| Checklist | |
| Walkaround |
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| Speeds Payloads Lights |
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| Engine Start
Pre Taxi
Taxi
Pre Takeoff
Takeoff |
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| Penetration
Pattern
Downwind
Final
Go Around |
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| Park
Shutdown |
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CAUTIONUNCHECK Elevator Trim Axis: Reverse Axis before flight in this a/c. |
Walkaround | Back to the top |
| Fuselage Nose | Nose Landing Gear | Right Forward Fuselage | Right Main Landing Gear | Right Wing | Fuselage (Right Aft Side) | Empennages | Left Aft Fuselage | Left Wing | Left Main Landing Gear | Left Forward Fuselage |
| This Raptor model does not have manual flaps. | |
PAYLOADS | Back to the top |
| Use the Primary MFD (PMFD) to adjust payloads | MENU > CFG > SIM |
| PMFD has 2 modes: 1. Moving Map 2. Payload |
WARNINGFBW system uses the water rudder variable to enable/disable. This is assigned to CHUTE RLS. so disable the lower posn, 21 |
LIGHTS | Back to the top |
SPEEDS | Back to the top |
| Landing gear extension and speed limit: 290 KCAS | |
Engine Start | Back to the top |
| Cold and Dark Startups |
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| Sim menu | Hide remove before flight items: ladder, wheel chocks, etc |
| MSFS Assistance Options | |
| The flight model will not perform correctly or handle properly if you have set any of the “Piloting” options under the “Assistance Options” menu to anything other than “Hard”. |
CAUTIONAircraft is clear of ground personnel, equipment, and debris |
| Battery | ON |
| Parking Brake | ON |
| Close the canopy | |
| SMFD Engines Page | CNTL menu (engine control menu) |
| White box and text will show when selected. |
| | Press “Quick Start” button. |
| APU and engine starter sequence will automatically start. |
| The remove before flight tags, wheel chocks, ladder, or towbar, if present will be hidden as soon as the Quick Start button is selected – you will not need to hide these within the SIM configuration menu. |
| Once engines have reached 25% RPM: |
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| Generator Switch 1 | ON / CONNECT |
| Generator Switch 2 | ON / CONNECT |
| Once the engines are running and generators connected, shut down the APU if it is no longer needed. |
| Exit the engine control menu | Press “CNTL” button again |
| Pitot Heat and Anti-Icing Equipment are always on (automatically) when the electrical system is running. |
Pre Taxi | Back to the top |
| Primary Multifunction Flight Display | |
| The PMFD has two distinct configuration screens; one is used for configuring the Moving Map Display with your preferences, and the other controls the visual display elements for the aircraft when cold and dark and the display and loading of weapons and drop tanks. |
Taxi | Back to the top |
Pre Takeoff | Back to the top |
| Auto-trim | The Raptor model does not have a manual trim function. |
| Auto-flaps | The Raptor does not have a manual flaps system. |
Takeoff | Back to the top |
| Auto-trim | The Raptor model does not have a manual trim function. |
| Auto-flaps | The Raptor does not have a manual flaps system. |
| Throttle | MIL power only |
| Rotate | 140 kts |
WARNINGDo not initiate the rotation at lower speeds or you may cause a loss of lift, tail strikes, and potentially damage or destroy the aircraft. |
| Pitch | 10 - 12 degrees |
WARNINGDo not over-rotate as the aircraft has a very powerful pitch control response even at low speeds and you can easily over-rotate the aircraft and cause a tail strike. |
| Best climb speed | 300 - 350 kts |
Penetration | Back to the top |
| The sim will report inaccurate airspeed when airspeed exceeds supersonic values at intermediate and high altitudes. |
Pattern | Back to the top |
| Auto-trim | The Raptor model does not have a manual trim function. |
| Auto-flaps | The Raptor does not have a manual flaps system. |
| When landing gear is extended, the simulated fly by wire system switches to a takeoff and approach mode that reduces roll and pitch rates by about 35% for more deliberate and docile handling. |
Downwind | Back to the top |
Final | Back to the top |
| AOA | 10 - 12 deg |
| To help with maintaining the correct approach angle of attack, there is a small indicator line on the left side of the flight path marker that will appear when landing gear is down, that will extend above or below the horizontal cross line the marker when you are above or below the target AoA. Keep this marker on the line and you will be holding 12 degrees AoA. |
| Rate of Descent | 400 - 500 fpm |
| Touchdown | 127 - 130 kts |
| AOA | 10 - 12 deg |
| Flare | Minimal |
| After touchdown |
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| Speed Brake | Deploy |
| AOA | 10 - 13 deg |
| < 100kts the nose will automatically drop toward to the runway. |
| Wheel Brakes | ON |
| < 30kts retract speed brakes | |
Go Around | Back to the top |
Park | Back to the top |
Shutdown | Back to the top |
| Parking Brake | ON |
| SMFD Engines Page | Open |
| | < CNTL menu |
| | < Pump |
| Deactivates fuel pump for the respective engine to shut down (no longer showing white text and box when off). |
| | < Ign |
| Deactives the engine ignition system. |
| Repeat the above steps for the other engine (if shutting down both engines) |
| Generators | OFF |
| APU | OFF |
| Lighting | OFF |
| Electronics switches | OFF |
| Battery | OFF |
| END CHECKLIST | |
