Aeroprakt A32-080-POH
Aeroprakt A32-080-POH
Aeroprakt A32-080-POH
AEROPRAKT-32
Pilot Operating Handbook
A32-080-POH
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Table of contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 5
1 General information ..................................................................................................... 6
1.1 General description of the airplane ......................................................................... 6
1.2 Airplane specifications ............................................................................................ 6
2 Limitations .................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Airspeeds and Airspeed Indicator markings ............................................................ 7
2.2 Service ceiling ......................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Maneuvering load factors ........................................................................................ 8
2.4 Approved maneuvers .............................................................................................. 8
2.5 Fuel capacity and type ............................................................................................ 8
2.6 Engine ..................................................................................................................... 9
2.7 Kinds of operation limits .......................................................................................... 9
2.8 Crosswind limitation ................................................................................................ 9
3 Emergency procedures .............................................................................................. 10
3.1 General ................................................................................................................. 10
3.2 Emergency checklists ........................................................................................... 10
4 Normal Procedures .................................................................................................... 15
4.1 General ................................................................................................................. 15
4.2 Preflight check....................................................................................................... 15
4.3 Engine starting ...................................................................................................... 17
4.4 Taxiing................................................................................................................... 18
4.5 Before takeoff ........................................................................................................ 18
4.6 Normal takeoff ....................................................................................................... 18
4.7 Short/soft field takeoff ........................................................................................... 18
4.8 Climb ..................................................................................................................... 19
4.9 Cruise .................................................................................................................... 19
4.10 Approach ............................................................................................................... 19
4.11 Normal landing ...................................................................................................... 19
4.12 Short/soft field landing ........................................................................................... 20
4.13 Balked landing....................................................................................................... 20
5 Performance................................................................................................................ 21
5.1 General ................................................................................................................. 21
5.2 Takeoff and landing distances............................................................................... 21
5.3 Climb performance ................................................................................................ 21
5.4 Cruise speeds and fuel consumption at various RPM settings.............................. 21
6 Weight and Balance and Equipment List ................................................................. 22
6.1 Weight and Balance Chart .................................................................................... 22
6.2 Installed equipment list .......................................................................................... 23
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Introduction
This Pilot Operating Handbook has been prepared to provide the airplane owner and
operators with information required for the safe and efficient operation of this airplane.
The following ASTM standards have been and/or shall be used for the design, construction
and continued airworthiness of this Aeroprakt-32 (A-32) airplane:
F2245-18 Standard Specification for Design and Performance of a Light Sport Airplane,
F2295-10 Standard Practice for Continued Operational Safety Monitoring of a Light Sport
Aircraft,
F2316-12 Standard Specification for Airframe Emergency Parachutes for Light Sport
Aircraft,
F2339-06 Standard Practice for Design and Manufacture of Reciprocating Spark Ignition
Engines for Light Sport Aircraft,
F2506-13 Standard Specification for Design and Testing of Light Sport Aircraft Propellers,
F2745-15 Standard Specification for Required Product Information to be Provided with an
Airplane,
F2746-14 Standard Specification for Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH) for Light Sport
Airplane,
F2972-15 Standard Specification for Light Sport Aircraft Manufacturer’s Quality Assurance
System.
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1 General information
1.1 General description of the airplane
AEROPRAKT-32 (A-32) is a two-seat, high-wing strut braced monoplane of "classic"
aerodynamic layout with closed cockpit, non-retractable landing gear with steerable nose
wheel, Rotax-912 engine with tractor three-blade on-ground adjustable pitch propeller.
AEROPRAKT-32 is approved for flying in VFR, day.
AEROPRAKT-32 is certified in the LSA (Light Sport Airplane) category.
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2 Limitations
2.1 Airspeeds and Airspeed Indicator markings
Airspeed limitations and corresponding IAS values are given in the table below.
Scheme of color markings of airspeed indicator is shown on Fig. 1. Its explanation is given
in the table below.
