OPeRATIONs F-8E(FN) CRUSADER
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GENERAL

[ ] AL---Auto Landing

-----When button Al is armed (it takes the red color)
-----and that the wheels touch the ground, then the
-----spoilers are applied, the brakes are applied and
-----the thrust reversing is put in function.

-----With the AL armed the automatic approach is put out
-----at 250 feet and the pilot must then take the
-----controls to finish is landing.

[ ] -----HOMER2
-----Indicator of azimuth (bearing) and the distance
-----covered since the activation of the instrument.
-----At the beginning it indicates OFF.
-----To activate the instrument click once on it.

-----The indicator of azimuth take the form of a larger
-----dot which initially is over the decimal point. The
-----relative value of the aircraft`s bearing with
-----respect to the starting point is visualized by
-----the relative position of the mobile dot with
-----resapect to the fixed dot located at top of the
-----gauge.

-----On the panel HOMER2 is located just below button Al.

[ ] ------------Spoilers (ON/OFF)
[ ] +------Spoilers auto-armed
[ ] +--Raise the pilot's seat by one position
---------------Repeat until you can see the desk

[ ] +
---------------Lower the pilot's seat by one position

[ ] ------------Navigation lights
[ ] ------------Smoke effects (ON/OFF)




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PRE FLIGHT

[1] Select the Aircraft/Map menu of FS200 or FS2002
On the Map window that appear
take note of the altitude of the desk.

[2] Take note of the heading of the oblique
desk.

[3] Activate HOMER2



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TAKE OFF

[1] Apply the parking brakes

[2] Lower the flaps at the third position
(3 times F7)

[3] Engine at full power
wait until the engine reach his full
power

[4] Release the brakes


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CRUISE

[1] Raise the landing gear

[2] Raise the flaps one by one position

[3] If you need to quickly reduce speed
lower the flaps to the
first or second position

BEWARE
DO NOT USE SPOILERS TO REDUCE SPEED
IN CRUISE



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LANDING

[1] Button AL armed (or auto-arm the spoilers)

[2] Reduce the power of the engine

[3] Lower the flap by one position
Repeat four times this maneuver

[4] Lower the landing gear

[5] Approach speed: 140 kts
Landing speed: 120 kts

Ajust the power of the engine
to maintain speed at least 120 kts

If necessary during the approach
make a pause and raise the seat (or lower it)
to see the desk