued Section Content page Normal procedures Daily Inspection 4-1, 4-2 Aileron and Airbrake System Connection Preflight Check Postflight Check Adjustment of Rudder Pedals Adjustment of Backrest Automatic Parachute Ripchord Landing Gear Wheel brake Trim System Baggage Compartment Water Ballast Winch Launch...
- Page 6 Flight Manual LS4-a General Contents continued Section Content page Handling Servicing and Maintenance Introduction Airplane Inspection Periods Preventive Maintenance Alterations and Repairs Ground Handling Assembly Procedure Disassembly Procedure Supporting area for Road Transport Supporting Area to lift whole Sailplane Long Term Storage, Preparation Return to Service Cleaning and Care Pressure Ports...
- Page 11 Flight Manual LS4-a Operating Limittions Weight limits: Max. flight weight (with water ballast): 525 kg <1157 lbs.> Max. flight weight without water ballast: wings Max. weight of non-lifting parts W 230 kg <507 lbs.> with TN 4046/4047 executed (water bags removed or water bags marked V112) 250 <551 lbs.>...
- Page 16 Flight Manual LS4-a Emergency Procedures Spin Recovery Rudder Opposite to spin rotation Elevator Neutral or slightly forward Aileron Neutral Smooth pull-out Altitude loss - About 50 m (150 ft) Emergency Canopy Release and Exit Pull open both canopy locks and pull emergency canopy release handle until the stop.
- Page 19 Flight Manual LS4-a Normal Procedures Daily Inspection continued 6. Cockpit Canopy cleaned, if necessary Proper function of canopy locking and emergency release (not daily, but to be completed at minimum every 3 months): a) "Pilot" in seat, both canopy locking handles opened. One person at the front end to lift the canopy from the fuselage.
- Page 45 Flight manual LS4-a, LS4-USA edition, LS4-a USA edition 9 Supplements Section page Introduction List of inserted supplements Cockpit Loading Plan Waterballast Loading Instructions Permanent Installation of Fixed Ballast Installation of Equipmemt in Baggage Compartment Master Equipment List 9-4 - 9-6 Colour Code of Instrument Tubing Neo-Winglets TN4049 9-8 –...
- Page 53 Flight manual LS4-a, LS4-USA edition, LS4-a USA edition 9.4 Neo-Winglets Introduction In the following text the changes to those sections of the flight manual which are affected by the installation of neo-Winglets will be given. For operation without neo- Winglets the data of the other LS4 (LS4-a) flight manual sections are applicable. Section 1 General Subsection amended Page 1-6 Descriptive data...
- Page 54 Flight manual LS4-a, LS4-USA edition, LS4-a USA edition Section 2 Limitations Page 2-3 Mass (weight) Subsection amended Maximum take-off and landing weight with water ballast LS4: 472 kg LS4-a: 505 kg with neo-Winglets installed Maximum weight of the non-lifting parts = 250 kg 517 lbs.
- Page 55 Flight manual LS4-a, LS4-USA edition, LS4-a USA edition Section 4 Normal procedures Subsections amended Page 4-2 Daily Inspection Wings Option neo-Winglets: Wingtips correctly mounted? Securing pin flush with wing surface and locked? Section 8 Handling Servicing and Maintenance Subsections amended Page 8-2 Ground Handling Assembly Procedure and 8-3 Disassembly Procedure Caution: When rigging and derigging the wings the wingtips with neo-Winglets (Option) shouldn’t be installed.
- Page 56 Flight manual LS4-a, LS4-USA edition, LS4-a USA edition Section 9 LS4 no change Page 9-2 Water ballast LS4-a Max. mass 505 kg/1113lbs. with neo-Winglets installed, max. amount of water ballast in the wing tanks 112 kg / 247 lbs, Max. ballast in the wing tanks, no tail tank filled, with neo-Winglets installed Cockpit load Empty mass kg/lbs.
- Page 57 Flight manual LS4-a, LS4-USA edition, LS4-a USA edition Section 5 Performance Subsection amended Page 5-1 Flight polar Option neo-Winglets: neo-Winglets at the wing tips increase the best L/D by 2 points Issued February 2019 TN4049 9-12 Copyright DG Flugzeugbau GmbH - any copy or publishing prohibited...
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