IAS value or
Marking Airspeed (range) symbol(s) and description
range, km/h (kts)
VS0 – stalling speed at maximum takeoff weight
White arc start 50 (27)
with full flaps
VS – stalling speed at maximum takeoff weight
Green arc start 60 (32)
with flaps up
White arc 50 - 147 (27 - 79) VS0 to VFE – flap extended speed range
Green arc 60 - 151 (32 - 81) VS to VO – normal operating speed range
Green and
VO – operating maneuvering speed at gross
Yellow arcs 151 (81)
weight and minimum weight
border
151 - 240 VO to VNE – in this range maneuvers must be
Yellow arc
(81 - 130) conducted with caution and only in smooth air
VNE – never-exceed speed, maximum speed for all
Red line 240 (130)
operations
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NOTE: The readings of the fuel level indicators have to be read as follows (for both
standard and optional fuel tanks):
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2.6 Engine
Engine data and operational limitations are given in the table below:
Engine manufacturer BRP-Rotax GmbH&Co KG, Austria
Engine model Rotax-912ULS
Take-off performance 73.5 kW
Max. continuous performance 69 kW
Take-off speed 5800 rpm (max. 5 min.)
Max. continuous speed 5500 rpm
Idle speed min. 1400 rpm
max. 7 bar (102 psi)
Oil pressure min. 0.8 bar (12 psi) (below 3500 rpm)
normal 2.0 to 5.0 bar (27–73 psi) (above 3500 rpm)
max. 130 °C (266 °F)
Oil temperature min. 50 °C (120 °F)
normal approx. 90 to 110 °C (190-230 °F)
Exhaust gas temperature, max. 880 °C (1616 °F)
Coolant temperature limit
max. 120 °C (248 °F)
measured in cylinder head
Engine start, operating max. 50 °C (120 °F) (ambient temperature)
temperature min. -25 °C (-13 °F) (oil temperature)
max. 0.5 bar (7.26 psi)
Fuel pressure
min. 0.15 bar (2.2 psi)
antiknock properties min. RON 95 (min. AKI 911)
EN 228 super,
European standard
Fuel EN 228 super plus
AVGAS 100 LL
Aviation standard
(ASTM D910)
Oil: with RON 424 classification
NOTE: On all issues of engine operation see Rotax engine Operator's Manual.
Follow its instructions to ensure safe and efficient operation of the engine.
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3 Emergency procedures
3.1 General
This section contains recommendations to the pilots in case of emergency in flight. However
such situations, caused by airframe or engine malfunction are extremely rare provided that
pre-flight inspections and checks are performed regularly.
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3.2.12 Overvoltage
1. Additional electrical consumers (landing light, strobes, etc.) – switch ON.
2. Voltage – CHECK.
3. Voltage normal – CONTINUE normal flight.
4. Voltage high – REMOVE battery charge fuse and FOLLOW PRECAUTIONARY
LANDING procedure, see section 3.2.6.
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4 Normal Procedures
4.1 General
This section describes normal procedures recommended for safe operation of the A-32.
