Author Topic: Looking for an old Cessna 172 Emergency procedure (Read 217 times)

Wolfala · « **on:** April 03, 2006, 01:18:49 PM »

Particularly the one which states in the event of a rudder cable snap, you can open the passenger doors to replace the rudder function. Its probally in an older model Cessna manual and not the current ones b/c of legal issues. Can it be scanned and posted up here if anyone finds it?

Wolf

Debonair · « **Reply #1 on:** April 03, 2006, 01:25:46 PM »

The 172 just had it's 50th aniversary, I bet theres all sorts of interesting 172 minutae around the net.
Maybe ask at http://forums.aopa.org , probably at least a hundred (maybe a thousand) 172 owners read that regularly

Shamus · « **Reply #2 on:** April 03, 2006, 01:32:30 PM »

Now that would be fun if you didnt have any passengers, talk about multi-tasking, hmm where did I put that block of wood?

shamus

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #3 on:** April 03, 2006, 02:51:38 PM »

Never came accros such sections in the manual. I'll be quite surprised if such a procedure is listed. Landing without rudder is not a big issue, especially since 172s land so slow.

Personaly, I do not see the need of fighting the relative wind while landing. At best, leave the window open, it does create a little yaw.

In banneer towing, we used to train for no elevator use, or no aileron, or no rudder... and honestly, since we sooooooo used to flying in AH/IL2 all shot up, those landing are no biggie in real life.

LePaul · « **Reply #4 on:** April 03, 2006, 03:23:37 PM »

My manual is for a 1976 model, I'll dig it up and look