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Lancair Columbia 400 Information Manual - Section 2
Section 2
Columbia 400 (LC41-550FG)
Limitations
Initial Issue of Manual: November 10, 2004
RC050002
Latest Revision Level/Date: -/11-10-2004
2-1
Section 2
Limitations
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 2-3
LIMITATIONS............................................................................................................................ 2-4
Airspeed Limitation ............................................................................................................... 2-4
Airspeed Indicator Markings ................................................................................................. 2-4
Powerplant Limitations.......................................................................................................... 2-5
Powerplant Fuel and Oil Data................................................................................................ 2-5
Oil Grades Recommended for Various Average Temperature Ranges........................... 2-5
Oil Temperature............................................................................................................... 2-5
Oil Pressure...................................................................................................................... 2-5
Approved Fuel Grades..................................................................................................... 2-5
Fuel Flow ......................................................................................................................... 2-5
Powerplant Instrument Markings .......................................................................................... 2-5
Propeller Data and Limitations.............................................................................................. 2-7
Propeller Diameters ......................................................................................................... 2-7
Propeller Blade Angles at 30 Inches Station Pressure..................................................... 2-7
Weight Limits ........................................................................................................................ 2-7
Other Weight Limitations ...................................................................................................... 2-7
Center of Gravity Limits........................................................................................................ 2-7
Center of Gravity Table ......................................................................................................... 2-8
Maneuvering Limits............................................................................................................... 2-8
Utility Category ............................................................................................................... 2-8
Approved Acrobatic Maneuvers............................................................................................ 2-8
Spins ...................................................................................................................................... 2-8
Flight Load Factor Limits...................................................................................................... 2-9
Utility Category ............................................................................................................... 2-9
Kinds of Operation Limits and Pilot Requirements .............................................................. 2-9
Icing Conditions..................................................................................................................... 2-9
Fuel Limitations..................................................................................................................... 2-9
Electronic Display Limitations .............................................................................................. 2-9
Avidyne PFD ................................................................................................................. 2-10
Garmin GNS 430 ........................................................................................................... 2-10
Transponder
Limitations...................................................................................................... 2-11
GTX 330 Mode S Transponder Limitations.................................................................. 2-11
Autopilot Limitations........................................................................................................... 2-11
S-TEC System Fifty Five X........................................................................................... 2-11
Oxygen Limitations ............................................................................................................. 2-12
Ryan Model 9900BX TCAD Limitations............................................................................ 2-12
Other Limitations................................................................................................................. 2-12
Altitude .......................................................................................................................... 2-13
Flap Limitations............................................................................................................. 2-13
Passenger Seating Capacity ........................................................................................... 2-13
Summary of Columbia 400
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Columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) information manual revision no. 3 – (november 2004) the information in this manual was taken directly from the faa approved airplane flight manual. Since the data in the lancair columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) information manual may not be current and cannot be revised, this manu...
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Table of sections section general ......................................................................... 1 limitations .................................................................... 2 emergency procedures ......................................... 3 normal procedures ...........................
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Section 1 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) general initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1-1 section 1 general table of contents three-view drawing of the airplane.................................................................... 1-2 introduction ......
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Section 1 general columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 1-2 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 three-view drawing of the airplane figure 1 - 1 specifications wing area 141.2 ft. 2 (13.1 m 2 ) wing span 35.8 ft. (10.9 m) length 25.2 ft. (7.68 m) empty wei...
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Section 1 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) general initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1-3 section 1 general introduction this handbook is written in nine sections and includes the material required to be furnished to the pilot by federal aviation re...
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Section 1 general columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 1-4 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 descriptive data engine number of engines: 1 engine manufacturer: teledyne continental engine model number: tsio-550-c engine type: twin-turbocharged, direct d...
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Section 1 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) general initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1-5 viscosity recommended for various average air temperature ranges below 40 ° f (4 ° c) sae 30, 10w30, 15w50, or 20w50 above 40 ° f (4 ° c) sae 50, 15w50, or 20w...
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Section 1 general columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 1-6 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 abbreviations, terminology, and symbols airspeed terminology cas calibrated airspeed means the indicated speed of an aircraft, corrected for position and instr...
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Section 1 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) general initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1-7 v s stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable. V so stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed at which th...
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Section 1 general columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 1-8 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 wind the wind velocities recorded as variables on the charts of this handbook are to be understood as the headwind or tailwind components of the reported winds...
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Section 1 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) general initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1-9 tit gauge the turbine inlet temperature indicator is the instrument used to identify the lean fuel flow mixtures for various power settings. Wing cuff speciall...
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Section 1 general columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 1-10 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 usable fuel usable fuel is the quantity available that can safely be used for flight planning purposes. Weight and balance arm the arm is the horizontal dista...
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Section 1 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) general initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1-11 maximum zero-fuel weight the maximum weight authorized for an aircraft that does not include the weight of the fuel. This weight includes the basic empty weig...
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Section 1 general columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 1-12 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 supplements equipment, which is not covered in sections 1 through 8 of the information manual, is included in section 9, as applicable. Use of the terms warni...
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Section 1 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) general initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1-13 kilograms and pounds converting kilograms to pounds kilograms 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2.205 4.409 6.614 8.818 11.023 13.228 15.432 17.637 19.842 10 22.046 24.25...
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Section 1 general columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 1-14 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 feet and meters converting meters to feet meters 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 3.281 6.562 9.843 13.123 16.404 19.685 22.966 26.247 29.528 10 32.808 36.089 39.370 42....
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Section 1 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) general initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1-15 inches and centimeters converting centimeters to inches centimeters 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 0.394 0.787 1.181 1.575 1.969 2.362 2.756 3.150 3.543 10 3.937 4.331...
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Section 1 general columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 1-16 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 nautical miles, statute miles, and kilometers nautical miles statute miles kilo- meters nautical miles statute miles kilo- meters nautical miles statute miles...
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Section 1 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) general initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1-17 liters, imperial gallons, and u.S. Gallons converting liters to imperial gallons liters 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 0.22 0.44 0.66 0.88 1.10 1.32 1.54 1.76 1.98 10 ...
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Section 1 general columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 1-18 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 liters, imperial gallons, and u.S. Gallons (continued) converting liters to u.S. Gallons liters 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 0.00 0.26 0.53 0.79 1.06 1.32 1.59 1.85 ...
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Section 1 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) general initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1-19 liters, imperial gallons, and u.S. Gallons (continued) converting imperial gallons to u.S. Gallons imperial gallons 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 0.00 1.20 2.40 3.60 ...
