TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual

remains in service with the militaries of a number of countries, including Portugal and Senegal, as well as in the hands of private and commercial owners, like Apache Aviation. The Epsilon features a tandem cockpit, a retractable nosewheel undercarriage, and a standard tail. It is a highly refined trainer that is balanced to be both forgiving for the first-timer but is also nimble and speedy enough to satisfy aviators with more aggressive ambitions. Not only is the Epsilon a performer, it is a great touring machine, with a canopy that affords broad vistas of the world around it. Pilots of all skill levels who have flown the TB-30 have at least a few reasons why they love it. 1.2\ Developer notes This development has been very special for us. For the first time, we had the chance to visit and fly on the real aircraft, to really feel how it behaves. We had the possibility to study it in details, record any sound we needed to reproduce it on the simulator. The pilots we met have been essential to reproduce an airplane with this level of details. For all that, we thank Vertical Flight Experience very much. The journey is still underway, and we are glad you are now part of it. As for our other products, we will propose updates each time we consider it as relevant, to bring new functionalities or fix discovered bugs. Do not hesitate to contact us at contact@azurpolygroup.com or on www.azurpolygroup.com. 2\ GENERAL DESCRIPTION 2.1\ Specifications Weights Empty weight 870 kg Maximum takeoff weight 1250 kg Dimensions Wingspan 7,92 m Length 7,59 m Height 2,66 m Wing area 9 m² Engine Peak power 300 HP Maximum engine speed 2700 RPM Cubic capacity 8,87 L Compression ratio 8.7 Propeller diameter 1,98 m 5 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly Fuel capacity 210 L Limits G-Force + 5.5 G / − 2.75 G Maximum altitude 12000 ft Maximum crosswind 25 kt 2.2\ Detailed views Front station 1 Compass 34 Fuel pump switch 2 Clock 35 Taxi and landing lights switch 3 Accelerometer (G-force) 36 Flaps switch 4 Anemometer (knots) 37 Throttle lever 5 G5 PFD (slip ball above) 38 Propeller lever 6 Altimeter (feet) 39 Mixture lever 7 Manifold pressure (mbar) & fuel flow (litres per hour) 40 Rudder trim 8 General failure light 41 Pitch trim 9 Outside air temperature (°Celsius) 42 Roll trim 10 Oil pressure (bars) 43 Alternate static handle 11 Oil temperature & cylinder head temperature (°Celsius) 44 Parking brake 12 Tachymeter (RPM) 45 Rudder pedals setting 13 Exhaust gas temperature (°Celsius) 46 Engine hot air lever 14 Fuel level (litres) 47 Cabin air conditioning levers 15 Vertical speed indicator (ft/min) 48 Battery switch 16 G5 HSI 49 Starter button 17 Attitude indicator 50 Alternator switch 6 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 18 Flaps and landing gear position monitoring panel 51 Fuel cut-off handle 19 Map light knob 52 Strobes switch 20 GNC 255 radio (COM 2/NAV 2) 53 Gyroscope switch 21 GMA 340 audio panel 54 Navigation lights switch 22 KR87 ADF receiver 55 Avionics switch 23 Emergency gear lever 56 Pitot heat switch 24 VOR Gauge 57 Pitot heat light 25 GPS unit 58 Fuel tank selector 26 Landing gear lever 59 Engine monitoring gauges circuit breakers 27 Landing gear warning light 60 UV lights knob 28 NAV source (VOR gauge) 61 Red lights knob 29 GTX 335 transponder 62 Radio lights knob 30 Smoke switch 63 Console lights knob 31 Voltmeter (volts) 64 Alarms lighting intensity switch 32 Magneto selector 65 Canopy locking handle 33 Alarms panel 66 Canopy opening handle Rear station 1 Clock 21 Voltmeter (volts) 2 Accelerometer (G-force) 22 Alarms panel 3 Anemometer (knots) 23 Flaps switch 4 G5 PFD (slip ball above) 24 Throttle lever 5 Altimeter (feet) 25 Propeller lever 6 Manifold pressure (mbar) & fuel flow (litres per hour) 26 Mixture lever 7 General failure light 27 Rudder trim 8 Outside air temperature (°Celsius) 28 Pitch trim 9 Oil pressure (bars) 29 Roll trim 7 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 10 Oil temperature & cylinder head temperature (°Celsius) 30 Alternator switch 11 Tachymeter (RPM) 31 Starter button 12 Exhaust gas temperature (°Celsius) 32 Gyroscope switch 13 Fuel level (litres) 33 Fuel cut-off handle 14 Vertical speed indicator (ft/min) 34 UV lights knob 15 G5 HSI 35 Red lights knob 16 