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PREFLIGHT START (GPU-ONLY PROCEDURES IN UNDERLINED ITALICS)
1. PASSENGER DOOR ......................................... UNLOCK/OPEN 1. BATTERY SWITCHES ................................... CONFIRM ON
2. EMERGENCY EXIT .......................................... PIN REMOVED
3. FIRE EXTINGUISHER ....................................... CHECK 2. GPU CONNECT......................................... CONNECT
4. COCKPIT WINDOW SHIELDS ............................ REMOVE 3. EXTERNAL POWER SWITCH.......................... ON
5. PARKING BRAKE ........................................... SET 4. VOLTAGE ................................................. 27-30 VDC
6. PILOT VENT WINDOW.................................... CLOSED/SECURE
7. FLIGHT CONTROL LOCK .................................. REMOVE 5. ELECTRIC COOL OR HEAT ............................ OFF
8. BATTERY SWITCH .......................................... ON 6. EXTERNAL LIGHTS...................................... BEACON-ONLY
9. FLAPS ......................................................... SET 15°/AGREE 7. L/R FUEL PUMPS ...................................... ON/AUDIBLE-AUTO
10. EIS TEST...................................................... TEST/CHECK 8. PROPELLER AREA ...................................... CLEAR
11. FUEL TOTALIZER ............................................ RESET 9. START SWITCH.......................................... ON
12. FUEL QUANTITY AND BALANCE ........................ CHECK 10. OIL PRESSURE .......................................... CHECK
13. FIRE WARNING ............................................. TEST/CHECK 11. Ng ......................................................... STABLE > 13%
14. LAMPS ........................................................ TEST/CHECK 12. CONDITION LEVER (GUARD) ........................ GROUND IDLE
15. BATTERY SWITCH .......................................... OFF 13. ITT......................................................... MAX 1000° / 5 SEC
16. EXTERNAL POWER SWITCH ............................. OFF ............................................................. 800° - 870° / 20 SEC
17. GENS 1&2 SWITCHES .................................... OFF 14. ENGINE INSTRUMENTS ............................... CHECK
18. AVIONICS 1&2 SWITCHES............................... OFF
19. NON-ESSENTIAL BUS SWITCH .......................... AUTO 15. EXTERNAL POWER SWITCH.......................... OFF
20. C/B’S – OVERHEAD & SIDES ........................... CHECK 16. GPU ...................................................... DISCONNECT
21. L/R FUEL PUMP & IGNITION SWITCHES............. AUTO
22. AHRS SWITCHES .......................................... SLAVE 17. GEN 1 SWITCH ......................................... ON-VOLTS/AMPS
23. HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM SWITCHES ............. OFF/LOW 18. GEN 2 SWITCH (CHECK BAT AMPS) ............... ON-VOLTS/AMPS
24. EFIS COMPOSITE SWITCHES ........................... NORM 19. HEADSETS................................................ ON
25. EXTERNAL LIGHT SWITCHES ............................. BEACON-ONLY 16. AVIONICS 1&2 SWITCHES........................... ON
26. ICE PROTECTION SWITCHES ............................. OFF 17. INVERTERS ............................................... CHECK BOTH
27. LANDING GEAR SELECTOR ............................... DOWN 18. ECS SWITCH ............................................ AUTO
28. ECS SWITCH ................................................ OFF 19. ECS TEMPERATURE SETTING ....................... AS REQUIRED
29. DUMP SWITCH ............................................. AUTO/GUARDED 20. ELECTRIC COOL OR HEAT ............................ AS REQUIRED
30. MANUAL PRESSURIZATION KNOB ..................... CLOSED 21. INERTIAL SEPARATOR ................................. OPEN
31. TRIM/FLAP INTERRUPT SWITCHES .................... NORM/GUARDED 22. GPS ....................................................... INITIALIZE