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Section 1 general columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 1-20 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 temperature relationships (fahrenheit and celsius) fahrenheit celsius fahrenheit celsius fahrenheit celsius -40f -40c 145f 63c 330f 166c -35f -37c 150f 66c 33...
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Section 1 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) general initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1-21 fuel weights and conversion relationships the table below summarizes the weights and conversion relationships for liters, u.S. Gallons, and imperial gallons. ...
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Section 2 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) limitations initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 2-1 section 2 limitations table of contents introduction .........................................................................................................
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Section 2 limitations columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 2-2 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 placards............................................................................................................................... 2-15 general .........
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Section 2 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) limitations initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 2-3 section 2 limitations introduction section 2 contains the operating limitations of this airplane. The federal aviation administration approves the limitati...
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Section 2 limitations columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 2-4 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 limitations airspeed limitations the airspeed limitations below are based on the maximum gross takeoff weight of 3600 lbs (1633 kg). The maximum operating ...
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Section 2 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) limitations initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 2-5 powerplant limitations number of engines: one (1) engine manufacturer: teledyne continental engine model number: tsio-550-c recommended time between overha...
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Section 2 limitations columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 2-6 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 powerplant instrument markings the following table, figure 2 - 3, shows applicable color-coded ranges for the various powerplant instruments. The primary p...
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Section 2 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) limitations initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 2-7 propeller data and limitations number of propellers: 1 propeller manufacture: hartzell propeller hub and blade model numbers: hc-h3yf-1rf and f7693df prope...
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Section 2 limitations columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 2-8 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 center of gravity table category forward datum point and weight aft datum point and weight variation utility category 105 inches at 2600 to 2900 lbs. 108.8...
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Section 2 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) limitations initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 2-9 warning the intentional spinning of the aircraft is prohibited. Warning if a spin is entered with the flaps extended, they should be retracted after the sp...
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Section 2 limitations columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 2-10 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 avidyne pfd limitations 1. Ifr flight is prohibited when the pfd or any mechanical instrument is inoperative (altimeter, airspeed indicator, artificial ho...
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Section 2 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) limitations initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 2-11 note in some areas outside the united states, datums other than wgs-84 or nad-83 may be used. If the gns 430 is authorized for use by the appropriate airw...
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Section 2 limitations columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 2-12 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 oxygen limitations 1. A4 flowmeter and standard cannulas may be used for altitudes up to 18,000 ft pa. 2. Cannulas may only be used by persons not experie...
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Section 2 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) limitations initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 2-13 using degarbling techniques, the processor can often provide data on the closest threat. In some instances, both aircraft will be decoded, and in other in...
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Section 2 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) limitations initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 2-15 placards general federal aviation regulations require that a number of different placards be prominently displayed on the interior and exterior of the air...
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Section 2 limitations columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 2-16 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 near pilot and copilot interior door handles near door handle on passenger side on baggage compartment door joggle.
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Section 2 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) limitations initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 2-17 on crash ax in aft cabin on aft baggage bulkhead under left rear seat next to leveling washer under all seats on parking brake handle.
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Section 2 limitations columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 2-18 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 near airspeed indicator near airspeed indicator on flap panel no flaps operation above 14,000 ft. Pa on center overhead console the magnetic direction ind...
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Section 2 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) limitations initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 2-19 above copilot's fresh air vent on top center of engine instrument panel (when autopilot installed) on engine instrument panel under cht/tit gauge on top c...
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Section 2 limitations columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 2-20 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 engraved on fuel selector knob and upper plate on oxygen distribution manifold in forward overhead panel on oxygen fill port set into hat shelf left right...
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Section 2 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) limitations initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 2-21 exterior placards on oil filler access door near pilot and passenger door handles on main wheel pants on nose gear wheel pant or nose gear fairing (if nos...
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Section 2 limitations columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 2-22 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 near fill cap of fuel tank under each wing near fuel drains for draining of wing fuel sump: to open: press cup gently into bottom of valve to drain requir...
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Section 2 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) limitations initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 2-23 on left side wing fillet on exterior of fuselage – forward of wing on pilot’s side.
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Section 2 limitations columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 2-24 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 on exterior of fuselage – forward of wing on copilot’s side on forward portion of nose gear fairing on nose gear wheel pant (if installed) turn limit.
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-1 section 3 emergency procedures table of contents introduction .......................................................................................
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-2 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 amplified emergency procedures ......................................................................... 3-20 engine failure and forced landings ....
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-3 emergency exit ................................................................................................................... 3-34 general......
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-5 section 3 emergency procedures introduction the emergency procedures are included before the normal procedures, as these items have a higher level...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-6 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 emergency procedures checklists engine failure during takeoff 1. Throttle control set to idle 2. Brakes apply steady pressure (release momentarily...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-7 5.2. Engine restarts use the procedures after an engine restart checklist. 6. Ignition switch verify set to r/l engine failure during flight above...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-8 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 engine failure with fuel annunciator illuminated below 15,000 ft 1. Airspeed 82 to 108 kias - see figure 3 - 3. 2. Mixture control set to rich 3. ...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-9 power to 75% or less and land as soon as possible. Do not set the mixture too rich for descent or landing. Refer to the amplified discussion on pa...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-10 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1.7. Avionics master switch set to off 1.8. Backup boost pump and vapor suppression both set to off 2. Landing 2.1. Wing flaps as required (full ...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-11 engine driven fuel pump (edfp) – partial failure (fuel pressure too high to activate backup pump. Intermittent power – no fuel pump annunciator) ...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-12 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 note in situations that require electrical system shutdown under poor ambient light conditions, cabin illumination is available through use of th...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-13 8. Post fire details open ventilation (if fire is extinguished) 9. Nav/com bypass switch set to on 10. Phased system power-up determine if electr...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-14 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 warning recovery from a spin may require up to one additional turn with normal use of controls for recovery. Warning if a steady state spin is en...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-15 landing with a flat main tire 1. Approach normal 2. Wing flaps set to landing position 3. Touchdown touch down on the inflated tire first and mai...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-16 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3.2. Alternator annunciator light on if after recycling the system the alternator annunciator light does not go out or trips the alternator off-l...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-17 control without pilot input to the affected flight control(s). If excessive control force is required to maintain level flight, land as soon as p...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-18 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 oxygen system malfunction 1. Flow meters verify flow to breathing devices 2. Descend 12,500 ft or below (in a safe and controlled manner) 3. Oxyg...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-19 circuit breaker panel many of the above emergency procedures involve resetting or pulling circuit breakers, which requires a good understanding o...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-20 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 amplified emergency procedures engine failure and forced landings general – the most important thing in any emergency is to maintain control of t...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-21 best glide speed versus minimum rate of descent speed – the best distance glide speed will provide the most distance covered over the ground for ...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-22 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 stoppage. If the engine failure is a result of fuel starvation with a fuel pressure less than 5.5 psi, then the fuel annunciator will provide a v...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-23 engine restarts – if the engine restarts, two special issues must be considered: (1) if the airplane was in a glide for an extended period of tim...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-24 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 inherent in such an approach will increase the airplane’s stall speed, and a margin for safety should be added to the approach airspeed. Elevator...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-25 problem. Atypical control forces will be required and the flight should be terminated as soon as possible or practicable (depending on flight con...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-26 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 if the aircraft is struck by lightning in flight, the movs will have likely prevented significant damage to the electrical components. The most l...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-27 caution if the above steps do not restore oil temperature to normal, severe damage or an engine failure can result. Reduce power to idle, and sel...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-28 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 arming is normally in the off position. At the first indication of engine driven pump failure (fuel pump warning annunciator, low fuel pressure, ...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-29 battery carries the entire electrical demand of the affected bus. As the battery charge is expended, the voltage to the system will read somethin...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-30 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 complete left or right bus failure general – normally, a pilot can anticipate the onset of a complete electrical failure. Items like an alternato...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-31 summary of buses bus bus component circuit breaker avionics bus • audio/voice • gps 1 • gps 2 • nav/com #1 • com #2 • transponder/encoder and equ...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-32 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 left dimmer control and is labeled alt static. To access the alternate static source, rotate the static control knob clockwise until it locks in ...