Attitude indicator 36 Radio lights knob 17 Flaps and landing gear position monitoring panel 37 Console lights knob 18 Map light knob 38 Alarms lighting intensity switch 19 Landing gear warning light 39 Canopy locking handle 20 Landing gear lever 40 Canopy opening handle 3\ AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 3.1\ Flight controls Roll and pitch axis are all directly driven from the yoke, mechanically and without any hydraulic assistance. Side movement of the stick handgrip through the control linkage of roll ensures a deflection of the ailerons by 13 degrees downwards and 18 degrees upwards. Ailerons are statically overbalanced (110 %) by integrated balance weights. Longitudinal movement of the stick ensures a deflection of the elevator between 20 degrees (nose up) and 1° degrees (nose down). Static balance (100%) is performed with weights located in the horn of each tip and in the leading edge. Return to neutral position is performed thanks to a spring bellcrank. The aircraft can be compensated on three axes thanks to the trim wheels located on the left panel: - + 4° / − 2° on pitch axis. - + 2.5° / − 1° on yaw axis. - + 2.5° / − 2.5 ° on roll axis. 8 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly Even if not fitted with an autopilot, those trims allow to reach a very good stability during cruise flight, in non-turbulent conditions. Rudder control is actuated through a pressure on left and right pedals, and braking is ensured through a pressure on upper part of each pedal. Nose wheel is of free castor type (free wheel not linked to rudder pedals). Unfortunately, MSFS does not currently allows faithfully replication of free castoring wheels, so you will see the nose wheel move depending on rudder input. 3.2\ Canopy Front and rear canopies are made of plexiglass convex panels mounted in a metallic frame. The assembly moves on two rails thanks to four rollers for the front canopy and six rollers for the rear canopy. Two internal handles are installed on the forward former of each canopy. Two additional handles are installed on the central former of the rear canopy. Front canopy locking against the windshield is performed by two side catches in which enters the windshield locking pins. The rear canopy locking against the front canopy is identical. To open any of the two canopies, you first need to unlock it with the lock handle on the right, and then click on one of the two red handles to translate the canopy. You can achieve the same directly from the EFB. You can visualize any unlocked cabin with “CABINE” indicator light in the alarms panel. 9 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 3.3\ Electrical system The direct-current electrical power is supplied by a lead acid battery (24 V/17 Ah) associated with an engine-driven alternator. This alternator supplies a 28V D.C. voltage, nominal rating 70 A, after rectification. Circuit breakers Direct current supply is performed by 6 bus each protected by “Pull-Off” circuit breakers. Bus 4 is used by all avionics and bus 5 – 6 for rear station only. Each circuit breaker is functional. Front station circuit breakers # DESCRIPTION # DESCRIPTION 1 Oil pressure gauge 29 Front station failure warning lights 2 Voltmeter gauge 30 GNC 255 radio navigation 3 Oil and cylinder temperature gauge 31 Front map reader 4 EGT gauge 32 Front station radio unit 5 Tachometer gauge 33 Front station panel indicator lights 6 Fuel level gauge 34 KN 62 DME transceiver 7 Alternator 35 Rear station temperature indicator 8 Battery 36 Rear station flap indicator 9 BUS 1 37 Rear station failure warning lights 10 BUS 3 38 GAD ARINC converter 11 Pitot heat 39 Front console lighting unit 12 Flap motor 40 Front station engine monitoring cluster (oil/cylinder temperature, EGT, tachometer) 13 Front station G5 PFD 41 Rear station panel indicator lights 14 Front station G5 HSI 42 GTX 335 transponder 15 Battery relay 43 Landing gear indicating power supply 16 Alternator excitation 44 Front station landing gear indicator lights 17 BUS 2 45 GPS unit 18 BUS 4 46 Navigation lights 19 Starter relay 47 Front station red lights 20 Landing gear 48 Front station flap indicator 21 GMA 340 audio panel 49 Rear station landing gear indicator lights 10 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 22 Attitude indicator gyro 50 Active noise