Cold and Dark

  • Main Menu
    1. Real Time & Real Limits (Unchecked)
    2. Doors Man (Checked)
    3. GPU1/2 (Checked)
    4. Fuel Truck (Checked)
    5. Chocks (Checked)
    6. Fuel Quantities:
      1. Cargo Weight: 7000
      2. APU time: 10
      3. Taxi time: 10
      4. Takeoff fuel: 17000
    7. Load Fuel (left click)
  • Main Overhead Panel
    1. Battery (On)
    2. Bus ties L/R (On)
    3. External Power S/P (On)
    4. Gen control & Backup Gens L Main/LXFR/RXFR/RMAIN (On)
    5. Thrust Asym Comp (Auto)
    6. ADIRU (On)
    7. Window Heat Side L/R, FWD L/R (On)
    8. Hydraulic Pumps LENG (On) then L ELEC (Knob to Auto) (do all four)
    9. Passenger signs & Seat Belts (Knob to Auto)
  • FMS
    1. FMS Init > POS INIT
    2. KMEM > REF
    3. Click POS (ie. N61 10 4 W149 59 0)
    4. Click Set Initial POS
    5. IRU should start aligning
  • Engine Panel
    1. EEC L/R (Uncaged)
    2. EEC L/R (Pressed & Caged)
    3. Autostart (On)
  • Main Overhead Panel (after fuel is loaded)
    1. FUEL pumps L FWD/LAFT/R FWD/R AFT (Pressed)
    2. Anti Ice Wing/L/R (Knob to Auto)
    3. Nav/LOGO lights on
    4. FLT Deck Temp (Knob to Auto)
    5. Cabin Temp (Knob to middle)
    6. Recirc Fans Upper/Lower (On)
    7. Packs Left/Right (Auto)
    8. Trim Air Left/Right (Auto)
    9. Bleed Air L/C/R (Auto)
    10. WAI LENG/APU/RENG (On)
    11. Pressurization FWD/AFT (Auto)
  • FMS > Route
    1. Type Origin 4 letter ICAO (ie. KATL) > ORIGIN
    2. Type DEST 4 letter ICAO (ie. KMEM) > ORIGIN
    3. Type FLT NO (ie. FDX123) > FLT NO
    4. Enter runway (ie. 07R) > RUNWAY
    5. ACTIVATE
    6. PERF INIT
    7. Type Reserve Amount (ie. 9.6) > RESERVES
    8. Type Cruise Alt (ie. 360) > CRZ ALT
    9. Type Cost Index (ie. 56) > COST INDEX
    10. THRUST LIM
    11. Type Thrust Limit (ie. 9) > SEL
    12. TAKEOFF
    13. Type Takeoff Flaps (ie. 5) > FLAPS
    14. REQUEST to load CG & Trim
  • FMS > DEP ARR
    1. Just do it
  • Flight Prep
    1. Autobrake > RTO
    2. Set Altimiter from Flight Plan (ie. 29.96)
    3. Autothrottle (Armed)
    4. Set IAS to Rotation Speed from PERF (ie. 144)
    5. HDG to Runway Heading
    6. ALTITUDE to initial climb or Cruise (ie. 5000)
    7. Radio > Off > VHF L/R > L/R
  • Main Overhead
    1. APU (Knob to ON)
    2. Wait
    3. EXT Power L/R (Off)
  1. From Main Menu
    1. Doors MAN (Unchecked)
    2. GPU1/2 (Unchecked)
    3. Fuel Truck (Unchecked)
    4. Chocks (Unchecked)
  • Start Engine
    1. Ignition > Rightt Engine (Knob to Start)
    2. ENG page
    3. Wait for N2 to 18 > FUEL CONTROL R (Up)
    4. Right Engine (Knob to Norm)
    5. IGNITION > Left Engine (Knob to Start)
    6. Wait for N2 to 18 > FUEL CONTROL L (Up)
    7. LEFT Engine (Knob to Norm)
  • After Start
    1. BEACON light (On)
    2. FLT CTRL (button) > Test Flight Controls (U/D/AIL L/R/RUDDER L/R)
    3. Taxi Light (On)
    4. APU (Knob to Off)
  • Taxi Checklist
    1. Flaps (ie. 5)
  • Before Takeoff
    1. Landing Lights (On)
    2. Taxi Light (Off)
    3. Strobe (On)