LOCKHEED L-188 ELECTRA PROCEDURES

For suggested speeds, see the Reference tab.

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BEFORE ENGINE STARTING

[ ] Circuit Breakers -- ALL ON
[ ] Generator and Master Battery Switches --
ALL ON
[ ] Anti-ice -- OFF
[ ] Fuel and Ignition Switches -- ALL ON
[ ] Seat Belt & No Smoking Sign -- ON
[ ] Gear Lever -- DOWN
[ ] Fuel Oil & Hydraulic Qty. -- CHECKED
[ ] RPM Switches -- LOW
[ ] Power Levers and Blades -- START POSITION
[ ] Wing Flaps -- UP

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ENGINE STARTING (AIR BOTTLE)

[ ] Parking Brakes -- SET
[ ] Door Lights -- OUT
[ ] Boost Pumps -- ON
[ ] Propeller Area -- CLEAR
[ ] Starter & Engine Bleed -- SELECT #4
[ ] Start switch -- PRESS
[ ] #4 Engine RPM -- HIGH
(after stabilization, to provide bleed air)
[ ] Start remaining engines (3, 2, 1)
[ ] #4 Engine RPM -- LOW (after start complete)

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BEFORE TAXI

[ ] Engine Instruments - CHECKED
(Normal values, Low RPM for Taxi)
[ ] Gross Weight, V1 & V2 - CHECKED

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TAXIING

[ ] Bleed Air Valves -- ALL CLOSED
[ ] Beacon -- ON
[ ] Starter Selector -- OFF
[ ] Wing Flaps -- TAKEOFF (78%)
[ ] RPM switches -- NORMAL
(start with 3-2-1, wait for stabilzation,
then shift #4 LAST)
[ ] Flight Controls -- CHECKED

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TAKEOFF

[ ] Beta Lights - OFF
(upon power lever movement)
[ ] Power Levers -- 971 DEGREES
(Move smoothly to 971 degrees, approx. 6 seconds
from flight idle - beta lights extinguish)

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AFTER TAKEOFF

[ ] Landing Gear -- UP (WHEN POSITIVE CLIMB ESTABLISHED)
(press G)
[ ] Airspeed -- MAINTAIN V2 UNTIL CLEAR OF OBSTACLES
[ ] Flaps -- UP (140 knots)
[ ] METO Power -- 932 degrees TIT after flaps up
[ ] Climb Power - 895 degrees TIT
(after 155 knots speed)

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DESCENT

[ ] Altimeter -- SET
[ ] Seat Belt Sign -- ON
[ ] Fuel Balance -- CHECK
[ ] Power -- AS REQUIRED
(press F2 or F3 as necessary)

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BEFORE LANDING

[ ] No Smoking Sign -- ON
[ ] Wing Flaps -- APPROACH (78)
(Max speed for flaps 78 is 190 knots)
[ ] Landing Gear -- DOWN
(press G)
[ ] Lights -- FULL ON
[ ] Anti-ice -- OFF

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AFTER LANDING

[ ] Wing flaps -- UP
(after prop reversal is completed -
cannot be raised while in reverse pitch mode)
[ ] Anti-ice -- OFF

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TAXIING

[ ] Prop reverse -- OFF
[ ] Engine 4 RPM -- LOW
(below 50 knots)
[ ] Engine 1-2-3 RPM -- LOW
(after Engine 4 is stabilized)

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SHUTDOWN AND SECURING

[ ] Parking Brake -- SET
(press SHIFT+PERIOD key)
[ ] Seat Belt Sign -- OFF
(after #1 and 2 props have stopped)
[ ] Beacon -- OFF
[ ] Lights -- OFF
[ ] Engines -- OFF
(after ground power is assured,
else keep engine 4 operating at low RPM)
[ ] Battery and Generator Switches -- OFF (below 15% N1)


NOTE: This aircraft's real-world checklists have been modified for use with Flight Simulator 2002. To learn about using, printing, and customizing checklists: in the "Getting From Here to There" section of Simulator Help, click "Using the Kneeboard."