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Rev. 02 – July 16 th , 2009<br />

6 Emergency Procedures<br />

6.9 Emergency Landing Procedure<br />

1. Determine the wind direction<br />

2. Sear<strong>ch</strong> for a possible landing area – pay attention to the<br />

wind direction<br />

3. Tou<strong>ch</strong> down into the wind, if at all possible<br />

6.10 Glide Ratio<br />

The glide ration of the REMOS GX is about 1:10 with flaps retracted<br />

and an airspeed of 75mph (65kts). The following table shows, what<br />

distances can be flown in gliding configuration (engine shut-off) from<br />

different altitudes in a no-wind condition and a clean and dry aircraft.<br />

Expect significant loss of glide performance for a wet or dirty aircraft<br />

or in case flaps are deployed.<br />

Altitude in ft AGL 500 1,000 2,000 4.000 5.000<br />

Distance in NM 0.8 1.6 3.3 6.5 8.2<br />

6.11 In-Flight Engine Fire Procedure<br />

1. Shut-off fuel flow by closing fuel valve<br />

2. Push the throttle lever fully forward until engine stops<br />

3. Try to extinguish the flames by a fast descent carried out as<br />

slip<br />

4. Land as soon as possible<br />

Note: Do not activate the recovery system!<br />

Emergency Procedures 6 - 5

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