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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 : F/A-18E Superhornet Checklists

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Walkaround
Speeds Payloads Lights
Engine Start Pre Taxi Taxi Pre Takeoff Takeoff
Penetration Pattern Downwind Final Go Around
Park Shutdown

Walkaround

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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
Control Setup
AfterburnerAssign TOGGLE AFTERBURNER to the left throttle axis
 Assign TOGGLE AFTERBURNER to the right throttle axis

SCRAMBLE

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Landing LightsON
Pitot HeatON
Engine Anti-IceON
MouseHide Joystick
 Centre MFD to MENU
 Right MFD: MENU > HSI > SEQ1 > Adjust SCL to appropriate value
 HUD dim (rotary)
 HMD rotary adjust (to see HMD)
PARK BRKOFF
TOE BRAKESON
THROTTLEBURNER
TOE BRAKESOFF
Rotate120
Tap TOE BRAKES 
GearUP
Landing LightsOFF

PAYLOADS

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LIGHTS

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Default lightsNAV, BCN, STRB, RCG (Form)

SPEEDS

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Engine Start

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Pre Taxi

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Taxi

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Pre Takeoff

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Takeoff

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Trim for takeoff 
A/c will rotate and fly away at 120 kts 

WARNING

Raising FLAPS manually after takeoff crashes the sim

Penetration

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Pattern

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Downwind

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Final

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Landing checklist 
Speed< 250 kts
GearDOWN

WARNING

Flaps | HALF - or - FULL | Raising FLAPS manually after takeoff crashes the sim
Speed160 kts
AFCS changes to Powered Approach mode | AFCS automatically trims pitch to maintain the target AoA | AoA is adjusted using the Pitch Trim
TrimAdjust to maintain 7.3 Alpha
Speed120 kts
Rate of Descent600 - 700 fpm
Touchdown: 
Speed BrakeExtend
Toe BrakesEngage

CAUTION

DO NOT FLARE

Go Around

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Park

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Shutdown

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END CHECKLIST 
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