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Section 3 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) emergency procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-33 loss of air data (altitude, airspeed) is indicated by the affected indicator being removed from the display and replaced with a red x. Loss of at...
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Section 3 emergency procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-34 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 failures that the pilot may rectify in flight are leaks downstream of the distribution manifold, which may consist of misadjusted or pinched flex...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 3-35 1. Release the seat belt. The pilot should position himself or herself in a manner that minimizes injury before releasing the seat belt. 2. Remove c...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 3-36 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 crash ax a crash ax is located under the pilot’s seat for use in the event the cabin door and the emergency door releases cannot be used. The blade ...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-1 section 4 normal procedures table of contents introduction .............................................................................................
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-2 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 before starting engine.............................................................................................................4-21 fresh air ven...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-3 practicing stalls ................................................................................................................. 4-32 loading and ...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-5 section 4 normal procedures introduction section 4 contains checklists for normal procedures. As mentioned in section 3, the owner of this handbook i...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-6 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 normal procedures checklists preflight inspection figure 4-2 depicts the major inspection points, and the arrow shows the sequence for inspecting eac...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-7 note the heated pitot housing should be warm to the touch in a minute or so, and it should not be operated for more than one to two minutes when the ...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-8 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 area 5 (right wing leading edge, fuel tank, right tire) 1. Wing fuel drain check for contamination (preceding first flight of the day or after refuel...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-9 8. Brakes tested and set 9. All circuit breakers check in 10. Left bus switch set to on 11. Oxygen switch set to disp 12. Oxygen quantity note 13. Ox...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-10 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 starting engine with ground power cart 1. Left and right master switches verify off 2. Check propeller area clear (ensure people/equipment are not i...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-11 crosstie operation 1. Left battery bus switch set to off (ensure the essential and avionics buses are energized) 2. L bus off annunciator illuminate...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-12 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 before taxi 1. Engine instruments check (within proper ranges) 2. Fuel gauges check proper indication 3. Wing flaps set to up (cruise position) 4. A...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-13 27. Annunciator panel all lights off 28. Door seals on 29. Backup boost pump armed 30. Oxygen switch set to on 31. Mask or cannula don 32. Flowmeter...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-14 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 minor spark plug fouling (minor plug fouling can usually be cleared as follows.) 1. Throttle/brakes hold brakes manually and set throttle to 2200 rp...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-15 crosswind operations crosswind takeoffs and landings require a special technique but not specific procedures and, as such, do not require a dedicate...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-16 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 leaning the mixture. Above 18,000 ft. The minimum manifold pressure is 15 in. Hg; minimum rpm is 2,200. Note the vapor suppression must be turned on...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-17 normal landing 1. Approach airspeed as required for configuration flaps (cruise position)..... 105 to 110 kias flaps (landing position) ...... 85 to...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-18 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 shutdown 1. Parking brake set 2. Throttle set to idle (900 rpm) 3. Autopilot set to off 4. Oxygen set to off 5. Elt check not activated (check befor...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-19 amplified procedures preflight inspection the purpose of the preflight inspection is to ascertain that the airplane is physically capable of complet...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-20 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 stall warning vane – the stall warning vane located on the leading edge of the left wing should be checked to ensure freedom of movement and that th...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-21 here are a few final suggestions regarding the measuring stick. (1) marks on the stick should be etched into the wood or labeled with a paint that i...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-22 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 second birthday and does not occupy or use any restraining device. If a restraining device is used, the fars require a type approved under one of th...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-23 over priming – if the engine starts intermittently and is followed by puffs of black smoke, over priming is the most likely cause. The black smoke m...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-24 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 engaged, it will only energize the left starter contactor, since there is no battery power to energize the right contactor. Once the engine is runni...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-25 around the perimeter of the doorframe will remove enough pieces so that the middle portion of the window can be removed with a few heavy blows. Once...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-26 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 before takeoff engine temperatures – the control of engine temperatures is an important consideration when operating the airplane on the ground. The...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-27 short field takeoff – the three major items of importance in a short field takeoff are developing maximum takeoff power, maximum acceleration, and u...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-28 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 power settings – use maximum continuous power until the airplane reaches a safe altitude above the ground. Ensure the propeller rpm does not exceed ...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-29 flight. Section 5 in this manual contains detailed information to assist the pilot in the flight planning process. In general, the airplane cruises ...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-30 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 door seals – normally, the door seal switch remains in the on position for the entire flight. If the system pressure drops below 12 psi, the air pum...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-31 approach on the downwind leg, adjust power to maintain 110 kias to 120 kias with the flaps retracted. When opposite the landing point, reduce power,...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-32 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 attitude on the main landing gear first. Lower the nose wheel smoothly and quickly, and apply heavy braking. However, do not skid the tires. Braking...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-33 unexpected because they occur at higher-than-expected airspeeds. The recovery from accelerated stalls (a speed change of three to five knots/second)...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-34 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 complicating the starting procedure. False starting (failure to continue running after starting) often results in the formation of moisture on spark...
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Section 4 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) normal procedures initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 4-35 after starting the engine, set the idle to 1000 rpm or less until an increase in oil temperature is noted. Since the oil in the oil pressure gauge l...