reduction power supply 23 Electric fuel pump 51 Front station temperature indicator 24 GNS/GTN VHF transceiver 52 Warning sounds unit 25 Front and rear altimeter shakers 53 Front station engine monitoring cluster (fuel gauge, oil pressure, voltmeter) 26 GNC 255 VHF transceiver 54 Taxi light 27 Anti-collision light unit 55 Front station UV lights 28 Landing lights 56 USB socket power supply Rear station circuit brakers # DESCRIPTION # DESCRIPTION 1 BUS 6 7 Rear station G5 HSI 2 BUS 5 8 Rear station UV lights 3 Turn and bank indicator (not implemented) 9 Rear station red lights 4 Rear station G5 PFD 10 Rear console lighting unit 5 Radio lighting unit 11 GAD ARINC converter 6 Rear map reader 12 Engine monitoring cluster system + rear station voltmeter gauge Lights Exterior lights The TB-30 is fitted with the following exterior lighting: - Navigation lights (“FEUX NAV”). - Strobe lights (“ANTI COLL”). - Taxi and landing lights. Strobes and navigation lights switches can be found on right console of front station only: 11 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly Taxi and landing lights are managed with a single switch on left console of front station. Taxi light is ON in middle position (“ROUL”) and landing light is ON in top position (“PHARE ATT”). Interior lights On each station, you will find five knobs controlling interior lights: - UV lights (“ECLAIRAGE UV”) on front panel. - Red lights (“ROUGE”) on front panel. - Radio lights (“RADIOS”) to set intensity of avionic units (knobs and buttons). - Console lights (“BANQUETTES”) for left and right consoles lights. - Map light (“LECT CARTES”) to use map reading light on the left of the panel. 12 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly Flaps The aircraft has two wing flaps, that can be extended to any angle between 0 and 25 degrees. The flaps are of single slot type, each of them being carried by arc shaped sliders (two per flap), which ensure a deflection and return effect. An electrical motor is controlling a screw jack moving inside sliders to ensure flaps deflection. You can choose to set them from your flight controller, or by using the switch placed on the left of throttle lever. Current flaps position is reflected on the following gauge (front panel): 13 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 3.4\ Fuel system Fuel is contained in two tanks located in the wings leading edge (one per half-wing), feeding the engine through a feeder tank. Pilot can switch between either left or right tank using a fuel selector located on front station only. In the middle position, both tanks direct fuel towards feeder tank. However, this position may lead to transfer incidents and must not be used. An inverted flight feeder tank which contains 2.5 litres allows a limited time of inverted flight. Rollover valves installed in each tank limit fuel waste through air vents during inverted flying. After approximately two minutes of inverted flying, fuel feeding will stop, resulting in engine shutdown. A decanting filter is installed in the feeder tank outlet and is provided with a drain valve, easily accessible below the aircraft nose. Electric fuel pump is installed just after the decanting filter and is controlled by a switch on the front station left console. A 140 μm filter between electric pump and shut-off valve protects engine pump. Shut-off valve is located behind firewall and can be operated from both front and rear station. The mechanical pump is of vane-type, installed on the rear part of the engine and driven by the latter. It supplies fuel necessary to the injection system. 14 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly Fuel level is monitored on its dedicated gauge (front station). Measurement is achieved with two electrically transmitting gaging dipsticks for each tank. 3.5\ Powerplant & Propeller Engine The aircraft is equipped with a six cylinders piston engine (Avco Lycoming type AEI0-540 L1B5D), rated 300 HP (224 kW) at 2700 rpm. Combustion is ensured by an injection system. Engine Pistons 6 Cooling Air-cooled Configuration Flat, opposed cylinders Power (Max continuous) 300 HP Cubic capacity 8.87 L Compression ratio 8.7 Air intake Air intake in ensured by a box equipped with a flap, which may close cool air inlet to let in hot air from the engine, in order to avoid icing risk of injection unit. This hot air is not filtered. The flap is controlled by the “AIR SECOURS MOTEUR” lever. 