32. MOR/PCL/CONDITION LEVER ........................ OFF/ IDLE/CUT-OFF
33. INTERIOR LIGHTS ........................................... OFF BEFORE TAXI
34. FUEL/ECS FIREWALL SHUTOFFS & GEAR EXT ..... STOWED
35. EXTERNAL COVERS/PROPELLER ANCHORS .......... REMOVE 1. AHRS (AHRS 2) ...................................... CHECK-NO FLAGS
36. ACCESS PANELS & ENGINE COWLING ................ OPEN/INSPECT 2. FLAPS ..................................................... CHECK 15°
37. EXHAUST, INTAKE, PROP ................................ INSPECT 3. AUTOPILOT .............................................. TEST & OVERRIDE
38. NOSE GEAR ................................................. INSPECT 4. CAWS PANEL .......................................... NO RED LIGHTS
39. RIGHT WING: BOOT, FUEL CAP, PROBES, VENTS 5. SEAT BELT/NO SMOKING SIGN .................... AS REQUIRED
FLAPS, MAIN GEAR, RADAR ......... INSPECT 6. CLEARANCE DELIVERY/GROUND .................. CONTACT
40. TAIL............................................................ INSPECT TAXI
41. BATTERY/OXYGEN COMPARTMENT .................. INSPECT/LATCHED
42. CARGO DOOR ............................................... UNLOCK/OPEN 1. EXTERNAL LIGHTS...................................... TAXI/BEACON/NAV
43. NITROGEN GAUGE ........................................ CHECK 2. BRAKES ................................................... CHECK
44. LEFT WING: MAIN GEAR, FLAPS, VENTS, 3. FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS ................................ CHECK
PROBES, FUEL CAP, BOOT .............. INSPECT
45. CHOCKS ...................................................... REMOVE BEFORE TAKEOFF
46. 10’ WALK-AROUND ...................................... COMPLETE
1. PARKING BRAKE ........................................ SET
BEFORE START 2. TAKEOFF POWER ...................................... CALCULATED
3. FUEL QUANTITY ........................................ CHECK
1. PREFLIGHT ................................................... COMPLETE 4. ENGINE INSTRUMENTS ............................... CHECK
2. CARGO DOOR ............................................... SECURE (5 GREEN) 5. FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS/DIRECTOR ................. CHECK/SET/GA-ALT ARM
3. PASSENGER BRIEF ......................................... AS REQUIRED 6. FLAPS ..................................................... CHECK-15°
4. PASSENGER DOOR ......................................... SECURE (6 GREEN) 7. TRIM ...................................................... CHECK 4/SET GREEN
5. STRATUS...................................................... ON 8. PUSHER (>5 PSI) ....................................... TEST & INTERRUPT
6. SEATS/SEAT BELTS ........................................ ADJUSTED/FASTENED 9. FLIGHT CONTROLS ..................................... CHECK
7. OXYGEN LEVER/PRESSURE & MASKS ................ ON/CHECK 10. AVIONICS ................................................ AS REQUIRED
8. EPS (IF INSTALLED) ........................................ TEST-ARMED/ON 11. TRANSPONDER ......................................... SET
9. BAT 1 SWITCH .............................................. ON 12. CABIN PRESSURIZATION.............................. SET/ECS AUTO
10. BAT 2 SWITCH (IF INSTALLED) ......................... ON 13. PROBES SWITCH ....................................... ON-CHECK CAWS-OFF
11. LANDING GEAR INDICATION ............................ 3 GREEN 14. WINDSHIELD HEAT .................................... TEST/BOTH ON
12. BATTERY VOLTAGE(S) .................................... CHECK (24 MIN) 15. ICE PROTECTION ....................................... TEST/AS REQUIRED
13. EPS ARM LIGHT (IF INSTALLED)........................ OFF 16. BATTERY AMPS......................................... CHECK < 15
14. FUEL QUANTITY AND BALANCE ........................ CHECK 17. CAWS/EIS ............................................. REVIEW
