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Current Version Date: June 2011
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Fairchild Metro
With the Metro, proceed as follows and refer to diagrams at the end of these instructions:
1. Station a spotter at the propeller to be sure the lift does not touch the blades or spinner.
2. The purpose is to get the lift pointing at the door, but sitting at an angle of about 10
°
. In order
to do this, lift post A must be about one foot ahead of the spinner tip - that is between the
spinner and the plane.
3. One blade of the propeller should be set at 5 o'clock (when facing the spinner) to allow the
right shroud to sit between the blades once the lift is in position.
4. The lift is brought to the plane door on a curve around the spinner. See the path of movement
in the diagram. Do not contact the spinner with the lift post A. The shroud point C will clear
the outside propeller blade by about 3 inches as it moves past. As the lift is being moved,
watch the blades to avoid contact with the shroud on the right side of the lift. The shroud will
sit exactly between the two propeller blades when the lift is in position.
5. The spinner must not project inside a line drawn from lift post A to lift post B. (If it projects
in, it will be hit by the deck handrail when the lift is being raised, which could seriously
damage the spinner.)
6. The lift is now ready for use with a wheelchair and can be operated as described in the manual.
7. Note that the spotter person remains at the propeller through the entire process to ensure that
the lift does not contact the plane while the platform and ramp are moving.
8. The bridge ramp will go into the door on an angle (the ramp moves side to side to allow this).
The spotter should watch and help guide it into place if necessary. Watch the ramp handrails,
not just the ramp end. Remember to get 3 full inches of overlap onto the sill. It may be
necessary to hold the air stair cables apart to allow the ramp to pass.
9. Use the same path of travel when moving the lift away from the plane - again guarding the
spinner and propeller.
10. It is strongly recommended that the operator take time to practice this before doing it with the
additional pressure of a short return time and a passenger waiting.
