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Section 3
Cirrus Design
Emergency Procedures
SR22T
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.
Amplification
In all cases, if the aircraft enters an unusual attitude from which
recovery is not assured, immediately deploy CAPS. Refer to Section
10,
Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS)
for CAPS deployment
information.
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