SECTION 12
FORCED LANDING - DITCHING - BAILOUT

 
FORCED LANGING
1. Alarm bell - Six rings
2. No smoking and fasten seat belt switch - ON.
3. Radio - TRANSMIT DISTRESS. IFF master control to EMERGENCY.
4. Heater master switches - OFF.
5. Nonessential electrical services - OFF.
6. Safety harness and inertia reel - Adjusted and locked.
7. Landing gear - Down. 
8. Wing flaps - As desired. 
9. Engine controls - As for normal landing.
10. Generator switches - OFF. 
11. Emergency bus switch - Emergency.
12. Battery master switch - OFF (daytime only). If at night - electrical switching as follows:
13. Generator switches - OFF.
14. Emergency bus switch - Emergency.
15. Secondary bus switch - Reset.
16. Battery master switch - Battery master.
17. Just before touchdown - Battery master switch - OFF.

 
DITCHING

 
(To be accomplished as a last resort)
Prepare aircraft as in forced landing, except as follows:
1. Landing gear - Up.
2. Flaps - 40 (all weights) on final approach.

 
BAILOUT

 
1. Radio - TRANSMIT DISTRESS. IFF master control to EMERGENCY.
2. Exits - Jettison cabin emergency door, righthand passenger door. Open cargo doors.
3. Alarm bell - One long ring to execute bailout order.
4. If time permits - Set trim, feather propeller, operate fuel and oil shutoff switches, ignition and electric - all OFF, battery master switch - OFF last.

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