PIPISTREL PANTHERA

Normal Operations Checklist for X-PLANE

FOR SIMULATION ONLY!

NOT FOR REAL OPERATIONS!
PREFLIGHT AFTER ENGINE START LINE UP FINAL CHECK
Pitot Cover & Chokes REMOVED External lights AS REQUEST Area CLEAR Flaps FULL
Fuel Quantity (Visual) CHECK QTTY Oil pressure CHECKED Landing light, strobes ON Propeller Pitch FULL FINE
Electric Master ON Pitot heat ON, Amps CHECKED Transponder SET TO ALT Gear 3 GREENS CHECKED
Avionic master ON Pitot heat OFF Engine Parameters GREEN
Fuel Quantity (EMS) CHECK QTTY FMS setup COMPLETED GO AROUND PROCEDURE
Annunciator TEST Autopilot test COMPLETED AFTER TAKEOFF Power MAX
Fuel selector LEFT Fuel Selector FULLEST TANK Gear UP Flaps SET
Power lever IDLE Altimeters SET Power/Pitch SET Positive rate of climb:
Parking brake SET Standby horizon CHECKED Mixture ADJUST Gear UP
Gear handle DN, 3 GREENS Fuel CHECKED Continue with take-off profile. At safe altitude:
Pitot heat OFF TAXI Flaps Up Flaps UP
All light switches OFF Transpond .CODE/MODE CHECKED Engine Parameters GREEN Landing lights OFF
ELT ARMED Brakes RELEASE, CHECK Lights AS REQUIRED
Flaps SET 15°/30° Avionics and Flight Instruments CHECK/TEST
Rudder pedals ADJUSTED Nav instruments TEST CRUISE
Power/Prop SET AFTER LANDING
Flight controls CHECKED When clear of runway
Elevator/Aileron/Rudder trim ADJUST
Trims CHECKED RUN UP Flaps UP
Mixture LEAN FOR ALT.
Power SET
Fuel Selector AS REQUEST Transponder Stand-by
Mixture SET
Pitot heat OFF
ENGINE START PROCEDURE Magnetos CHECK LEFT,
PERIODICALLY DURING CRUISE Landing/Taxi light AS REQUIRED
Fuel Selector LEFT BOTH, RIGHT, BOTH
Annunciations / Eng.Ins CHECKED Fuel Radio Engine Direction Altitude
Propeller Governor CYCLE
Recog Light ON Engine Instruments CHECK PARKING CHECK
Mixture RICH Idle CHECK DESCENT / APPROACH CHECK Parking brake SET
Propeller HIGH RPM Landing data RECEIVED
Power lever IDLE for 1 min.
Throttle IDLE Altimeter SET
PRE-TAKEOFF Mixture IDLE CUTOFF
Start key INSERTED Trim SET FOR T/O COM / NAV / FMS SET
Engine CHECKED
Propeller area CLEAR Mixture SET FOR T/O Fuel selector CHECKED
Avionic master OFF
Ignition key START Magnetos BOTH Landing lights ON
Lights OFF
Oil press. OUTSIDE RED within 3 sec Propeller Governor FULL FINE Parking brake RELEASED
All switches OFF
Voltage, Electrical load CHECK Flight Controls FREE & CORRECT Mixture/Power/Prop SET
Master switch OFF
Annunciations / Eng.Instr. CHECK Flaps SET FOR T/O Engine Parameters GREEN
Start key REMOVED
Instruments CHECKED / SET
Radios SET FOR DEP. BEFORE LANDING PROCEDURE
If external power was used: Navigation / GPS SET FOR DEP. Downwind, latest base leg:
Ground Power Unit DISCONNECT Engine Instruments CHECKED Pitot heat ON
Emergency & Dep. Brief PERFORM Flaps SET
Gear DOWN, 3 GREENS
 FOR SIMULATION ONLY!
NOT FOR REAL OPERATIONS!