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Pilot's Handling Notes for the Stinson 108-3 Voyager
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This Franklin 6A4-165-B3 engine has manual mixture
controls, manually applied carb heat controls, no supercharger and no airscrew
controls. Rated and sea level take off output is 150hp. However at 2800 RPM 165
hp are available for emergency (go around) use at sea level.
CAUTION - MINIMUM altitude for full throttle cruising is
5000 feet.
CAUTION - Restrain RPM < 2800 AT ALL TIMES
WARNING - Structural failure may occur > 126 MIAS
WARNING - Structural failure will occur > 158 MIAS
WARNING - This aircraft has very fragile flaps,
Structural failure may occur > 88 MIAS with any flap deployed.
CAUTION - Manually applied pitot heat available, but no
structural or airscrew de-icing available.
WARNING - THIS AIRCRAFT IS *NOT* CERTIFICATED FOR USE IN
KNOWN ICING.
This aircraft is loaded by default with the maximum fuel
load of 300 pounds and a payload of 780 pounds. 24 pounds of fuel are unusable
by design.
Design cruise altitude is 5000 QNH.
This aircraft has rudder trim to counter torque and
p-factor. FS9 users with no rudder pedals are however advised to minimise all
relevant factors in the realism screen before flight.
FS9 users with no real world experience of leaning aero
engines are advised to ignore the next instruction and set automixture = ON in
the realism screen before flight.
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Take Off:
AUTOMIXTURE = OFF (in FS9 realism options)
FLAP = STAGE 1
CARB HEAT = COLD
TRIM = 13% POSITIVE
LINE UP
BRAKES = ON
THROTTLE = FULL
RPM > 2200
BRAKES = OFF
YOKE = FULL FORWARD to raise tail
65 MIAS = ROTATE
ACCELERATE = 80 MIAS
CLEAR OF OBSTACLES
FLAP = UP
ACCELERATE = 95 MIAS
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Climb power:
FULL THROTTLE subject to
MINIMUM 500 VSI
ELSE 2600 RPM cruise climb
95 MIAS
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Max Cruise (*FL50 and above*):
FULL THROTTLE subject to
MAX 125 MIAS
MAX 2800 RPM
Plan 65 PPH
Note: Yields 110 KTAS at FL50
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Econ Cruise: (All levels)
2500 RPM
Below FL50 plan 55 PPH
Above FL50 plan 50 PPH
Note: Yields 94 KTAS at most levels
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Descent:
RPM ideally 2500
MAX 126 MIAS
IF RPM < 2500 & OAT < 5C CARB HEAT = HOT
Plan 55 PPH
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Approach Circuit and Landing:
2500 RPM
OAT < 5C CARB HEAT = HOT
Late Downwind:
RPM < 2500
REDUCE = 85 MIAS
Base Leg:
85 MIAS
Short final:
85 MIAS
In time to achieve Vref
FLAP = STAGE 1
FLAP = STAGE 2
CARB HEAT = COLD
Vref = Cross airfield boundary @ 70 MIAS
WHEN TAIL SETTLES - YOKE FULL AFT
FLAP = UP
BRAKES - as required
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