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NORMAL PROCEDURES
4.3.1 General
The preflight check shall be accomplished in accordance with the flight manual, the
maintenance manual or the pilot’s checklist.
The preflight check is not a detailed mechanical inspection, but essentially a visual check of
the helicopter for correct condition.
This check shall be completed before each flight.
However, items not marked with an asterisk (L) need only be checked before the first flight
of the day or for aircraft on alert / on call status these items should be performed within
a 24 hours cycle.
When unusual local conditions dictate, the extent and/or frequency of this check shall be
increased as necessary to promote safe operation.
NOTE D The following list contains only check items for the standard configuration.
D In addition to these items, check antennas and all installed optional equipment.
D Make certain that all relevant intermediate and special inspections in accordance
with the maintenance manual have been complied with.
D For optional equipment check items, refer to the respective flight manual
supplement or to the relevant chapter of the maintenance manual.
The exterior check is laid out as a walk-around check, starting forward right at the pilot’s door,
proceeding clockwise to the tail boom, to the left hand side (including the upper and lower
areas of the helicopter) and is completed at the helicopter nose area.
NOTE D If possible, the helicopter should be headed into the wind before starting the
engines.
D The area around the helicopter should be clear of all foreign objects.
D When the battery is used, the operation of electrical equipment should be kept
to a minimum.
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L
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FLIGHT MANUAL BK 117 C-2e
NORMAL PROCEDURES
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FLIGHT MANUAL BK 117 C-2e
NORMAL PROCEDURES
Engine – Condition
Engine oil ducts – No leakage
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FLIGHT MANUAL BK 117 C-2e
NORMAL PROCEDURES
L Fire ext sys discharge indicator (red – Check present and undamaged
disk)
Fire ext bottle pressure indicators – Check according to the pressure–tem-
(2) perature table
NOTE Engine must be cold for pressure–temperature table to be valid.
Clam shell doors – Condition, function
Tail boom
L Tail boom – right side – Condition
Antenna(s) (if installed) – Condition
NOTE Verification of oil level may be easier when tail skid is shaken briefly
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FLIGHT MANUAL BK 117 C-2e
NORMAL PROCEDURES
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L
L
L
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L
L
L
L
L
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Overhead panel
Instrument panel
Center console
Collective leverlevers
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CAUTION
NOTE
NOTE
L before each flight
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FLIGHT MANUAL BK 117 C-2e
NORMAL PROCEDURES
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FLIGHT MANUAL BK 117 C-2e
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ACOL sw – ON
Instrument panel
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