RealAir Turbine Duke

Normal Procedures

Before Starting Engines

Cabin door, escape hatch and baggage — Secured

Weight and CG — Checked
Flight controls — Freedom of movement and proper response
Seat belts and harnesses — Fastened

Parking brake — Set

Circuit breakers — In
Alternate static source — Normal
Cabin Temp Mode — Off
Landing gear handle — Down
Condition levers — Cut off
Propeller levers — High RPM
Power levers — Idle
Left subpanel switches — Off

Battery switch — On
Annunciators — Test
Fuel Selectors (left and right) — On
ENG FUEL PRESS annunciators — Check illuminated
Left and right fuel pump switches — Pump 1 (check sound, annunciators llluminated)
ENG FUEL PRESS annunciators — Check off
Fuel Pressure — Check (green)
Voltmeter — Check
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Right Engine Start

R Ign switch — On
RIGHT IGN annunciator — Check illuminated
R Starter/Gen switch — Starter On
RIGHT START annun. — Check illuminated
Stable NG > 12% — Wait
R condition lever — Low idle
ITT and NG — Monitor (1090°C max., rise in 10s)
R Oil pressure — Check
Idle Wait — NG = 51%
R Ign switch — AUTO
R Starter/Gen switch — Gen On
R Generator load — Check, 0.5 max
R Starter/ Gen switch — Off

Left Engine Start

L Ign switch — On
LEFT IGN annunciator — Check illuminated
L Starter/Gen switch — Starter On
LEFT START annun. — Check illuminated
Stable NG > 12% — Wait
L condition lever — Low idle
ITT and NG — Monitor (1090°C max., rise in 10s)
L oil pressure — Check
Idle Wait — NG = 51%
L Ign switch — AUTO
L Starter/Gen switch — Gen On
L Generator load — Check, 0.5 max.
R Starter/ Gen switch — On
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After Start

Inverter switch — MN INV

Avionics Master — On
Lights — As required
Radios, Transpnder — On
GPS — As required
Cabin temp/mode — As required (Check NG/ITT/load)
Annunciators — Test, clear
Instruments — Check
Brakes — Check
Gyros — Check
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Before Takeoff (Runup)

Parking Brake — Set
Fuel pumps test:
L Pump switch — Off (Check L ENG FUEL PRESS annunciator off)
L Pump switch — Pump 1
R Pump switch — Off (Check R ENG FUEL PRESS annunciator off)
R Pump switch — Pump 1
Fuel Selectors — Crossfeed (For 10-15 seconds)
Fuel Selectors — Return both to ON
Instruments and Avionics — Check
Pressurisation — Check, set (cruise alt +500ft on inner scale)
Autopilot — Check, then off
Electric trim — Check (tab control, wheel switch)
Trim — Set to takeoff range (+10%)
Flaps — Check, set
Flight controls — Full, free, correct
Runup:
Power — 1900 RPM
ITT/ TRQ — Monitor
Propeller governors — Exercise
Engine ice protection — Check
Gyro Pressure — Check
Power — Idle
Propeller — Check feathering
Fuel, flight engine instruments — Check (oil temp!)
Annunciators — Off/considered
Transponder — On
Prop synchroniser — Off
Strobes — On
Ice protection — As required
Parking Brake — Release
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During Takeoff
Ignition On annunciators — Check extinguished
Engines — Check ITT/Tq in limits
Rotation airspeed — Above 90 KIAS

After Takeoff

Landing gear — Up
Flaps — Up

Climb

Engines — Climb power set, check limits

Props — Set
Prop Synchroniser — On
Engine instruments — Monitor
* Cruise climb — 2000 fpm
* Max climb — 4000 fpm
Oil Doors — Open during max climb
Engine Instruments — Monitor

• If oil temperature is excessive, open oil doors and/or increase

airspeed by reducing rate of climb.

• Reduce power as necessary to keep TRQ, ITT and NG within

safe limits (green arcs).
Cabin pressurisation — Check
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Descent

Pressurisation — Set (target altitude +500ft on outer scale)

Altimeter — Set
Windshield anti-ice — As required
Power — As required
Airspeed — Monitor, keep within limits

Before Landing

Pressurisation — Zero differential pressure

Prop synchroniser — Off
Flaps — Approach (max. extension speed 174kt IAS)
Landing gear — Down (max. extension speed 174kt IAS)
Lights — As required

Landing

Initial approach airspeed — 120 KIAS

Short final:
Flaps — Full down (max. extension speed 140kt IAS)
Props — High rpm
Short final airspeed — 100 KIAS
Power — Beta or reverse
Remove reverse at 40 kts
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Balked Landing

Power — Maximum
Props — Full forward
Airspeed — 95 kts until clear of obstacles
Flaps — Up
Gear — Up

After Landing

Landing and taxi lights — As required

Ice protection — Off
Flaps — Up
Transponder — Off
Strobes — Off
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Shutdown

Parking brake — Set

GPS — Off
Inverter switch — Off
Avionics Master — Off
Cabin Temp Mode — Off
Battery — Charged
ITT — Below 650°C for 1 min
Ignition switches — Off
Starter/Gen switches — Off
Condition levers — Cut-off
Props — Feather
Wait — NG< 10%
Fuel pumps — Off
DC Volt/Load — Check
Battery — Off
Controls — Locked
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Emergency Procedures

Emergency Engine Shutdown

Condition lever — Cut-off

Prop lever — Feather
Clean up (inop. engine):
Ignition — Off
Fuel pump — Off
Fuel Selector — Off
Starter/Generator switch — Off
Fuel Vent Heat — Off
Synchroniser — Off
Electrical load — Monitor

Engine Failure During Ground Roll

Power levers — Idle

Brakes — As required
If insufficient runway for stopping:
Condition levers — Cut-off
Master switch — Off
Fuel pumps — Off
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Engine Failure After Liftoff

Power — Max. allowable
Prop RPM — Full increase
Airspeed — Maintain (takeoff speed or above)
Landing gear — Up
Power lever (inop. engine) — Idle
Propeller (inop. engine) — Feather
Airspeed — 120kt (after obstacles cleared)
Clean up (inop. engine):
Ignition — Off
Starter/Generator switch — Off
Fuel pump — Off
Fuel Selector — Off
Fuel Vent Heat — Off
Synchroniser — Off
Electrical load — Monitor

Second Engine Flame-out

Power lever — Idle
Propeller — Do not feather
Condition lever — Cut-off
Conduct air start

Emergency Descent

Power levers — Idle

Prop — Full high RPM
Flaps — Approach
Landing gear — Down
Airspeed — 174 KIAS
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Glide

Landing gear — Up
Flaps — Up
Try restart before feathering both
Propellers — Feather
Airspeed — 110 KIAS

Pressurisation Differential In Red

Cabin altitude selector — Select higher setting

If condition persists:
Cabin pressure switch — Dump