15. CAWS PANEL .............................................. REVIEW 18. CREW BRIEF ............................................. COMPLETE
16. PASS OXYGEN SWITCH ................................... TEST/AS REQUIRED 19. PASSENGER TAKEOFF BRIEF......................... AS REQUIRED
20. PARKING BRAKE ........................................ RELEASE
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GLIDE DISTANCES/TIMES & BEST GLIDE AIRSPEEDS APPROACH
ALTITUDE GLIDE RANGE GLIDE TIME WEIGHT VBG 1. PASSENGER LANDING BRIEF .......................... AS REQUIRED
FL 290 78 NM 36 MINS 9921 LBS 114 KIAS 2. ALTIMETERS ............................................... SET/RAD ALT - SET DH
3. FUEL QUANTITY & BALANCE ......................... CHECK
FL 250 66 NM 31 MINS 9500 LBS 112 KIAS 4. FLAPS (<163 KIAS) ...................................... AS REQUIRED
FL 180 49 NM 23 MINS 9000 LBS 110 KIAS 5. LANDING GEAR (<177 KIAS) ......................... DOWN
15,000’ 40 NM 19 MINS 8500 LBS 107 KIAS 6. LANDING/TAXI LIGHTS ................................. ON
10,000’ 26 NM 13 MINS 8000 LBS 104 KIAS 7. INERTIAL SEPARATOR ................................... OPEN
5,000’ 13 NM 6 MINS 7500 LBS 101 KIAS BEFORE LANDING
APPROACH SPEEDS (FLAPS 40°) & MAX CROSSWIND (NOT LIMITING) 1. FLAPS ....................................................... AS REQUIRED
2. SPEED (KIAS FOR FLAPS 40°,30°,15°,0°) ......... 84, 89, 98, 118
WEIGHT FLAPS 40° CONFIGURATION CROSSWIND 3. AOA INDICATOR ......................................... MONITOR
9921 LBS 84 KIAS FLAPS 0° 30 KTS 4. CABIN DIFFERENTIAL.................................... 0
9163 LBS 80 KIAS FLAPS 15° 25 KTS 5. LANDING GEAR ........................................... DOWN (3 GREEN)
8663 LBS 78 KIAS FLAPS 30° 20 KTS
6. AUTOPILOT/YAW DAMPER ........................... DISENGAGE
8163 LBS 76 KIAS FLAPS 40° 15 KTS GO-AROUND (W/FLAPS)
TAKEOFF 1. PCL/GO-AROUND BUTTON ........................... TAKEOFF/PRESS
2. CLIMB SPEED (KIAS)...................................... 85; 95@15° (108 ICE)
1. HEADINGS ............................................. CROSS CHECK 3. FLAPS ........................................................ SET 15°
2. PROBES SWITCH ..................................... ON 4. SPEED (KIAS) ............................................... 95 (108 ICE)
3. FLAPS ................................................... CHECK-15° 5. GEAR ......................................................... UP
4. ANNUNCIATORS ...................................... GREEN/BLUE 6. FLAPS ........................................................ UP (15° ICE)
5. TRIM .................................................... SET
6. FLIGHT IDLE ........................................... SET AFTER LANDING
7. LIGHTS .................................................. ALL ON
8. YAW DAMPER ........................................ OFF 1. GROUND IDLE............................................. SET
9. TAKEOFF POWER..................................... SET 2. FLAPS ....................................................... UP/AS REQUIRED
10. ENGINE INSTRUMENTS ............................. MONITOR 3. ECS SWITCH .............................................. AS REQUIRED
11. ROTATE ................................................. VR (FLAPS 15°, 79 KIAS) 4. RADAR ...................................................... STANDBY
12. LANDING GEAR ....................................... POSITIVE RATE, UP 5. TRANSPONDER ........................................... GROUND
13. LANDING/TAXI LIGHTS ............................. OFF 6. ICE PROTECTION SWITCHES ........................... OFF
14. YAW DAMPER ........................................ ON 7. EXTERNAL LIGHTS........................................ TAXI/BEACON/NAV
15. INITIAL CLIMB ......................................... VX (110 KIAS), VY (120 KIAS) 8. TRIM ........................................................ RESET
CLIMB (FROM 1,000’ AGL) SHUTDOWN
1. FLAPS ................................................... UP 1. PCL.......................................................... IDLE DETENT
