[ ] Compass System and Heading Indicators - Checked and Verified
[ ] Radios and Navigation Equipment - Set (all necessary equipement on)
[ ] IFF/Transponder - Checked/Standby
[ ] Flaps - Set 50% (for takeoff)
[ ] Hydraulic Pressures - Checked
[ ] Autopilot - Verify Off
[ ] Instruments - Checked
[ ] SCNS/GPS - Checked
[ ] Altimeters - Set (local setting)
[ ] Taxi Light - On
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TAXI
[ ] Brakes - Checked (emergency then switch/check normal)
[ ] Instruments - Checked (proper movement and displacement during left and right turn)
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BEFORE TAKEOFF
[ ] Safety Belt/Shoulder Harness - Fastened/Unlocked
[ ] Trim Tabs - Set (for takeoff)
[ ] Flaps - Set (confirm 50% for takeoff)
[ ] Flight Controls - Checked (freedom of movement)
[ ] Hydraulic Pressures - Checked
[ ] Crew Briefing - Completed (include TOLD, departure instructions, and emergencies)
[ ] Instruments - Set (for departure)
[ ] SCNS/GPS - Enhanced Interrupted Alignment Complete (if needed)
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LINEUP
[ ] Exterior Lights - Set (extend and turn on landing lights)
[ ] IFF/Transponder - On/Set
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TAKEOFF
[ ] Hold Brakes and Set Takeoff Power (100% RPM, do not exceed max torque)
[ ] Release Brakes
[ ] Takeoff Speed (100-110KIAS depending on weight), Rotate/Establish 10 Degrees Nose Up
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AFTER TAKEOFF
[ ] Landing Gear - Up (upon positive indication of climb)
[ ] Flaps - Up (after gear retracts)
[ ] Taxi/Landing Lights - Off and Retract
[ ] Aux Hydraulic Pump - Off
[ ] Leading Edge Anti-Ice - Checked
[ ] Accelerate to 180KIAS for Climb
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CRUISE
[ ] Climb to Cruise Altitude (climb speeds - 180KIAS to 10K, 170KIAS 10K-15K, 160KIAS above 15K)
[ ] Set Cruise Speed (depending on C-130 version - 280KTAS - 340KTAS; calculation= cruise altitude x 4, then subtract from desired cruise KTAS to obtain desired KIAS (e.g., FL250x4=100; 280KTAS-100=180KIAS)
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BEFORE LANDING
[ ] Altimeters - Set (confirm local setting)
[ ] Flaps - Set (50% for approach, 100% for touchdown on short final)
[ ] Landing Gear - Down (after flaps are set and confirm 3 green {approach speed 140KIAS, touchdown 100KIAS})
[ ] Lights - Set (landing and taxi lights on)
[ ] Hydraulic Panel - Set (aux hydraulic pump on)
[ ] ADI and Flight Director - Set (for approach)
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AFTER LANDING
[ ] Contact Ground Control
[ ] Flaps - Up
[ ] Unnecessary Equipment - Off (IFF/transponder and unnecessary nav/comm radios)
[ ] Start GTC/APU
[ ] Lights - As Required
[ ] Shutdown Symmetrical Engines (as needed)
[ ] Nosewheel and Parking Brake - Centered and Set
[ ] Engine Shutdown - Complete
[ ] RADAR Altimeter - Off
[ ] Oxygen - Off (all crewmembers)
[ ] Exits - Clear/Insert Chocks (after propellers stop rotation)
[ ] Chocks - In Place
[ ] Parking Brake - Released
[ ] Hydraulic Panel - Set (aux and suction boost pumps off)
[ ] Lights - Off
NOTE: This aircraft's real-world checklists have been modified for use with Flight Simulator 2000. To learn about using, printing, and customizing checklists: in the "Getting From Here to There" section of Simulator Help, click "Using the Kneeboard."