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4.2.6 Empennage
1. Empennage surface – CLEAN and INTACT.
2. Clamps/stops – REMOVED.
3. Horizontal stabilizer attachment fittings and bolts – INTACT and SECURE.
4. Rudder, elevator and trim tab – CLEAN and INTACT.
5. Rudder, elevator and trim tab hinge brackets – INTACT, SECURE and GREASED.
6. Rudder, elevator and trim tab control linkage attachment – INTACT and SECURE.
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4.2.9 Cockpit
1. Cockpit interior – CLEAN, INTACT, NO FOREIGN OBJECTS.
2. Seats – INTACT, ADJUSTED and SECURE.
3. Harness belts – INTACT, ADJUSTED and LOCKED (with pilots in the seats).
4. Doors – CLOSED and LOCKED.
5. Flight planning including weight and CG check – PERFORMED.
6. Onboard documentation/maps required for the flight – AVAILABLE.
7. Baggage container – BAGGAGE SECURED, CONTAINER CLOSED.
8. Starter key – REMOVED
9. All electrical switches – OFF.
10. Flight instruments – INTACT, CHECK READINGS.
11. Movements of controls – check FREE and FULL.
12. Yokes/Stick, rudder pedals, elevator trim tab lever – NEUTRAL.
13. Flaps – RETRACTED.
14. Parking brake – ON.
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4.4 Taxiing
1. Throttle – IDLE.
2. Taxiway – CHECK CLEAR.
3. Coolant and oil temperature – CHECK.
4. Parking brake – OFF.
5. Throttle – SET REQUIRED TAXI SPEED.
6. Yoke/Stick – elevator NEUTRAL, ailerons AGAINST crosswind.
7. Brakes – use as required, set throttle to IDLE when stopping.
8. To stop immediately – IGNITION OFF and ENGAGE BRAKES.
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4.8 Climb
1. Speed – SET: best angle of climb speed VX = 100 km/h (54 kts) or
best rate of climb speed VY = 120 km/h (65 kts)
in strong turbulence +10 km/h (5 kts).
2. Flaps – RETRACT SLOWLY at safe altitude.
3. Engine parameters - OK.
4.9 Cruise
1. Flight altitude – OCCUPY and monitor. Keep safe altitude over obstacles.
2. Cruise speed – SET, in strong turbulence – min. 100 km/h (54 kts), max.151 km/h (81 kts).
3. Elevator trim tab – ADJUST as required.
4. Fuel level – MONITOR.
5. Fuel valves – check OPEN for fuel tank with fuel, CLOSE empty fuel tank.
6. Turns – perform with caution in strong turbulence and at low altitudes.
4.10 Approach
1. Speed – REDUCE below 147 km/h (79 kts), minimum 100 km/h (54 kts).
2. Flaps – EXTEND position 1. Wind stronger 8 m/s (16 kts) – FLAPS UP.
3. Elevator trim tab – ADJUST as required.
4. Approach speed on final – 100 km/h (54 kts), +10 km/h (5 kts) in rain or strong
turbulence.
5. Too high on final – REDUCE RPM, at idle – SLIP.
6. Too low on final – INCREASE RPM. DO NOT RETRACT FLAPS when flying low over
high obstacles or close to the ground!
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8. Brakes – ENGAGE as required. Avoid braking at a high speed or nose wheel up!
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5 Performance
5.1 General
This section contains performance data of A-32 airplane of standard (basic) configuration at
maximum takeoff weight in the following environmental conditions: ICAO standard
atmosphere (ISA), mean sea level (MSL), no wind, hard and even runway. Those data may
vary depending upon the configuration and technical condition of a particular aircraft and
actual environmental conditions of its operation.
However these values should be considered as approximate as they may vary due to effect
of the above mentioned factors. It is recommended to verify those values for the particular
conditions in which the exact values are required.
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Note: XCG must be between 1.529 m and 1.780 m (19% and 37% MAC) as shown in Fig. 2.
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7.2 Airframe
Wing: high placed, strut braced, constant chord. Wing section is P-IIIa-15%. Wing primary
structure consists of a single spar, ribs and aft web. Forward of the spar the wing has 2024T3
aluminum alloy skin of 0.020"-0.032" sheet, which together with the spar web forms the wing
torsion box. Aft of the spar the wing is covered with the metal skin on top and
thermoshrinkable fabric on the bottom side. Wing ribs are made of 6061T6 sheet of 0.020"-
0.032" thickness. The spar is a riveted structure consisting of a web, made of 0.032" 6061T6
sheet, and caps, made of an extruded section (D16chT alloy angle). The wing strut
attachment bracket and front attachment bracket of the wing are fixed to the spar. The rear
attachment bracket of the wing is fixed to the aft web. The flaperon (drooping aileron) hinge
brackets are fixed to ribs No. 1, 5, 9 and 13. All brackets are made of 5 mm 2024T3 sheet.