15 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly Mixture An Automatic Mixture Controller (AMC) sets mixture permanently depending on ambient conditions to get the best power mixture (EGT peak − 70°C). A fuel metering lever allow to adjust manually the mixture, when operation with a mixture near best power one is not wanted. Ignition Ignition is performed through a dual magneto, which provides spark plugs with a high-voltage double ignition (two spark plugs per cylinder). Ignition order is 1-4-5-2-3-6. A selector, located only at front station on instrument panel strip right hand side, allows magneto operation and selection. Engine monitoring Monitoring instruments are arranged on right hand instrument panel of each station. These instruments are: • A manifold pressure (mbar) and fuel flow (L/h) dual indicator. • An electrical tachymeter (tr/min). • An EGT indicator (°C). • An oil temperature and cylinder temperature dual indicator (°C). • An oil pressure indicator (bars). 16 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly Propeller The “Hartzell” metallic propeller is of pitch-regulated constant-speed type. It is a direct drive propeller and turns clockwise. Propeller speed is dependent upon the balance between two actions: - Action of counterweights, tending to position the propeller in high pitch by propeller rotation. - Action of the governor, engine-driven and fed by lubrication system, tending to position the propeller in low pitch. Pilot acts on governor spring with the propeller control lever. In case of regulation failure, pressure drop results in automatic transition to high pitch. 3.6\ Landing gear The retractable tricycle landing gear consists of a nose gear and two main gears. Each landing gear is of shock-compensating rocker-beam type and is equipped with an oil/air shock absorber and a single wheel provided with a low-pressure tire. The landing gear wells are partially closed by doors the travel of which is mechanically linked to the landing gear maneuver. The landing gear is activated by hydraulic pressure provided by a dual direction gear electric pump and its tank. Landing gear control lever is located on the left-hand side of the instrument panel at each pilot station, and has two positions. Interconnection between front and rear station is ensured by flexible controls. While aircraft is on ground, control lever is locked down by an electromagnetic lock. Control can be pushed up again only if: - Landing gear shock absorbers are extended. - Nose landing gear is in the centerline. INDICATIONS Current landing gear state is indicated on the following panel: 17 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly - Red light is on when landing gear is not fully locked. - Green lights (one per gear) are on when landing gear is down and locked. One button allows to test correct functioning of the lights. The other button will emit a radio signal (“BIP”) when pressed if landing gear is locked down. To avoid any unvoluntary belly landing: - A red light on left hand side of main panel will blink when throttle is on idle position and landing gear is not extended. - An aural warning can be heard when flaps are extended to more than 20° and landing gear is not extended. It will not stop until flaps deflection is reduced or landing gear is put down. 3.7\ Alarms On each station you will find a panel dedicated to alarms on the bottom right part. 18 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly A button allows to test correct lighting of each alarm. Depending on severity, different color lights are used: - Red for failures and important information. - Orange for simple indications. A day/night switch allows to change light intensity used for all alarms. Each red alarm can be clicked to disable its lighting up. If at least one red alarm is active, the general red light on top of the panel will light up: You will find same alarms on front and rear panel, with the following rules: - “PRESS CARBT” (fuel pressure): fuel pressure lower than 0.84 bar. - “BAS NIVEAU” (low fuel level): currently selected tank contains only 10 liters or below. - “ALTERNATEUR” (alternator): main bus voltage lower than 26 V. - “CABINE” (cabin): unlocked canopy. - “PRESS HUILE” (oil pressure): oil pressure lower than 1.75 bar. - “POMPE CARBT” (fuel pump): fuel pressure greater than 1.7 bar. - “ALIM DEM” (starter supply): starting knob being pushed, or stuck starter relay. 