Falcon 4.0 Checklists
| Engine Start | |
|---|---|
| To start the jet engine | |
| Set throttle position to idle | |
| Start the Jet Fuel Starter [SHIFT-J]. Engine will spool up to a maximum of 25% rpm | |
| When the RPMs are greater than 20% advance the throttle above idle | |
| Press the idle detent switch [ALT-i] | |
| Engine should now start and spool up to over 70%. The JFS will automatically disengage when the engine RPM gets above 50%. | |
| Takeoff | |
| Throttle to Idle | |
| Check this before entering the cockpit or you will probably taxi into another aircraft! | |
| Nav Mode selected (mouse) | |
| Listen for take-off clearance | |
| Throttle to afterburner | |
| Steer with rudders | |
| At 150 kts rotate 10 degrees | |
| Warning : do not exceed 14 deg or you will scrape the tailcone | |
| As soon as Alt increases: | |
| Raise Gear | G |
| Climb to altitude. | |
| Refer to pages 1-13 in the manual for more details | |
| Landing | |
| Contact Tower | T |
| Altitude | 2,000 ft |
| Speed | 200 kts |
| Nav Mode | |
| On Final | |
| Speed | 160 - 170 kts |
| Gear down | G |
| Flight Path Marker on the runway | |
| Touchdown | |
| Throttle to idle | |
| Airbrake extend | B |
| Wheel Brakes on and hold | K |
| Landing was "troublesome" for many players. Apparently the real F-16 responds to a heavy landing (within limits) with a bounce but the first release of the sim collapsed the undercarriage in this situation. | |
| Read Chapter 3 of your manual. I found it very difficult to avoid either scraping the tail or collapsing the gear, so I adopted a "shallow and fast' approach... ( sounds like a good philosophy for living! ). | |
| I simply kept the airspeed at about 170 kts and flew the plane all the way to the deck. That's one way to do it! | |
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