Blue Crown Metro 23 Checklist
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PREINSPECTION
[ ] Main doors - Closed and secure (ctrl+E)
[ ] Parking brakes - ON
[ ] Power levers - FULLY BACK
[ ] Speed levers - LOW
[ ] Generators - OFF
BEFORE STARTUP
[ ] Battery - ON
[ ] Navigation lights - ON
[ ] Avionics - ON
[ ] Rotating beacon - ON
[ ] Fuel flow - ON (mixture rich or ctrl+shift+F4)
STARTUP RIGHT
[ ] Starter - ENGAGE
[ ] RPM rising - CHECK
[ ] 2000 RPM - IGNITION
[ ] Fuel flow - CHECK OK
[ ] Oil pressure in 30 sec - GREEN
[ ] Generator - ON
STARTUP LEFT
[ ] Starter - ENGAGE
[ ] RPM rising - CHECK
[ ] 2000 RPM - IGNITION
[ ] Fuel flow - CHECK OK
[ ] Oil pressure in 30 sec - GREEN
[ ] Generator - ON
BEFORE TAXIING
[ ] Altimeter - SET
[ ] Autopilot - SET
[ ] Taxi lights - ON
[ ] Passenger speech
WHILE TAXIING
[ ] Flaps - SET FOR TAKE OFF
[ ] Elevator trim - SET AS REQUIRED
[ ] Pitot heat - ON
ON RUNWAY
[ ] Strobe lights - ON
[ ] Landing lights - ON
[ ] Autopilot - CHECK RWY HEADING
[ ] Altimeter - CHECK
[ ] Engine instruments - CHECK
[ ] Clock - NOTE TIME
TAKE OFF
[ ] RPM - 100%
[ ] Torque - AS STATED ON L&P CHART
[ ] Positive climb - GEAR UP
[ ] 400 feet - FLAPS RETRACTED
[ ] Autopilot - ENGAGE
CLIMB
[ ] Torque - 90%
[ ] Speed - 170 KTS
[ ] Below 10.000 feet - SPEED < 250 KTS (IAS)
[ ] 10000 feet - LANDING/TAXI-LIGHT OFF
[ ] 18000 feet - ALTIMETER 29.92
CRUISE
[ ] Speed levers - 97% RPM
[ ] Power levers - CRUISE POWER
DESCENT
[ ] 18000 feet - ALTIMETER TO LOCAL QNH
[ ] Below 10.000 feet - SPEED < 250 KTS (IAS)
BEFORE LANDING
[ ] Landing lights - ON
[ ] Taxi lights - ON
[ ] Gear - DOWN AND LOCKED (three green)
[ ] Speed levers - HIGH
[ ] Flaps - AS REQUIRED
[ ] Speed - 140 KTS
LANDING
[ ] Speed at threshold (50ft) - VREF + 10 KTS (see VREF on
L&P chart)
[ ] Speed levers @ 60 knots - LOW
OFF RUNWAY
[ ] Landing lights - OFF
[ ] Strobe ligths - OFF
[ ] Flaps - RETRACT
SHUTDOWN
[ ] Fuel flow - OFF (Mixture cut off or ctrl+shift+F1)
[ ] Taxi lights - OFF
[ ] Rotating beacon - OFF
[ ] Avionics - OFF
[ ] Navigation lights - OFF
[ ] Battery - OFF
[ ] Generators - OFF