4\ AVIONICS Our TB-30 is based on civilian-converted models, retrofitted from military models used in French Air Force and retired from service. Differences are very minor, and avionics is the most noticeable difference you will find. Military radios have been removed to be replaced by conventional civil communication and navigation units, described in this section. 4.1\ VOR/ILS Beside the numerous screens present on the aircraft, you will find a simple VOR/ILS indicator, that you can use as a course deviation indicator with glideslope indicator. 19 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly Course can be set from the knob on bottom left. NAV source to use can be changed from the switch just below: NAV 1 frequency is set from the GPS and NAV 2 frequency from the secondary radio unit. 4.2\ G5 PFD & HSI The two main screens you will find on front panel consist of: - A PFD (Primary Flight Display), displaying attitude information and principal flight parameters: o Airspeed. o Altitude, including a reference bug and current barometric reference. o Vertical speed. o Horizontal situation. o Slip and turn rate indicator. o Current heading, including a reference bug. o Ground speed. o Course deviation indication and glide slope pointer when there is an active radio station providing that information. - A secondary display with HSI (Horizontal Situation Indicator) displaying: o Current heading, including a reference bug. o Course deviation to active navigation source (coming from GPS or from radio station). o Distance to station. o Ground speed. Each of them can be switched ON or OFF with the left button. 20 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly A knob allows to set barometric reference (unit can be changed from the menu), and can be clicked to navigate through the menus (left plus right click). You can switch between VLOC and GPS mode from the GPS unit. In VLOC mode, NAV 1 source will be used. Course selection is done from the GPS unit (OBS) in GPS mode. In VLOC mode, you can select course from the HSI menu. 21 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly You will not find 100% of functionalities compared to a real G5, however you already have essential ones. We plan to enrich our custom G5 in future updates. 4.3\ GPS On the center bottom of the main panel, you will find a GPS unit, using Asobo AS430 by default. This unit is managing COM 1 and NAV 1 frequencies. PMS50 and TDS GTN integration If you own PMS50 GTN or TDS GTNXi add-ons, you can easily use them on our aircraft instead of the default unit. We highly recommend you to have a look at those products as default GPS is very poor. You will only need to install an additional package you can find on our website. Once added into your Community folder, default unit will be automatically replaced by a GTN unit, and the screen will be managed by the PMS50 or the TDS add-on. Please ensure you always own the latest version of the package, as it could be updated in the future. If you are using TDS implementation, please check in TDS GTNXi Flight Sim Interface that GTN650Xi Unit 1 is connected on COM1/NAV1: 22 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 4.4\ GNC 255 Radio While GPS unit manages main frequencies, an additional radio unit is used to set COM 2 and NAV 2 frequencies. This GNC 255 radio is partially customized as the default one provided in the simulator only manages COM frequencies. This unit provides following features: - Two knobs on the left: o Power On/Off, used for COM volume and Squelch On/Off. o NAV volume and NAV Ident On/Off. - Buttons: o “MON” to monitor active and standby frequencies. o “C/N” to switch between COM and NAV menus. o “OBS” to display deviation related to radio station (inoperative for now). o “T/F” to switch between To/From selection (inoperative for now). o “FUNC” to enter functions menu. o “CLR” to clear current selection. o “ENT” to enter selection. o Frequency swap key. - Double knob to adjust standby frequency. We plan to implement the few missing functionalities in future updates. 4.5\ GMA 340 Audio Panel Audio panel is fully functional and is used to manage various audio channels. 