Checklist Ford Trimotor 5-AT-C Flight Simulator
by Pierino Primavesi
NORMAL PROCEDURES
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Before Starting Engines
1. Brakes: ON
2. Battery Switch: ON
3. Generator: OFF
4. Pitot: OFF
5. Navigation Lights/Strobe : CHECKED
6. Ailerons: CHECKED
7. Rudder: CHECKED
8. Trim: CHECKED THRU FULL MOVEMENT AND
RETURNED TO NEUTRAL
9. Doors and Hatches: CLOSED
10. Fuel Quantity: CHECKED
11. Tank Selector: ALL
12. Mixture 1-2-3: RICH
13. Propeller speed: MINIMUM
14. Pitot: ON
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Starting Engines 1-2-3
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Before Taxiing
1. Battery Switch: OFF
2. Generator: ON
3. Pitot: ON
4. Ailerons: CHECKED
5. Rudder: CHECKED
6. Trim: CHECKED THRU FULL MOVEMENT AND
RETURNED TO NEUTRAL
7. Flight Controls: FREE WITH FULL TRAVEL
8. Tank Selector: RIGHT, LEFT, CENTER, ALL
9. Autopilot: OFF
10. Radio, Time and Altimeter: CHECKED
11. Hydraulic Pumps and Pressure: CHECKED
12. Altimeters: SET
13. Air Speed: STATIC
15. Instrument Suction: CHECKED
16. Fuel Quantity: CHECKED
17. Fuel Pressure: CHECKED
18. MAGS. and GEN: CHECKED
19. Oil Temp. and Press: NORMAL FOR TAKE-OFF
20. Care. and Cyl. Head Temp: NORMAL FOR TAKE-OFF
21. Brakes: OFF
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Taxiing
1. Check Turn and Bank Gyro Inst. While Taxiing
2. Do NOT Idle Engines Below 800 RPM
3. Check Brakes While Taxiing
4. D.G. and Horizon: UNCAGED and SET
5. ADF: ON, STATION IDENTIFIED AS REQUIRED
6. Weight and Balance: CHECKED
7. Trim Tabs: SET FOR TAKE-OFF
8. Mixture: RICH
9. Propellers: CHECKED AND IN TAKE-OFF POSITION
10. Flight Controls: FREE WITH FULL TRAVEL
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Before Take-Off
1. Mixture: RICH
2. Fuel Valves: BOTH TANKS
3. Altimeter: SET
4. Gyro and Suction: CHECKED
5. Pitot: ON
6. Trim Tabs: SET FOR TAKE-OFF
7. MAGS. and Generators: CHECKED
8. Flight Controls: FREE, FULL TRAVEL
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Take-Off