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Section 4 normal procedures columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 4-36 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 climb at a slightly higher than normal airspeed and turn the vapor suppression on. Be sure the mixture is set properly to full rich, and do not oper...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-1 section 5 performance table of contents introduction .........................................................................................................
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-2 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 introduction the performance charts and graphs on the following pages are designed to assist the pilot in determining specific performance characteristics ...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-3 airspeed calibration – normal and alternate static source flaps – up position (0°) 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 2...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-4 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 airspeed calibration – normal and alternate static source flaps – landing position (40°) 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 knot...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-5 equivalent airspeed calibration 18,000 ft 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 k...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-6 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 temperature conversion figure 5 - 7 stall speeds figure 5 - 8 shows the stalling speed of the airplane for various flap settings and angles of bank. To pro...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-7 with a forward cg are noticeably diminished. Please see stall discussion on page 4-32. The maximum altitude loss during power off stalls is about 500 feet....
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-8 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 crosswind, headwind, and tailwind component 10º 20º 30º 40º 50º 60º 70º 80º component in knots of component in knots of component in knots of component in ...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-9 short field takeoff distance (12º - takeoff flaps) associated conditions example power takeoff power set before brake release oat 25°c flaps 12° (takeoff p...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-10 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 takeoff speed schedule the following chart should be used in conjunction with the takeoff distance chart in figure 5 - 10 to determine the proper takeoff ...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-11 maximum rate of climb rate of climb (ft/min) 3000 lb (1361 kg) 106 kias rate of climb (ft/min) 3300 lb (1497 kg) 108 ktas rate of climb (ft/min) 3600 lb (...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-12 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 time, fuel, and distance to climb pressure altitude climb speed kias rate of climb fpm time min fuel used gal. (l) distance nm 25000 110 897 19.2 11.5 (43...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-13 cruise performance overview the tables on pages 5-14 through 5-27 contain cruise data to assist in the flight planning process. This information is tabula...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-14 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 cruise performance sea level pressure altitude -5 ° c (20 ° c below standard) 15 ° c (standard temperature) 45 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp gp...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-15 cruise performance 2000 feet pressure altitude -9 ° c (20 ° c below standard) 11 ° c (standard temperature) 41 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp gp...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-16 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 cruise performance 4000 ft pressure altitude -13 ° c (20 ° c below standard) 7 ° c (standard temperature) 37 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp gph ...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-17 cruise performance 6000 ft pressure altitude -17 ° c (20 ° c below standard) 3 ° c (standard temperature) 33 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp gph ...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-18 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 cruise performance 8000 ft pressure altitude -21 ° c (20 ° c below standard) -1 ° c (standard temperature) 29 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp gph...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-19 cruise performance 10000 ft pressure altitude -25 ° c (20 ° c below standard) -5 ° c (standard temperature) 25 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp gp...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-20 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 cruise performance 12000 ft pressure altitude -29 ° c (20 ° c below standard) -9 ° c (standard temperature) 21 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp gp...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-21 cruise performance 14000 ft pressure altitude -33 ° c (20 ° c below standard) -13 ° c (standard temperature) 17 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp g...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-22 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 cruise performance 16000 ft pressure altitude -37 ° c (20 ° c below standard) -17 ° c (standard temperature) 13 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp g...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-23 cruise performance 18000 ft pressure altitude -41 ° c (20 ° c below standard) -21 ° c (standard temperature) 9 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp gp...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-24 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 cruise performance 20000 ft pressure altitude -45 ° c (20 ° c below standard) -25 ° c (standard temperature) 5 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp gp...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-25 cruise performance 22000 ft pressure altitude -49 ° c (20 ° c below standard) -29 ° c (standard temperature) 1 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp gp...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-26 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 cruise performance 24000 ft pressure altitude -53 ° c (20 ° c below standard) -33 ° c (standard temperature) -3 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp g...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-27 cruise performance 25000 ft pressure altitude -55 ° c (20 ° c below standard) -35 ° c (standard temperature) -5 ° c (30 ° c above standard) rpm mp % bhp g...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-28 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 range profile 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000 13000 14000 15000 16000 17000 18000 19000 20000 21000 22000 23000 24000 250...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-29 endurance profile 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000 13000 14000 15000 16000 17000 18000 19000 20000 21000 22000 23000 24000...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-30 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 holding considerations when holding is required, it is recommended that takeoff flaps be used with an indicated airspeed of 120± knots. Depending on tempe...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-31 time, fuel, and distance for cruise descent the table below, figure 5 - 31, has information to assist the pilot in estimating cruise descent times, fuel u...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-32 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 short field landing distance (40º - landing flaps) associated conditions example power as required to maintain 3° approach oat 25°c flaps 40° pressure alt...
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-33 landing speed schedule the following chart should be used in conjunction with the landing distance chart in figure 5 - 32 to determine the proper landing ...
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Section 5 performance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 5-34 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 sample problem airplane configuration takeoff weight ... 3600 lbs. (1633 kg) maximum gross weight usable fuel ...............................................
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Section 5 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) performance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5-35 oxygen system duration charts the chart shown in figure 5 - 34 should be used to determine the amount of oxygen available when using the a4 flowmeter with...
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Section 6 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) weight & balance - equipment list initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 6-1 section 6 weight & balance and equipment list table of contents introduction ...........................................................
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Section 6 weight & balance - equipment list columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-2 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 equipment list general .............................................................................................. 6-a1 install co...
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Section 6 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) weight & balance - equipment list initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 6-3 section 6 weight & balance and equipment list introduction weight and balance procedures – this section, after the introduction, is d...
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Section 6 weight & balance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-4 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 procedures for weighing & determining empty cg general to determine the empty weight and center of gravity of the airplane, the airplane must be in a ...
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Section 6 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) weight & balance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 6-5 the brakes are set before raising the airplane off the floor. When all of the airplane’s weight is on the three scales, move the jacks to a location t...
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Section 6 weight & balance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-6 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 figure 6 - 3 3. Create a lateral reference line between the two main gear tires. This can be accomplished by stretching a string between the two chalk...
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Section 6 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) weight & balance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 6-7 figure 6 - 3 and figure 6 - 4. Measure the distance along the longitudinal axis between the plumb bob to the mark on nose tire. This is measurement b ...
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Section 6 weight & balance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-8 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5. Operation no. 5 - multiply the corrected scale weights times their respective arms to determine the moments for each location. Enter the moments fo...
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Section 6 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) weight & balance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 6-9 8. Finally, the total moments and corrected weights are summed. In the example below, the total weight is 2,485 pounds and the total moments are 260,4...
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Section 6 weight & balance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-10 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 procedures for determining gross weight and loaded center of gravity (cg) useful load and stations the useful load is determined by subtracting the e...