23 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly It features two double knobs to set pilot/copilot intercom volume and squelch level, and the following buttons: - “MKR” to mute or enable marker beacon sounds. - “SENS” to switch between HIGH and LOW marker beacon sensitivities. - Three buttons – “COM1”, “COM2”, “COM3” – to enable COM reception. Please note that there is no COM 3 channel of the aircraft. - Three buttons – “COM1 MIC”, “COM2 MIC”, “COM3 MIC” – to choose COM channel to use for transmission. - Four buttons – “NAV1”, “NAV2”, “DME”, “ADF” – for radio audio listening. - “COM 1/2" to split pilot and copilot communication on two channels. - “SPKR” for speaker function. - “PA” to broadcast pilot and copilot mic audio over the cabin speaker. - “PILOT” and “CREW” to manage crew or pilot audio isolation. - “TEST” to test all lights of the unit. 4.6\ KR87 DME A distance measuring equipment (DME) unit is placed below the audio panel. As radio magnetic indicator (RMI) has been replaced by G5 display units in the civilian TB-30 we based our work on, it is not possible to retrieve distance and bearing to selected NDB, as the G5 only displays GPS, VOR and VLOC data. DME unit is still useful and has been kept for its chronometer function. A RMI gauge could be added in a future update to fully use the DME. 4.7\ GTX 355 Transponder Transponder is placed on bottom center of the panel. It is the exact same model you will find in plenty other aircraft in the simulator. 24 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 5\ ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG To help managing all actions related to the aircraft, an EFB has been implemented, similarly to all our other aircrafts. It can be opened and closed thanks to a cockpit button. When opened, screen brightness can be set from the top bar. EFB can be closed with a click on its left border. It can be moved on the seat with a click on its right border. 25 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 5.1\ Aircraft menu You can put here the aircraft in “cold and dark” mode. Engine will be switched off, systems will be off and ground protections will be put in the aircraft exterior. You can manage wheel chocks and pitot covers independently. You can also open and close pilot and copilot canopy from here. Copilot can be hidden in exterior view. You can trigger hydraulic failure, as this type of failure is not natively supported by MSFS. You will see main hydraulic pressure drops, which will let you practice emergency procedures in case of hydraulic failure, to maneuver landing gear. You can also turn on or off the smoke system (which can also be done with the switch on the main panel). 5.2\ Map menu This menu consists of a map showing current aircraft position. Different controls on the right part allow to interact with the map: - Zoom buttons. - Button to stop auto centering to aircraft position. - Trajectory button to show or hide aircraft path. 26 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 5.3\ Autopilot The TB-30 is not equipped with an autopilot. However, you will find an autopilot menu in the EFB, allowing you to hold altitude and/or heading as you wish. When turning ALT or HDG mode on, current altitude/heading will be used, and you can change the values with “+” and “−“ buttons. You can also manage those values from altitude and heading bug setting in the G5. 27 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 5.4\ Version menu This menu indicated version of the aircraft currently installed on your machine. A message will be displayed if an update is available. 6\ NORMAL PROCEDURES 6.1\ Reference speeds General Stall speed (full flaps) 60 kts Stall speed (no flaps) 72 kts Rotation speed 70 kts Initial climb speed 110 kts Approach speed 90 kts Best glide speed (no flaps) 110 kts Maximum speed in turbulent air (VNO) 250 kts Maximum gear or flaps extended 130 kts Never exceed speed (VNE) 281 kts Maneuvering speed (VA) 190 kts 6.2\ Checklists In addition to this manual, you can find in-game interactive checklists, with dynamic validation and cameras management to help you complete each step. 28 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly STARTING ENGINE Master Battery ON Fuel Valve OPENED Alarms TESTED Emergency Static CLOSED Engine Anti