Section 8
Airplane Handling, Servic.
and Maintenance
PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK
8-4
2015-07-20
Doc. No. POH-20101308
8.3
Modifications or Airplane Repairs
All airplane repairs and modifications of airplane must be carried out by qualified
personnel in an approved service center.
Before any repairs/modification is made to the aircraft, consult the Civil aviation
authority of the country in which the airplane is registered to assess effect of the
repair/modification on the airworthiness.
Basic repairs of airplane are described in the Airplane Maintenance Manual for
SportStar MAX.
8.4
Road Transport
8.4.1 Airplane Towing
It is possible to move the airplane on a short distance by holding the fuselage
end in the position before the fin, eventually by holding the root part of wings.
The hand towing bar can be used for airplane relocation which will be fastened to
the nose wheel axis.
To turn the airplane on the spot, push on the fuselage end part in the area before
the fin, lift the nose wheel and turn the airplane in required direction.
WARNING
SWITCH
OFF
IGNITION
BEFORE
GROUND
HANDLING WITH THE AIRPLANE!
CAUTION
AVOID
EXCESSIVE
PRESSURES
ON
THE
AIRFRAME STRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY ON THE
WING TIPS, HTU, AND VTU ETC.
WHEN HANDLING THE AIRPLANE BY MEANS OF
THE TOWING BAR, PROPELLER BLADES MUST
BE SET TO HORIZONTAL POSITION. MAXIMUM
DEFLECTION OF THE NOSE WHEEL IS ± 10°.
AT MANUAL ENGINE STARTING GRASP THE
PROPELLER BLADE AREA, I.E. NOT ONLY
PROPELLER EDGE.
Summary of Contents for SportStar MAX
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