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Section 6 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) weight & balance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 6-11 redistribution of baggage when the aft cg limit is exceeded. If no weight is placed on the hat rack, then up to 120 lbs. Can be placed in either zone...
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Section 6 weight & balance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-12 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 attachments by pressing down and holding on the button on the top of the attachment and sliding it out of its mount. The net can be reinstalled by re...
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Section 6 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) weight & balance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 6-13 calculator method sample problem calculator method actual calculation for this airplane item wt. (lbs.) arm (inches) moments (lbs.-in.) item wt. (lbs...
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Section 6 weight & balance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-14 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 sample problem graphical method (using moments obtained from the graphs)* item wt. (lbs.) moments (1000 lbs.-in. ) basic empty wt. 2,485 260.4 ( figu...
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Section 6 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) weight & balance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 6-15 other weight limitations type of weight limitation forward datum point and weight aft datum point and weight variation minimum flying weight maximum ...
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Section 6 weight & balance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-16 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 figure 6 - 16 figure 6 - 17 front seat moment computations 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 weight (lbs.) moments (lbs.-in...
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Section 6 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) weight & balance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 6-17 figure 6 - 18 figure 6 - 19 fuel moment computations 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000 80000 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 we...
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Section 6 weight & balance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-18 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 lancair columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) weight and balance envelope weight and cg envelope lc41-550fg 2300 2400 2500 2600 2700 2800 2900 3000 3100 3200 330...
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(appendi x a) section 6 (appendix a) colum bia 40 0 (lc41 -55 0f g) equipment – types of operations initial issue of manual: nov embe r 10, 20 04 rc050002 latest revisi on level/date: -/11-1 0-2 00 4 6-a1 equipment for types of operation install code – the following pages contain a listing of equipm...
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Section 6 (ap pendix a) (appendix a) equipme nt – types of op er ation s columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050 002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-a2 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 equipment for types of operation list lancair columbia 400 all – required for all flight operations if...
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(appendi x a) section 6 (appendix a) colum bia 40 0 (lc41 -55 0f g) equipment – types of operations initial issue of manual: nov embe r 10, 20 04 rc050002 latest revisi on level/date: -/11-1 0-2 00 4 6-a3 equipment for types of operation list lancair columbia 400 all – required for all flight operat...
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Section 6 (ap pendix a) (appendix a) equipme nt – types of op er ation s columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050 002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-a4 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 equipment for types of operation list lancair columbia 400 all – required for all flight operations if...
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(appendi x a) section 6 (appendix a) colum bia 40 0 (lc41 -55 0f g) equipment – types of operations initial issue of manual: nov embe r 10, 20 04 rc050002 latest revisi on level/date: a/12-01-20 04 6-a5 equipment for types of operation list lancair columbia 400 all – required for all flight operatio...
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Section 6 (ap pendix a) (appendix a) equipme nt – types of op er ation s columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050 002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-a6 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 equipment for types of operation list lancair columbia 400 all – required for all flight operations if...
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(appendi x a) section 6 (appendix a) colum bia 40 0 (lc41 -55 0f g) equipment – types of operations initial issue of manual: nov embe r 10, 20 04 rc050002 latest revisi on level/date: a/12-01-20 04 6-a7 equipment for types of operation list lancair columbia 400 all – required for all flight operatio...
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Section 6 (ap pendix a) (appendix a) equipme nt – types of op er ation s columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050 002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-a8 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 this page intentionally left blank.
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(appendi x b) section 6 (appendix b) colum bia 40 0 (lc41 -55 0f g) installed equipment list initial issue of manual: nov embe r 10, 20 04 rc050002 latest revisi on level/date: a/12-01-20 04 6-b1 installed equipment list (iel) equipment list nxxxx ─ s/n 41xxx ─ date a/c was weighed ─ xxxx item no dr...
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Section 6 (ap pendix b) (appendix b) installed equi pment list columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050 002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-b2 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 installed equipment list (iel) equipment list nxxxx ─ s/n 41xxx ─ date a/c was weighed ─ xxxx item no drawing re...
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(appendi x b) section 6 (appendix b) colum bia 40 0 (lc41 -55 0f g) installed equipment list initial issue of manual: nov embe r 10, 20 04 rc050002 latest revisi on level/date: a/12-01-20 04 6-b3 installed equipment list (iel) equipment list nxxxx ─ s/n 41xxx ─ date a/c was weighed ─ xxxx item no dr...
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Section 6 (ap pendix b) (appendix b) installed equi pment list columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050 002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 6-b4 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 installed equipment list (iel) equipment list nxxxx ─ s/n 41xxx ─ date a/c was weighed ─ xxxx item no drawing re...
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The use of this page is optional and is provided for listing items that were added to the airplane via a supplemental type cert ificate (stc) or other faa approved procedures. This page is included in this section as a convenience to provide consistency in presentation. The page do es not replace or...
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Tabulated after-market equipment list (tamel) lancair columbia 400 item no. Serial/part no. Ata ch ap ter item w ei ght (lbs.) arm (ins.) 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39..
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(lb s. – in.) 244,241.00 running totals (lbs.) 2,268.0 page no. 1 (lb s. – in.) n/a (inches) n/a weight remov ed (lbs.) n/a (lb s. – in.) n/a (inches) n/a serial number: 1 date ai rpl ane wei ghed – may 21, 1927(ini tia l) weight /moment change weight added (lbs.) n/a description of article or modif...
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(lb s. – in.) running totals (lbs.) page no. 2 (lb s. – in.) (inches) weight remov ed (lbs.) (lb s. – in.) (inches) serial number: 1 date ai rpl ane wei ghed – may 21, 1927(ini tia l) weight /moment change weight added (lbs.) description of article or modification out item moved in weight & balance ...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-1 section 7 description of airplane and systems table of contents introduction .....................................................
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-2 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 brake system .....................................................................................................................
