ATR72-500

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004

Aircraft and Panel : by Francisco Snchez-Castaer

Foto: Snorre

Werner Schott Switzerland w.schott@abbts.ch Page 8

Foto: Christophe Van Lint

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Pre-Start Checklist
Parking Brakes Battery Switch Generator Switches Power Management Switch Automatic Torque Switches Throttle Landing Gear Lever Propeller Fuel Cond. Lever Idle Gate Lever Flaps Battery Switch Panel Lights Fuel Quantity Flight controls Avionics Master Switch Check Weather Anti-ice Request Clearance Transponder Beacon SET OFF OFF CHECK SET TO (take off) CHECK OFF !!! IDLE CHECK DOWN HIGH RPM FUEL CUTOFF GROUND IDLE UP ON ON if required CHECK CHECK ON (ATIS, Flight Services) TEST/CHECK STANDBY ON

Startup Checklist
Engine and Propeller Area Throttle Fuel Valves Fuel Cond. Lever Idle Gate Lever Prop Brake Engine Start Selection Switch Engine Start Selection Switch Start Button Engine 2 Generator 2 Start Button Engine 1 Generator 1 Loadmeter+Voltmeter Engine Start Selection Switch
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CLEAR IDLE OPEN AUTO FLIGHT IDLE OFF CRANK few seconds START A+B START (hold until engine starts) ON START (hold until engine starts) ON CHECK for CHARGE OFF
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Taxi To Ramp
Strobe Light Taxi Lights Landing Lights Flaps Anti-Ice Transponder Speed Elevator Trim Avionics/Radios OFF ON OFF RETRACT OFF 1200 Max. 20 knots TAKEOFF SETTING AS REQUIRED

Before Taxi Checklist

Nav Lights ON Taxi Lights / Logo Lights / Wing Lights ON Heading Indicator/Altimeter SET Instruments NORMAL OPERATION Radios and Avionics ON, CHECKED and SET Autopilot SET and OFF F/D ON Request Taxi Clearance

Taxi Checklist
Parking Brake Brakes Directional Gyro Turn Coordinator Artificial Horizon Taxi to assigned runway RELEASE CHECK during taxi PROPER IND. during turns PROPER IND. during turns ERECT during turns SPEED Max. 20 knots

Shutdown Checklist
Parking Brake Throttle Pitot Heat F/D Avionics Taxi Lights Logo Lights/Wing Lights Nav Lights Fuel Cond. Lever Idle Gate Lever Fuel Valves Power Management Switch Beacon Generators Prop Brake Panel Light Battery Switch SET IDLE OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF FUEL CUTOFF GROUND IDLE CLOSE SET TO (take off) OFF OFF ON OFF OFF

Before Take-off Checklist

Parking Brake Fuel Quantity Throttle Elevator Trim Flaps Flight Controls Engine/Flight Instruments Radios and Avionics Landing Lights Taxi Lights Strobe Light Pitot Heat Anti-Ice Power Management Switch Annunciator Lights Transponder Request Takeoff Clearance SET CHECK IDLE SET for takeoff 15 deg FREE AND CORRECT CHECK SET ON OFF ON ON AS REQUIRED SET TO (take off) CHECK ON

Securing Aircraft
Parking Brake Throttle All Switches Verify SET Verify IDLE Verify OFF

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Take-off Checklist
Automatic Torque Switches Brakes V1 = Vr = Pitch V2 = At Positive Climb Rate Landing Gear Power Management Switch At 130 KIAS Annunciator Lights/Eng. Instruments BOTH ON RELEASE 110 KIAS 10 degrees 115 KIAS Touch Brakes RETRACT SET CLB (climb) RETRACT FLAPS CHECK

Descent Checklist
Atis/Airport Information CHECK Altimeter CHECK Radios SET Automatic Torque Switches OFF !!! Descent Speed 200 - 240 KIAS ~15% Descent Rate -1500 fpm Flaps / Landing Gear CHECK UP At Transition Altitude (FL180) reset Altimeter to local Check Weather (ATIS, Flight Services)

Climb-out Checklist
Power Management Switch CHECK CLB Autopilot CHECK and SET Yaw Damper ON Landing Lights OFF Airspeed 190 KIAS / 1800 fpm 89% above 12000 ft 180 KIAS / 1500 fpm 77% Engine Instruments MONITOR ATC AS REQUIRED At Transition Altitude (FL180) set Altimeter to 29,92" (1013mb)

Approach Checklist
Localizer Level Flight : Speed: Establish Landing Lights Flaps Speed: Establish Turning towards runway set flaps Speed: Establish Landing Gear Final Glideslope Descent : Speed: Establish Descent Rate Elevator Trim Parking Brake Anti-Ice Yaw Damper 160 KIAS ON 15 deg 145 KIAS 30 deg 130 KIAS DOWN 120 KIAS -600 fpm AS DESIRED VERIFY OFF AS REQUIRED OFF 28% 41% 44%

28%

Cruise Checklist
Accelerate to cruise speed Power Management Switch at 6000 ft at 9000 ft at 12000 ft at 18000 ft at 24000 ft Service Ceiling Engine+Instruments Fuel Quantity Radios Autopilot
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SET CRZ (cruise) 245 KIAS 240 KIAS 235 KIAS 220 KIAS 205 KIAS 25000 ft CHECK CHECK TUNED and SET CHECK and SET

78% 76% 73% 68% 63%

Landing Checklist
Landing Gear Autopilot Landing Speed Touchdown Landing Roll After touchdown CHECK DOWN, 3 GREEN OFF 115 KIAS MAIN WHEELS FIRST LOWER NOSE WHEEL Apply Reverse Thrust, at 60 kts: Cancel Reverse Thrust
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