F-18E Superhornet Checklists
| Carrier Takeoff | |
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| Taxi | |
| Check that your Throttle controller is fully in the idle position. | |
| Wheel Brake ON | W |
| APU on | Ctrl T |
| Left Engine On | Y |
| Right Engine On | U |
| Flaps to 1/2 | Shift F |
| or Auto Flaps | Ctrl F |
| Adjust HUD brightness to suit the lighting conditions | |
| Set the DDIpages to suit you | Ctrl F |
| Check the bearing of the first waypoint so you will know which way to turn after takeoff | |
| The Tower will say: | |
| Hornet Leader. Permission to taxi. | |
| Hornet Leader . Proceed to cat. | |
| Wait for the plane director to show you where to taxi to." | |
| Increase Throttle | |
| (Note your speed when stationary is still 20 - 30 knots due to the forward motion of the carrier). | |
| Release Wheel brake | W |
| Adjust Throttle until moving forward | |
| Apply wheel brake to stop | W |
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| Auxiliary Power Unit | |
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| The Launch Bar lever | |
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| Full Afterburner as the Plane Director scurries out of the way. | |
| Catapult Launch Checklist | |
| The tower will say: Hornet Leader, final turn up | |
| Set throttle to 100 % | |
| The tower will say: Hornet Leader, cut in burners | |
| Set full Afterburner | |
| Launch catapult | Shift C |
| WARNING: Do not touch the joystick during launch. The flight computer should place the a/c in a 15 degree climb. | |
| Gear up | G |
| Flaps up | Shift F |
| Set a shallow climb | |
| Throttle to MIL power | |
| Turn to first waypoint | |
| Execute a Fence Check | |
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