2. CLIMB POWER ........................................ SET (36.9 PSI) 2. PARKING BRAKE .......................................... SET
3. ICE PROTECTION ..................................... AS REQUIRED 3. ELECTRIC COOL OR HEAT .............................. OFF
4. IGNITION ............................................... AS REQUIRED 4. INERTIAL SEPARATOR ................................... CLOSED
5. ENGINE INSTRUMENTS ............................. MONITOR 5. EXTERNAL LIGHTS........................................ BEACON-ONLY
6. CABIN PRESSURIZATION/RATE ................... SET/CHECK 6. ECS SWITCH .............................................. OFF
7. CABIN TEMPERATURE .............................. SET 7. AVIONICS BUS 2 & 1 ................................... OFF
8. INERTIAL SEPARATOR ............................... CLOSE (IF NO ICING) 8. EPS.......................................................... OFF
9. RECOGNITION LIGHTS .............................. OFF (>10,000’) 9. GENERATORS 2 & 1 .................................... OFF
10. SEAT BELT/NO SMOKING SIGN ...................... OFF
TRANSITION 11. ITT........................................................... STABILIZED
12. CONDITION LEVER (GUARD) .......................... CUT-OFF
1. ALTIMETER SETTING ................................ 29.92” 13. INTERNAL LIGHTS ........................................ AS REQUIRED
2. ELECTRIC COOLING (IF USED) ..................... OFF 14. CAWS/EIS ............................................... REVIEW
15. TIME & FUEL LEVEL ..................................... RECORD
CRUISE 16. BATTERY SWITCHES < 10% Ng ...................... OFF
1. ICE PROTECTION ..................................... AS REQUIRED 17. OXYGEN LEVER ........................................... OFF
2. INERTIAL SEPARATOR ............................... OPEN (IF ICING) 18. FLIGHT CONTROL LOCK ................................ INSTALL
3. POWER ................................................. SET 19. CHOCKS .................................................... VERIFY CHOCKED
4. ENGINE INSTRUMENTS ............................. MONITOR 20. PARKING BRAKE .......................................... RELEASE
5. FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS/AHRS .................... CHECK POSTFLIGHT
6. ALTIMETER SETTING ................................ CHECK
7. FUEL QUANTITY & BALANCE ..................... MONITOR 1. STRATUS ................................................... OFF
8. SEAT BELT SIGN ...................................... OFF (IF SMOOTH) 2. PASSENGER HEADSETS ................................. OFF
9. TREND MEASUREMENT ............................ AFTER 5 MINS 3. WINDOW SHADES ....................................... DOWN
4. PASSENGER CABIN....................................... ORGANIZE/CLEAN
DESCENT 5. CARGO AREA.............................................. UNLOAD
1. ICE PROTECTION ..................................... AS REQUIRED 6. ENGINE OIL LEVEL ....................................... CHECK
2. POWER/AIRSPEED ................................... REDUCE/MONITOR 7. EXTERNAL COVERS/PROPELLER ANCHORS ........ INSTALL
3. CABIN PRESSURIZATION/RATE ................... SET 8. COCKPIT WINDOW SHIELDS .......................... INSTALL
4. TRANSITION ALTITUDE ............................. SET LOCAL PRESSURE 9. LAVATORY ................................................. SERVICE IF USED
5. ELECTRIC COOLING .................................. AS REQUIRED 10. TIME, FUEL, SQUAWKS................................. VERIFY RECORDED
6. RECOGNITION LIGHTS .............................. ON (<10,000’) 11. AIRCRAFT DOORS ........................................ CLOSE & LOCK
7. CREW BRIEF ........................................... COMPLETE 12. 10’ WALK-AROUND .................................... COMPLETE
8. SEAT BELT/NO SMOKING SIGN .................. CYCLE/ON
9. INERTIAL SEPARATOR ............................... OPEN (IF ICING)
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