DCS F/A-18C Hornet

CREW CHECKLIST
SHORT PROCEDURES

MODEL F/A-18C LOT 20

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ENGINE START ---------- BEFORE TAXI------------ ---------

BATT SW ............................ ON CANOPY ................ AS DESIRED
APU SW .............................. ON AMPCD MAP ..................... OFF*
APU READY ................. CHECK* * Press 2 x PB03 (MODE).
* READY light within 30 seconds. INS ........................... GND/CV*
* Parking brake set.
ENG CRANK SW ..................... R * GND when GPS is not available.
IFEI ENG R RPM>15% ... CHECK * STD HDG (HSI/PB20) fast align.
RIGHT THROTTLE ............. IDLE RADAR .............................. OPR
GPWS VOICE ALERTS .. CHECK* WING FOLD ........ SPREAD & LOCK
* ”ROLL LEFT, ROLL LEFT ...”. FCS RESET ................. DEPRESS
FLAP SW .......................... HALF
L+R DDI/MPCD/HUD/UFC .. ON FCS BIT .................... PERFORM
RADALT ...……..… AS DESIRED* * FCS BIT SW, DDI FCS-MC GO, FCS.
* OFS SOP: CV start 40ft for cold shot,
CV 450 ft, Ashore 1.000 ft. TRIM ............................. CHECK*
HMD KNOB .................. AS REQ'D * Check pitch/roll/yaw for movement.
IFEI R ENG .................... CHECK T/O TRIM ................ DEPRESS*
* Until ADV-TRIM displayed & ↑12 NU.
FLAP SW ........................ AUTO
GROUND IDLE
CONTROLS .................... CHECK
N2 ........................... 63-70 %
FLAP SW ........................... HALF
EGT...................... 190-590 °C
TAKEOFF TRIM .................... SET*
FF ..................... 420-900 PPH
*STAB Ashore= ↑12, CV See Op Data.
NOZZLE .................... 73-84 %
OIL PRES ............ 45-110 PSI
FOUR DOWN TEST
- PROBE ........................... CYCLE
ENG CRANK SW ..................... L - SPEEDBRAKE ............... CYCLE
IFEI ENG L RPM>15% ... CHECK - LAUNCH BAR .................. CYCLE
LEFT THROTTLE ................ IDLE - HOOK ............................ CYCLE
IFEI L ENG ..................... CHECK
APU ....................... VERIFY OFF
HOOK BYPASS ........... AS REQ’D
FUEL ......................... SET BINGO
BARALT ……………….….. SET QFE
MISSION DATA ................. ENTER

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WEAPON/SENSORS ....... AS REQ’D BEFORE TAKEOFF-------- ----

- FLIR ............................... STBY CANOPY ...................... CLOSED
- RWR ..................... PWR ON/BIT IFF ....................................... ON
STORES PAGE .................. VERIFY INS .................................. IFA*
*NAV if GPS is not available.
HMD ALIGN T/O CHECKLIST (DDI) ....... CHECK
HMD ALIGN PAGE .......... SELECT - CONTROLS ............... WIPE OUT
- SUPT/HMD/ALIGN PAGE .. SELECT - WINGS ............ SPREAD & LCKD
- HMD CROSS ... OVER HUDCROSS - TRIM ................................ SET
- CAGE/UNCAGE BN ......... PRESS* - FLAPS ............................... SET
- ALIGN .......................... UNBOX - HOOK ................................. UP
* Press and hold until ALIGN OK. - WARN LTS ......................... OUT
- NWS .................................. LO
SARI ........................... UNCAGE - EJECTION SEAT .............. ARM
OBOGS CTRL SW ................. ON
TCN, DL, BCN .............. AS REQ'D ATC ...................... T/O Clearance
INS .............................. CHECK* BARALT ......................... CHECK
* Minimum align quality 0.5 / 0.6 PITOT SWITCH ................. CHECK

TAXI------------------ ----------- TAKEOFF - Ashore -------- ------

ATC .................. Taxi Clearance BRAKE ............................ HOLD
EXT LT PANEL .................... SET THROTTLES .............. 80% RPM
- STROBE ........................... BRT IFEI ENGS ..................... CHECK
- POSITON ......................... BRT CONTROLS ......................... WIPE
- FORMATION ..................... BRT*
* Night Ops and low visuals only. AFTER TAKEOFF-------------------
LDG/TAXI LT SW ............... ON* LDG GEAR .......................... UP
* For carrier ops OFF. FLAP SW ......................... AUTO
ENG ANTI ICE SW ......... AS REQ'D
PARK BRK ......................... OFF RADALT LOW ALT .................. SET
NORMAL BRAKES .......... CHECK
NWS / HI ........................ SELECT 10,000 FT CHECK
NWS ............................... CHECK COCKPIT ALT ................... CHECK
FUEL XFER ....................... CHECK

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DESCENT------------ ------------- - HOOK ....................... AS REQ’D

ATC ............................. INFORM - DISPENSER ........................ OFF
ATIS ............................... CHECK
CG/FUEL BALANCE ............ CHECK AFTER LANDING------------------
ENG ANTI ICE SW ......... AS REQ'D SPEEDBRAKE ............... CLOSED
PITOT ANTI ICE SW ........... CHECK FLAPS ............................. AUTO
DEFOG .............................. HIGH EXT LT PANEL ....................... SET
WINDSHIELD SW .......... AS REQ'D LDG/TAXI LT SW ............... OFF
BARALT ............... SET/CHECK* EJECTION SEAT ............... SAFE
RADALT ........................... CHECK T/O TRIM ..................... DEPRESS
HUD .................................... SET OXY FLOW ........................... OFF
- NAV MSTR MODE .............. SET* CANOPY ....... FULL UP OR FULL DN
*compare with stby flt insts & stby IFF ..................................... OFF
compass.
NAVAIDS ............... CROSSCHECK BEFORE ENGINE SHUTDOWN----
ICLS .................. ON & CHANNEL PARK BRK .......................... SET
MSTR ARM SW ............. AS REQ'D INS ................................. OFF*
CMDS/ECM .................. AS REQ'D * 10 Sec before ENG shutdown.
HOOK BYPASS SW ........ AS REQ'D
EXT LT PANEL .................... SET SARI ...................... CAGE/LOCK
- STROBE ........................... BRT FLIR .................................... OFF
- POSITON ......................... BRT RADAR .............................. OFF
- FORMATION ..................... BRT* RWR ..............................PWR OFF
* Night Ops and low visuals only. AVIONICS .......................... OFF
COMMS .............................. OFF
BEFORE LANDING - ASHORE --- EXT AND INT LTS ............... OFF
ATC ........ LANDING CLEARANCE CRYPTO SW ................. AS REQ'D
MSTR ARM SW ................... SAFE CANOPY .......................... OPEN
ECM ................................. STBY
LDG/TAXI LIGHT SW .......... ON ENGINE SHUTDOWN--------------
NWS ...................... DISENGAGE
LANDING CHECKLIST ........ CHECK FLAP SW .......................... FULL
- ANTI SKID ...................... ON LEFT THROTTLE ................. OFF
- LDG GEAR ...................... DN* DDIs/MPCD/HUD .............. OFF
- FLAP SW ...................... FULL* RIGHT THROTTLE .............. OFF
* KIAS < 250. BATT SW ........................... OFF

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