Aero Commander 500

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004

Aircraft and Panel by Milton Shupe, Scott Thomas and Andr Folkers

Foto: Martin West

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

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100 KTS 115,4 MPH Pre-Start Checklist

Parking Brakes Throttle Magneto Levers Battery & Generator Switches Fuel Boost Pump Switches Avionics Landing Gear Lever Flaps Propeller Fuel Flow / Mixture Fuel Selectors Battery Switch Panel Lights Fuel Quantity Flight controls Avionics Master Switch Elevator Trim Check Weather Request Clearance Transponder Beacon

100 MPH 86,7 KTS

SET IDLE OFF OFF OFF OFF CHECK DOWN UP HIGH RPM CUTOFF ON ON ON if required CHECK CHECK ON SET for takeoff (ATIS, Flight Services) STANDBY ON

Startup Checklist
Engine and Propeller Area Fuel Flow / Mixture Throttle Fuel Boost Pumps Throttle Carburator Heat Left Magneto Lever Left Primer Left Engine Start Button Left Oil Pressure Left Generator Switch Repeat for right engine Throttle Loadmeter / Voltmeter
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CLEAR FULL RICH FULL HI until fuel flow peaks, then OFF IDLE, cracked ON BOTH ON START CHECK ON IDLE CHECK
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Taxi To Ramp
Strobe Lights Flaps Landing Lights Speed Elevator Trim Avionics/Radios Transponder OFF RETRACT OFF Max. 20 knots TAKEOFF SETTING AS REQUIRED 1200

Before Taxi Checklist

Nav (Pos) Lights Heading Indicator / Altimeter Instruments Radios and Avionics Autopilot Request Taxi Clearance ON SET NORMAL OPERATION CHECKED and SET SET and OFF

Shutdown Checklist
Parking Brake Throttle Carburator Heat Fuel Boost Pumps Avionics Switch Nav (Pos) Lights Pitot Heat Fuel Flow Fuel Selectors Magneto Levers Beacon Panel Light Battery Switch Generator Switches SET IDLE OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF CUTOFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF

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

Before Take-off Checklist

Parking Brake Fuel Quantity Throttle Propeller Mixture Elevator Trim Flaps Flight Controls Radios and Avionics Landing Lights Strobe Lights Pitot Heat Engine Instruments Transponder Request Takeoff Clearance SET CHECK IDLE HIGH RPM FULL RICH SET for takeoff 10 deg FREE AND CORRECT SET ON ON ON CHECK ON

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

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Take-off Checklist
Smoothly increase thrust to Brakes V1 = Vr Pitch V2 = At Positive Climb Rate Landing Gear Trim for climb to maintain Flaps Annunciator Lights Engine Instruments FULL RELEASE 85 MPH IAS (decision/rotate) 10 degrees 90 MPH IAS (safety speed) Touch Brakes RETRACT 110 MPH IAS RETRACT CHECK OFF CHECK

Descent Checklist
Atis/Airport Information CHECK Altimeter CHECK Radios SET Descent Speed 180 MPH IAS 13 Descent Rate -1200 fpm Landing Gear and Flaps CHECK UP Fuel Balance CHECK At Transition Altitude (FL180) reset Altimeter to local Check Weather (ATIS, Flight Services)

Approach Checklist
Localizer Level Flight : Landing Lights Fuel Boost Pumps Carburator Heat Propeller Mixture Speed: Establish Flaps Speed: Establish Flaps Speed: Establish Landing Gear Turning toward runway: set flaps Final Glideslope Descent : Speed: Establish Elevator Trim Parking Brake ON LO ON HIGH RPM FULL RICH 120 MPH IAS 13 10 deg 110 MPH IAS 14 20 deg 100 MPH IAS 16 DOWN 30 deg or FULL DOWN 90 MPH IAS AS DESIRED VERIFY OFF 15

Climb-out Checklist
Autopilot CHECK and SET Carburator Heat OFF Airspeed 125 MPH IAS 22 Climb Rate 1200 fpm Engine Instruments MONITOR ATC AS REQUIRED Landing Lights OFF At Transition Altitude (FL180) set Altimeter to 29,92" (1013mb)

Cruise Checklist
Accelerate to cruise speed Service Ceiling Engine+Instruments Engine Temperatures Fuel Quantity Radios Autopilot Lights Engine Instruments
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ft 180 MPH IAS 20 2400 RPM 21000 ft CHECK STABILIZE at cruise cond. CHECK TUNED and SET CHECK and SET as required CHECK

Landing Checklist
Landing Gear Autopilot Landing Speed Touchdown Landing Roll CHECK DOWN, 3 GREEN OFF 85 MPH IAS MAIN WHEELS FIRST LOWER NOSE WHEEL

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