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-3 setting up the hsi .................................................................................................... 7-38 pr...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-4 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 rocker switch panel ...................................................................................................... 7-60...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-5 leaning for best economy .......................................................................................... 7-110 engin...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-6 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 push to talk (ptt) switch........................................................................................... 7-133 plug...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-7 section 7 description of airplane and systems introduction section 7 provides a basic understanding of the airplane’s airframe,...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-8 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 airframe and related items the lancair columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) is a pre-molded, composite built, semi-monocoque, four seat, s...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-9 series of actuating rods and bellcranks that run between the control surface and the control stick in the cockpit. See figure 7...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-10 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 control lock – the airplane is not equipped with a control lock. There are several types of aftermarket devices or techniques ...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-11 condition. Moving the hat switch left or right will correct right wing down and left wing heavy conditions, respectively. Simu...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-12 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 instrument panel and basic cockpit layout diagram p u m p f u e l b u s o f f o f f b u s l h d o o r o p e n r h p r e s s o ...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-13 wing flaps the airplane is equipped with electric fowler-type flaps. During flap extension, the flaps move out from the traili...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-14 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 an oil-filled pocket contains rotational movements (shimmy dampening). Both of these movements, vertical and rotational, are f...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-15 end of the adjustment loop contains a dowel, and the other has a small strap. Draw the dowel and strap together to enlarge the...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-16 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 door locks – there are door locks for each door that restrict use of the latching mechanism and are intended as antitheft devi...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-17 step (installed) – on each side of the airplane there is an entrance step mounted to the fuselage and located aft of the flaps...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-18 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 steering – directional control of the airplane is maintained through differential braking. Applying pressure to a single brake...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-19 engine engine specifications the airplane engine is a teledyne continental motors aircraft engine model tsio-550-c. It is a tw...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-20 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 engine sub-systems starter and ignition – turning the keyed ignition switch, which is located on the master switch panel, acti...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-21 the sequence in which power changes are made is important. The objective is to not have a high manifold pressure setting in co...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-22 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 about 180 ° f (82 ° c). Ram air for the oil cooler is provided by the engine’s pressure cooling system. The term “wet sump” me...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-23 instruments engine instrument panel the operation and use of engine instruments and the instruments for accessory items connec...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-24 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 the ammeter is selectable to show either the condition of the batteries or the alternators. When power is first applied, the i...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-25 turbine inlet temperature (tit) – the tit gauge is in the engine instrument panel in the bottom-right position. The instrument...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-26 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 starter engaged speed brakes 7-143 r alt off 3-28 r low fuel 7-54 l alt off 3-28 l low fuel 7-54 — — — — oxy 7-137 fuel pump 3...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-27 the aural warning will be played over the cabin speaker and the headsets regardless of the audio panel switch positions. The a...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-28 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 functional for ifr operations. Pressing the test switch on the audio panel that tests the audio panel lights will also test th...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-29 picture of the attitude indicator figure 7 - 6 the roll is indicated by displacement from a fixed white index at the top of th...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-30 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 avidyne flightmax primary flight display system overview – the flightmax entegra primary flight display (pfd) is on the left s...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-31 • airspeed tape – indicated airspeed with a display range from 20 knots to 300 knots. Each minor graduation represents 2 knots...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-32 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 hsi symbology • hsi moving map – displays up to a maximum of 15 waypoints and labels from the active flight plan. The active l...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-33 • heading bug – controlled by the right knob when the “hdg bug” button is selected, the notched part of the magenta bug symbol...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-34 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 hg. Digits appear as black numbers on white background when the baro set button is selected. Left knob and buttons • the funct...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-35 bearing source data block format gps1 or gps2 waypoint identifier, bearing to waypoint, distance to waypoint, time-to-go to wa...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-36 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 picture of pfd figure 7 - 7 air data air speed air speed tape a/c ref. Symbol cdi flt. Dir. Command bars a/p annunciation wind...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-37 • hsi moving map range and view button (range/view) – when selected, the range/view button allows the left knob to control the...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-38 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 upon each power application, the entegra pfd will assume the following default values. Alt bug...................................
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-39 primary navigation course setting is allowed when one of three conditions is met: 1. Pfd nav source = gps1 or gps2 and the req...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-40 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 indicator. Deviations from an intended bank angle are extremely easy to notice with entegra’s wide screen adi horizon line. Se...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-41 3. Rate of turn indicator – the tip of the blue rate of turn indicator displays the current rate of turn. The indicator is mar...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-42 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 the reference bugs’ status and the flight director steering command bars will indicate when entegra is coupled with the autopi...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-43 condition, the normally green “gpss” annunciation on the pfd changes to amber to alert the pilot to this condition. Caution gp...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-44 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 flight director modes the flight director is a display of the flight profile commanded from the autopilot. A remote switch all...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-45 precision approaches the entegra pfd is designed to take full advantage of the auto transition capability of the gps/nav syste...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-46 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 a recommended technique when performing an autopilot-coupled non-precision approach is to select the hdg, nav, and alt buttons...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-47 invalid heading in the unlikely event that valid heading data is unavailable: 1. Heading data will be removed from the display...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-48 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 figure 7 - 12 recoverable attitude in the unlikely event of a recoverable attitude data failure, all normal button labels will...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-49 note it is imperative that straight and level flight is obtained prior to pressing the “fast erect” button. Figure 7 - 13 inva...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-50 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 note consider using the autopilot to reduce workload. Use gpss mode to maintain flight plan route. Figure 7 - 14 hour meter ge...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-51 the pitot tube is located in the pitot housing on the right wing of the airplane, and the static air vent is on the right side...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-52 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 engine related systems fuel system the fuel system has two tanks that gravity feed to a three-position (left, right, and off) ...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-53 fuel system diagram figure 7 - 15 a spring-loaded release knob in the selector handle prevents inadvertent movement beyond the...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-54 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 when a tank is selected and the selector is properly seated in its detent, one of two green lights on the left and right side ...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-55 gasoline, via the fuel manifold, to the cylinders. The mixture must be rich and throttle partially opened for the primer to wo...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-56 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 environmental control system diagram and panel figure 7 - 16 front seat eyeball vent control panel outside ram air ecs valve a...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-57 electrical and related systems electrical system general description – the electrical system in this aircraft consists of two ...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-58 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 essential bus – the essential bus is diode fed from either the right or the left bus and provides power for the attitude horiz...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-59 summary of buses bus bus component circuit breaker avionics bus • audio/voice • gps 1 • gps 2 • nav/com #1 • com #2 • transpon...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-60 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 rocker switch panel – the rocker switch panel contains eight rocker-type switches that turn on various lights and devices. The...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-61 electrical system diagram figure 7 - 19 right alternator motor starter alternator left r igh t bus junction left bus junc tion...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-62 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 airplane interior lighting system the interior lighting system is one of the more sophisticated systems available for single-e...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-63 these lights. The dimmer has an on-off switch at the extreme down position of its rotation, and rotating the thumb-wheel up in...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-64 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 trim, flaps, fuel tank position, and annunciator panel (press-to-test ptt) – the test feature for these items is located in th...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 7-65 stall warning system (electrical) – operation of the stall warning system requires the master switch to be on since the stall ...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-66 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 standard avionics installation the equipment described below covers both the basic avionics installation and some optional ite...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-67 operational controls figure 7 - 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4.