The primary structure of the flaperon consists of the leading-edge skin, spar, trailing edge
section and ribs. The LE skin and spar comprise the torsion box. Flaperon covering is made
of synthetic thermoshrinkable fabric.
The fuselage is an all-metal semimonocoque structure. The frames are made of 6061T6
aluminum alloy sheets of 0.063" to 0.080" thickness. The fuselage skin is made of 2024T3
aluminum alloy sheets of 0.02" to 0.04" thickness.
Engine cowling is made of composites.
The doors, cockpit and part of the fuselage have windows of organic glass.
The primary structure of the all-flying horizontal tail (AFHT) of ribs and a spar. The leading-
edge skin is made of a 2024T3 aluminum alloy sheets of 0.020" thickness. Aft of the spar
AFHT is covered with fabric. The AFHT has 2 hinge brackets of its attachment to fuselage.
The fin is made as integral part of the fuselage. It consists of a spar, ribs and 2024T3
aluminum alloy skin of 0.020" thickness.
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7.5 Propeller
This airplane is equipped with KievProp three-blade on-ground adjustable propeller type of
1.8 m (71 in) diameter
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NOTE: When both tanks are full, fuel may flow from one tank to the other (e.g. due to the
lateral forces during side slipping or when wings are not level on parking or during
taxiing), overfill it and spill out through the vent line. To prevent this close one of the
fuel valves.
CAUTION! At all times during the flight ensure fuel coming to the engine by opening
the valve(s) of the tank(s) WITH fuel. If one of the tanks is empty, close its
valve to prevent air getting into the fuel line and causing engine
malfunction or even failure.
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(3/32 in) cables, passing through a system of pulleys, two inner and two outer rockers, two
inner and two outer pushrods.
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The aileron drooping (flap extension) mechanism (Fig. 8) consists of a beam with lever (1)
hinged to the upper rim of the frame No.3. Flap position setting is achieved with the fixer (2)
having three holes for the pin (3) on the lever. Unfixing is achieved by bending the spring-
like lever to the right. After the pin comes out of the fixer hole the lever can be set to the
selected position. When the pin aligns with another hole of the fixer the lever springs back
fixing the flaperons in a different position.
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the brake lever. The brake pads will remain pressed to the brake disc. To release the parking
brake set its control lever to its initial position ('Parking brake OFF').
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Compass
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Fig. 16. Wiring diagram for installation of the Dynon SkyView system (page 1)
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Fig. 17. Wiring diagram for installation of the Dynon SkyView system (page 2)
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Fig. 18. Wiring diagram for installation of the Dynon SkyView system (page 3)
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Fig. 19. Wiring diagram for installation of the Garmin GTR 200 radio
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the oil tank, remove and clean the oil probe and turn the propeller several times until you
hear the sound of air bubbles coming into the oil tank which means that the oil from the oil
tank was pumped thus into the engine forcing the air from it back into the oil tank. Wait a
little while the oil lets out the air bubbles and insert the oil probe to see the actual oil level.
WARNING: Do not turn the propeller against the direction of engine rotation – this may
damage the engine.
CAUTION: Do not open the expansion tank of the cooling system while engine is hot!
Coolant is under pressure and may burst out and bring injuries or harm.
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9 Supplements
9.1 General
This section contains information concerning the particular configuration of this airplane (list
of installed equipment) along with its actual empty weight and balance data. Any additional
manuals for the installed equipment are indicated here.
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2. Taxiing is described in the section 4.4. Airfield traffic shall be performed in accordance
with the airfield traffic diagram. Before lining up full and free movements of the flight
controls must be checked.
3. After lining up the engine power setting shall be increased to full and takeoff shall be
performed. The takeoff procedure is described in the section 4.6.
4. Upon reaching the speed of climb of 100 km/h (54 kts) the flaps shall be retracted at safe
altitude. No pitch retrimming or loss of altitude occurs after that. The crosswind turn shall
be performed during climb after reaching 300 ft altitude.
