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Jetfighter III Checklists

Station Keeping
The first few flight exercises relate to Station Keeping.
Station Keeping is the ability to keep your aircraft on a specified HEADING, ALTITUDE and SPEED.
Aircraft fly at set altitudes which are decided before flight. Develop the habit of maintaining your desired altitude within plus or minus 100 feet.
Fly at "round number' altitudes, such as 500 ft, 1000 ft, 1500 ft, 2000 ft, 5000 ft, 10000 ft etc.
Flight Exercise: Maintain Level Flight
Pause the simulationCtrl P
Find the FPI (Flight Path Indicator)
Find the Pitch ladder
Adjust the Pitch ladderL
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Jetfighter III
Jetfighter III
Fast Jet Throttle Settings
Throttle Settings
Flight exercise: Cruise Throttle Setting
When you can comfortably maintain level flight, set the throttle to 80 %.
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80 % thrust 
Flight exercise: MIL POWER
100 % throttle is known as MIL POWER ( Full military power)
Select MIL POWER0
Flight exercise: Gate Settings
Selecting Afterburner is referred as "going gate". The aircraft in JetFighter 3 have 5 afterburner stages.
Select A/B stages 1 - 5 
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Stage 5 afterburner 
Set MIL power0
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Climb and Descent
Cultivate smooth and accurate climbing. The 10 degree climb is common practice in a fast jet.
10 DEGREE CLIMB
Establish the aircraft in level flight
Set cruise throttle setting 
Ease back on the stick until the FPI has settled on the 10 degree pitch ladder.
10 degree climb 
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Ease the stick forward until level flight is established at a 'round number' altitude
Establish another 10 degree climb
Establish level flight
20 degree climb 
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Jetfighter III
Descend at 10 Degrees 
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Descend at 20 Degrees 
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Basic Flying Skills: Level Turns
There are 3 important principles to remember before you turn:
1. Look before you turn 
2. Look before you turn 
3. Look before you turn 
Level Turns 
Establish level flightAdjust the stick
Set cruise speed0
Look leftF2
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Look back leftF4
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Look rightF3
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Look back rightF4
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Now that we are sure there is no conflicting air traffic in the immediate area, we can begin our turn.
Look slightly leftKeypad 7
Ease the joystick left until you are in a 45 degree bank
Release the joystick
The aircraft will turn left.
You are now in a level turn to the left.
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As you approach the desired heading, ease the joystick right until the aircraft is again in level flight.
Ease the joystick right until a 45 degree bank is achieved The aircraft will turn right. Ease the joystick left until the aircraft is level again