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-68 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 figure 7 - 21 shows the following items: 1. Photo cell light sensor – automatically compensates display brightness for varying...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-69 map page controls line select keys on the left side of the bezel provide access to sensor modes. Line select keys on the right...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-70 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 figure 7 - 22 shows the following items: 1. Sensor functions – control overlay and modes of available sensors. A. Traffic butt...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-71 map page symbology the mfd’s map presentation depicts your aircraft’s position in relation to the flight plan, nearby airports...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-72 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 note the garmin gns 430 does not differentiate curved flight path segments from straight segments when interfaced with the mfd...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-73 figure 7 - 23 map orientation control the pilot can control the orientation of the map and sensor data displayed on the mfd wi...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-74 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 traffic mode when a traffic advisory (ta) is reported from the traffic sensor, the mfd displays a traffic alert message in the...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-75 figure 7 - 24 shows the following items: 1. Traffic alert (ta) message bar is displayed if the traffic sensor detects traffic ...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-76 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 traffic depending upon the traffic sensing equipment installed in the aircraft, traffic information will be provided as follow...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-77 if the intruder altitude and vertical speed are known, they are displayed alongside the intruder symbol. The number immediatel...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-78 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 trip page the trip page is continuously updated during flight (see figure 7 - 25). The distance and the time values are update...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-79 figure 7 - 25 shows the following items: 1. Current ground speed and track 2. Flight plan information from your gps. Active wa...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-80 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 trip page satellite status a. Satellite in view – displays the name of the satellite the system is currently using. B. Signal ...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-81 nearest page (nrst) from the trip page, turning the left knob one detent to the right brings up the nrst page. The nearest pag...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-82 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 figure 7 - 26 shows the following items: 1. Nrst list – shows a list of the nearest data including identifier, bearing, distan...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-83 checklist – normal turning the left knob to “chklst” on the page bar brings up the checklist page, which provides a list of al...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-84 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 figure 7 - 27 shows the following items: 1. Checklist types – provides access to the top-level normal checklists by phase of f...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-85 figure 7 - 28 400 a e d c b.
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-86 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 checklist - emergency the mfd includes complete emergency checklists, with one-button access from any page being displayed by ...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-87 figure 7 - 29 shows the following items: 1. Normal checklist – press the normal checklist button to return to the selection of...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-88 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 datalink the ex5000 contains a built-in narrowcast datalink transceiver which offers you the most affordable satellite-based w...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-89 using narrowcast 1. Setting up a narrowcast account – to activate and use narrowcast datalink, please visit www.Myavidyne.Com ...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-90 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 datalink configuration the datalink configuration page allows you to configure your datalink preferences, including the abilit...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-91 7. Request interval – selects the requested time between weather updates. Due to changing satellite and network conditions, th...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-92 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 using datalink the weather overlay button allows you to add nexrad graphical metars and airmets weather images onto the map di...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-93 broadcast datalink weather (optional) the entegra mfd supports an optional broadcast datalink weather function, which is recei...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-94 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 figure 7 - 30 shows the following items: 1. Sensor status block – with broadcast datalink installed, the sensor status block g...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-95 9. Wx ovly button – controls the display of the nexrad overlay on the map page. Pressing the button toggles between broadcast ...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-96 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 weather data coverage weather data coverage from the xm broadcast weather datalink includes the continental united states. Out...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-97 trip page (with datalink weather) the mfd trip page also displays weather information from the broadcast weather datalink. Eac...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-98 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 when legend is selected on the display button, the lower part of the trip page displays a legend for all of the datalink weath...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-99 multilink 1. Setting up a multilink account – no special action is required, other than setting up a normal narrowcast account...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-100 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 setting multilink to enabled will "arm" the narrowcast datalink so that it will automatically provide weather data if the bro...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-101 6. Viewing multilink data a. Nexrad data if nexrad is being received from both narrowcast and broadcast, there will be a sepa...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-102 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 b. Metar data in addition to providing a second nexrad view, the multilink system can provide more weather information in the...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-103 7. Optimizing your multilink setup – your multilink setup can be fine-tuned to provide the multilink features you desire. In ...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-104 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 8. Guidelines – use the following guidelines as a starting point. As you gain familiarity with the system, you can strike you...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-105 engine instruments – engine page the mfd can provide an engine page (see figure 7 - 34), which is accessed by turning the lef...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-106 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 figure 7 - 34 5 4 3 2 1.
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-107 4. Fuel usage a. Fuel initialization page – displayed on startup or when the “initial fuel” button is pressed. The mfd will d...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-108 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 figure 7 - 35 figure 7 - 36 engine instruments lean assist the mfd is equipped with a lean assist function which is used to s...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-109 1. Press the “lean assist” button and slowly lean the mixture. 2. The mfd will annunciate “looking for peak” on the engine pa...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-110 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 leaning for best economy between 40% and 65% power, leaning is also allowed to the best economy point, which is lean of the p...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-111 engine instruments – data blocks on map page data blocks in the upper left and right corners of the map page can be configure...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-112 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 6. The data transfer is complete when the disk is automatically ejected from the data loader drive and the “press any bezel k...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-113 figure 7 - 40 3 g f e d c b a.