5. Climb is described in the section 4.8. Upon climbing to 600 ft the airplane shall be set to
level flight. The engine speed shall be reduced to 4000-4200 RPM so that the airspeed
of level flight sets in the range of 120-140 km/h. Then the downwind turn shall be
performed with the bank angle up to 30°.
6. Between downwind and base turn the elevator trim tab shall be adjusted, if necessary,
and engine parameters shall be checked.
7. It is recommended to perform the base turn with a bank angle below 30° in a place where
the distance remaining for descend after the final turn is equal to at least 3000 ft.
8. After making the base turn it is necessary to reduce the engine speed to 3000 RPM,
reduce the airspeed to 120 km/h (65 kts) and extend the flaps to 1st position. In this case
a nose-down pitching moment appears that shall be countered by pulling the yoke back.
Then the airspeed must be reduced to 100 km/h (54 kts) and engine speed adjusted so
that in the beginning of the final turn the airplane is at approximately 500 ft.
9. It is recommended to make the final turn with a bank angle below 20°. While making the
final turn its radius may be corrected by changing the bank angle in order to ensure
airplane aligning with the runway after the turn. It is recommended to keep the airspeed
in the range of 90-100 km/h (49-54 kts).
10. The required descend angle on final shall be set by adjusting the engine RPM. When
engine RPM is increased a slight nose-up pitching moment occurs that shall be
countered by pushing the yoke forward. When engine RPM is reduced the effect is
opposite. Heading corrections shall be done using rudder pedals. Lateral deviations shall
be corrected with S-turns of appropriate bank angle. Recommended airspeed on final
90-110 km/h.
11. At about 15 ft the engine shall be set to idle and airspeed and sink rate reduced by pulling
the yoke back gradually so that at the moment of touchdown the airplane reaches the
pitch angle required for landing (the top of the engine cowling is slightly higher than the
horizon sightline).
12. Direction of the landing roll shall be controlled with rudder pedals. If a series of circuit
flights are performed, the touch-and-go technique shall be used. After several seconds
of the touchdown the engine speed shall be set to maximum and takeoff shall be
performed. When engine power is increased a nose-up pitching moment appears that
shall be countered by pushing the yoke a bit forward. In case of a full-stop landing the
main wheel brakes may be used when the nose wheel is on the ground.
13. Retract the flaps before vacating the runway.
Total time of circuit flying training – 2 h. Number of flights – 4. Number of landings – 20.
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9.8.5 Low speed flight, recognizing the starting and ongoing stall and stall recovery
The aircraft has no adverse handling features at low speeds and at stall with any of flaps
settings. A light vibration of controls in roll may be noticed that warns about approaching to
the stalling speed. The stall occurs in form of airplane pitch angle decrease without a
noticeable change in bank angle. The airplane recovers from stall immediately if the flight
controls are returned to their neutral position. During a low speed flight with wings level
deflection of ailerons does not initiate stall. However, during a turn at a low speed abrupt
aileron deflection may cause stall with noticeable increase in bank angle.
Stall recovery procedure is described in the section 3.2.13.
Total time of low speed flight training – 20 minutes. Number of flights – 1. Number of
landings – 1.
9.8.6 High speed flight, recognizing and recovery from steep diving spiral
The aircraft has no peculiar handling features at high speeds. The control forces increase
with airspeed growing and that impedes the abrupt control inputs and exceeding the limit
loads due to that. During high speed flight the engine parameters must be monitored and
exceeding its operational limits must be prevented.
To recover from a steep spiral the engine RPM must be reduced first and then the airplane
must be brought to level flight by deflecting gently the ailerons and elevator.
Total time of high-speed flight training – 20 minutes. Number of flights – 1. Number of
landings – 1.
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the ground before the other. During the landing roll the nose wheel shall be kept lifted as
long as possible and the heading shall be maintained using the rudder pedals. Immediately
before the nose wheel is finally touching the ground the rudder pedals shall be set neutral
in order to prevent the side load on the nose leg.
Total time of crosswind takeoff and landing training – 30 minutes. Number of flights – 1.
Number of landings – 6.
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