Ice OFF Parking Brake ON Propeller FORWARD Canopy CLOSED & LOCKED Throttle 1 CM Mixture FULL RICH Magneto BOTH Starter ON Starter Alarm OFF Engine RPM 1200 Oil Pressure Alarm OFF Oil Pressure GREEN BEFORE TAXI Alternator ON Voltage GREEN Avionics ON Gyro ON Strobes ON Navigation Lights ON Pitot Heat ON Transponder STBY Oil Temperature MIN 40 CELSIUS Taxi Light ON Parking Brake OFF Brakes TESTED BEFORE TAKEOFF Parking Brake ON Taxi Light OFF Oil Temperature MIN 50 CELSIUS Cylinder Head Temperature MIN 100 CELSIUS Fuel Pump OFF Engine RPM 2000 Oil Pressure GREEN Magneto LEFT RPM Loss BELOW 175 Magneto BOTH Magneto RIGHT RPM Loss BELOW 175 Magneto BOTH Throttle IDLE RPM MIN 700 RPM 1200 Voltage GREEN Oil Temperature GREEN Cylinder Head Temperature GREEN 29 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly Oil Pressure GREEN Propeller FORWARD Mixture MAXIMUM Flaps 15 DEGREES Trim AS REQUIRED Fuel Pump ON Landing Light ON Parking Brake OFF TAKEOFF Rotation 75 KT Landing Gear UP Flaps UP Fuel Pump OFF Landing Light OFF BEFORE LANDING Fuel Pump ON Landing Light ON Mixture MAXIMUM Propeller FORWARD Landing Gear DOWN Flaps 25 DEGREES Speed 90 KT AFTER LANDING Taxi Light ON Fuel Pump OFF Flaps UP SHUTDOWN RPM 1200 Gyro OFF Strobes OFF Navigation Lights OFF Taxi Light OFF Pitot Heat OFF Avionics OFF Alternator OFF Mixture MINIMUM Magneto OFF Master Battery OFF 30 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 7\ EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 7.1\ Hydraulic failure In case of hydraulic failure (electric pump), you will lose all control on the landing gear movement. To use the emergency release, put first landing gear lever down. Then, you need to pull emergency gear lever to let the landing gear going down. Once emergency handle is pulled, landing gear cannot be manipulated anymore until hydraulic pressure is available again. 31 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 8\ PERFORMANCE 8.1\ Takeoff Takeoff is performed full throttle, full low pitch, full rich, in flaps configuration 15°. Following illustration gives: - Rolling distance; - Takeoff distance to 15m obstacle clearance. The used procedure is the following: - Full throttle, brakes applied; - Rotation and obstacle clearance to speeds indicated on graph shown on the same figure, depending on weights; - Starting of landing gear retraction as soon as the vertical speed indicator gives a clearly positive value. 32 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 33 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 8.2\ Climb Climbs are performed full throttle, full low pitch, with nil slope and side-slip, for CAS = 110 kts and in clean configuration. Following illustration gives: - Time, distance and consumption in standard atmosphere; - The possibility to correct these results depending on deviation from standard air temperature. 34 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 35 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 8.3\ Cruise Cruise performance (speed, consumption, distance, time) are given for two associated settings of power and mixture: - Power 75% “normal cruise” (2450 tr/min, adapted Pa), mixture best power (EGT peak – 70 °C) as done by automatic mixture control already. - Power 60% “economic cruise” (2350 tr/min, adapted Pa), mixture manually set to EGT peak. In cruise, the pilot may set the mixture to improve his aircraft distance/consumption if the following conditions are met: - Displayed power < 75%. - Cruise stabilized and constant altitude. With constant RPM and manifold pressure, the pilot weakens the mixture with mixture lever. EGT indicator gives an exhaust gas temperature directly related to inlet mixture. Please note that there is a great inertia between the lever movement and the EGT temperature modification. 36 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 37 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 38 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly 8.4\ Landing Following illustration gives: - Rolling distance; - Landing distance from 15m obstacle clearance to aircraft stop. These performances are established on dry, hard surface runway, with approach and touch-down impact speeds, depending on aircraft weight, given by the graph on this same figure. 39 TB-30 Epsilon – Flight Manual – Rev.4 AzurPoly