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• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 18-10
  Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › In-Flight Fire › Cabin Fire

  Cabin Fire Cabin fires generally result from one of three sources: (1) careless smoking on the part of the pilot and/or passengers; (2) electrical system malfunctions; or (3) heating system malfunctions. A fire in the cabin presents the pilot with ... immediate demands: attacking the fire and getting the airplane safely on the ground as quickly as possible. A fire or smoke in the cabin should be controlled by identifying and shutting down the faulty system. In many cases, smoke…

• Airplane Flying Handbookp. 18-9
  Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › In-Flight Fire › Engine Fire

  stops an engine-driven oil (or hydraulic) pump from continuing to pump the flammable fluid that is feeding the fire. Some light airplane emergency checklists direct the pilot to shut off the electrical master switch. However, the pilot should consider ... that unless the fire is electrical in nature, or a crash landing is imminent, deactivating the electrical system prevents the use of panel radios for transmitting distress messages and also causes air traffic control (ATC) to lose transponder returns. Pilots…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 9-10
  Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents › Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL) and Operations With Inoperative Equipment

  equipment must be placarded INOPERATIVE. All small rotorcraft, non-turbine powered airplanes, gliders, or lighter-than-air aircraft operated under 14 CFR part 91 are eligible to use the maintenance deferral provisions of 14 CFR, part 91, section ... However, once an operator requests an MEL, and a Letter of Authorization (LOA) is issued by the FAA, then the use of the MEL becomes mandatory for that aircraft. All maintenance deferrals must be accomplished in accordance with the terms…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. G-33
  Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

  operations specify the amount of ceiling and the visibility the pilot must have in order to operate according to these rules. When the weather conditions are such that the pilot cannot operate according to VFR, he or she must ... maximum speed at which an airplane can be safely flown with the landing gear extended. VLO. Landing gear operating speed. The maximum speed for extending or retracting the landing gear if using an airplane equipped with retractable landing gear…

• 14 CFR Part 121 — Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental OperationsOpen
  14 CFR § 121.417 Crewmember emergency training.

  operate the following equipment: (A) Each type of emergency exit in the normal and emergency modes, including the actions and forces required in the deployment of the emergency evacuation slides; (B) Each type of installed hand fire extinguisher; (C) Each ... Donning, use, and inflation of individual flotation means, if applicable; and (E) Ditching, if applicable, including but not limited to, as appropriate: (1) Cockpit preparation and procedures; (2) Crew coordination; (3) Passenger briefing and cabin preparation; (4) Donning and inflation…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframep. 9-57
  Chapter 9: Aircraft Electrical System › Light Multiengine Aircraft › Power Distribution on Multiengine Aircraft

  that splits (shares) the electrical loads by connecting to each sub-bus through a diode and current limiter. The generators are operated in parallel and equally carry the loads. The primary power supplied for this aircraft is DC, although small ... which should always have power available. Other items on this bus would be critical to flight safety, such as fire extinguishers, fuel shutoffs, and fuel pumps. During a massive system failure, the hot battery bus is the last…