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-114 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 2. Airport filter – the airport filter page allows you to set criteria for nearest airport searches of the database. You can ...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-115 figure 7 - 42 figure 7 - 42 shows the following items: a. Ifr & vfr defaults - sets the declutter settings to predefined fact...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-116 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 figure 7 - 43 figure 7 - 43 shows the following items: a. Left data block – allows up to 6 lines of data for display. Data bl...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-117 figure 7 - 44 figure 7 - 44 shows the following items: a. Time source – selects the time source. For the current implementati...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-118 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 figure 7 - 45 figure 7 - 45 shows the following items: a. Datalink enabled – gives the pilot the option of turning the datali...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-119 d. Nexrad resolution – selects high, medium, low, and off nexrad resolution. The "low" setting uses the least message units a...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-120 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 garmin gma 340 audio panel general – the garmin gma 340 vhf communication transceiver/vor/ils receiver/gps receiver is freque...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-121 and mkr as selected. The split com mode is cancelled by pressing the com 1/2 button a second time. When in the split com mode...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-122 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 • crew mode places the pilot and copilot on a common ics communication channel. The passengers are on their own intercom chan...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-123 garmin gns 430 system general – the gps is a united states satellite based radio navigational, positioning, and time transfer...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-124 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 • one of the approved sensors, for a single or dual gns 430 installation, for north atlantic minimum navigation performance s...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-125 2. If “raim position warning” message is displayed, the system will flag and no longer provide gps based navigational guidanc...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-126 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 gps course guidance to localizer/glideslope course guidance will not occur. It is the pilot’s responsibility to ensure correc...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-127 alt – selects mode a and mode c. In alt mode, the transponder replies to identification and altitude interrogations as indica...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-128 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 8 – reduces contrast and display brightness when the respective fields are displayed and enters the number eight into the cou...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-129 may be reset to zero at every liftoff (clear), continue accumulating time at liftoff (accumulate) or may be controlled manual...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-130 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 picture of the gtx 330 mode s transponder figure 7 - 50 mode selection keys – off – powers off the gtx 330. Pressing stby, on...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-131 start/stop – starts and stops the count up, count down, and flight timers. In configuration mode, steps through configuration...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-132 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 5. Press the crsr key to confirm list selections. Altitude trend indicator – when the pressure alt page is displayed, an arro...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-133 audio alerts – a female voice will alert the pilot in the following situations: • “leaving altitude” – when the altitude moni...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-134 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 switches are used in conjunction with headsets that have a small, adjustable, boom-type microphone. Figure 7 - 51 plug positi...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-135 miscellaneous items emergency locator transmitter (elt) general – the emergency locator transmitter (elt) is installed in the...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-136 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 testing and reset functions – if the elt is tested while installed in the airplane, use the following procedures. First, the ...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-137 2. With the unit in an upright position, remove the retaining pin from the handle. 3. Discharge the extinguisher by pushing d...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-138 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 manifold, a display controller, and associated lines, fittings, valves, and sensors. The oxygen bottles are located in the ri...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-139 prior to flight and aircraft shutdown procedures are followed. A fault light indication should alert the pilot that there is ...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-140 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 the oxygen annunciator will illuminate at approximately 12,000 ft pa when the system has power from the bus but the system is...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-141 figure 7 - 55 filler port – the filler port for refilling the oxygen bottles is located on the pilot’s side of the hat rack i...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-142 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 optional equipment s-tec system fifty five x autopilot system overview – the system fifty five x (see figure 7 - 56) is a rat...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-143 autopilot master switch (ams) – the autopilot master switch is located next to the remote marker beacon lights in the flight ...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-144 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 speedbrake™ deployment, if and only if, both speedbrake™ units are deployed. A failure of a single cartridge drive unit will ...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-145 in case of a co alert, the red annunciator will illuminate continuously and the aural warning will state “carbon monoxide” ev...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-146 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 the tcad actively interrogates transponders from nearby aircraft to identify and track intruders. The vertical separation of ...
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Section 7 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) description of the airplane and systems initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 7-147 advisory levels – there are three advisory levels: traffic advisories (ta), proximate advisories (pa), and other traffic (ot)...
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Section 7 description of the airplane and systems columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 7-148 latest revision level/date: a/12-01-2004 acknowledge/traffic button – the acknowledge/traffic button serves the dual function of traffic announcement mute button and ...
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Section 8 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) handling, servicing, and maintenance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 8-1 section 8 handling, servicing, and maintenance table of contents introduction .......................................................
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Section 8 handling, servicing, and maintenance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 8-2 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 ground handling.................................................................................................................. ...
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Section 8 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) handling, servicing, and maintenance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 8-3 section 8 handling, servicing, and maintenance introduction this section contains procedures for ground handling of the columbia 4...
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Section 8 handling, servicing, and maintenance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 8-4 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 services and servicing lancair advisory service changes that affect the columbia 400 (lc41-550fg), including the maintenance and o...
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Section 8 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) handling, servicing, and maintenance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 8-5 compounds must be carefully mixed with fuel concentrations not to exceed 0.15 percent by volume. Fuel additive mixture table fuel ...
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Section 8 handling, servicing, and maintenance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 8-6 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 separate container, such as a five-gallon can, and added to the fuel tank before normal fueling. The table in figure 8 - 1 lists t...
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Section 8 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) handling, servicing, and maintenance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 8-7 observe refueling operations. Second, if it is necessary to operate in areas where there is questionable fuel delivery, the use of...
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Section 8 handling, servicing, and maintenance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 8-8 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 caution the profile of replacement tires that are not a recommended brand should be measured precisely to ensure they are the same...
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Section 8 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) handling, servicing, and maintenance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 8-9 4. Slowly fill the oxygen supply. By filling slowly, the temperature rise due to the compressed gas in the oxygen supply bottles w...
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Section 8 handling, servicing, and maintenance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 8-10 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 maintenance and documentation maintenance airplane inspection periods – part 91, subpart e of the federal aviation regulations re...
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Section 8 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) handling, servicing, and maintenance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 8-11 component in the airplane and arguably the most important. The comparative nominal expense and time involved in doing 50-hour oil...
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Section 8 handling, servicing, and maintenance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 8-12 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 this system is the best available and ensures that the maintenance history of the airplane and all applicable ads are precisely d...
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Section 8 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) handling, servicing, and maintenance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 8-13 handling and storage ground handling towing – a locking, hand-held tow bar is provided with the airplane and stored in the baggag...
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Section 8 handling, servicing, and maintenance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 8-14 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1. If the brakes are overheated, which might result from a short field landing or extensive taxiing, it is best to not set them u...
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Section 8 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) handling, servicing, and maintenance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 8-15 c. Place 50 pounds of ballast (usually sandbags) on the engine cowling, near the propeller. D. Place a jack under the jack point ...
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Section 8 handling, servicing, and maintenance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 8-16 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 1. Remove the top spark plug from each of the six cylinders, and apply an atomized injection of preservation oil, mil-l-46002, gr...
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Section 8 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) handling, servicing, and maintenance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 8-17 note during the various storage periods, faa airworthiness directives and manufacturer’s service bulletins may apply which requir...
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Section 8 handling, servicing, and maintenance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 8-18 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 5. Remove the batteries and store in a cool, dry location. The batteries may need periodic servicing and recharging depending on ...
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Section 8 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) handling, servicing, and maintenance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 8-19 airframe and engine care airframe exterior – the exterior painted surfaces are cleaned by washing with a mild soap and water and ...
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Section 8 handling, servicing, and maintenance columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 8-20 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 clean and dry. Reserve polishing cloths should be stored in a plastic bag to limit dirt accumulation. 5. Small scratches, the typ...
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Section 8 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) handling, servicing, and maintenance initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 8-21 cleaned with a commercial spot remover; however, this must be done with care. Again, follow the recommended procedure of the manu...
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Section 9 columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) supplements initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 rc050002 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 9-1 section 9 supplements general this section contains information about optional equipment that is installed in the airplane as a supplemental type certifica...
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Section 9 supplements columbia 400 (lc41-550fg) rc050002 initial issue of manual: november 10, 2004 9-2 latest revision level/date: -/11-10-2004 log of supplements the table below is for tabulating the installation of equipment and/or devices that are installed as supplemental equipment. Such equipm...