***** Sud Aviation CARAVELLE III – Checklist *****                                                                          

 

 

 

MI : Magnetic Indicator.

 

M = Marche (ON)

A = Arrêt (OFF)

N = Normal

 

Transition altitude = when altitude unit change from feet (8000ft)

to flight level (FL 80) (defined by ATC or maps)

 

Transition Level = when altitude unit change from flight level (FL 80)

to feet (8000ft) (defined by ATC or maps)

 

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Plane in cold start configuration.

COCKPIT PREPARATION

 

Parking brake........................................................On ( Ctrl;)

·   Gear lever......................................................SORTIS (down)

·   Speedbrakes lever....................................RENTRE (retract

·   PA IIS.....................................................................SOL (Off)

Electrical panel :

·   Master switch..............RESEAU BORD (plane)

 

- To power with Ground Power Unit–

·   ASK FOR CONNECTION (Click onto area)

·   Master switch.......................................PRISE PARC (ground power) 

Main panel (CONV. = Inverters) :

·  CONV SEC.....ESSAI .................................MI WHITE

·   switch back to A...........MI BLACK....then switch to....NORMAL

·   CONV NORM.............................................................1

·  CONV 2.......................................................................M

 

ATIS DATAS..................................................Checked

local barometric pressure (QNH).................known

weather conditions..........................................known

active runway....................................................known

 

Upper panel UP2 :

·  ECLAIR ENT AIR REAC (air intake lights)...As req.

·  TRANSPONDER....................................A or B mode

Hydraulic panel :

·   ROUGE (red) circuit pressure....................Checked (2500 psi)

·  ROUGE (red) pump switch............................ARRET (Off)

·  JAUNES (yellow) pumps tests...................Checked

Servo Controls :

·   JAUNE (yellow) selector ...........................NEUTRE (center)

·   SELECTEUR PRINCIPAL ...............BLEU ET VERT(center)

·   SENSATION ARTIFICIELLE.......................MARCHE 

Pedestal  :

·   Flight Director Selector............................... NORMAL (ILS-VOR) white button OFF

Main panel :

·  Flight controls....................Follow up..........Checked

·   IAS and Machmeter..............................................Zero

·   ANGLE OF ATTACK..............................................Zero

·   ATT...........................................................................PH II

·   HSI...........................Flags GS OFF(loc)..gyro......OFF

·  ADI......................FD (Flight Director)..G (Gyro) Flags

·  Turn indicator............................................All centered

·   Radio Altimeter.......................................................OFF

·   Altimeter..........................................................Checked (QNH baro)

·   Warning lights ATT ESSAI ...LOC DEV, GS DEV, FLAG COUPL,

    AP FLASH.

·   Standby attitude indicator....................................OFF

·   Vertical Speed indicator.......................................Zero

·   TEMP HUILE MOTEURS (oil temp)...........Checked

·   PRESS HUILE PSI (oil press)............................Zero

·   Indicateurs de temperature (temp ind).....Checked

·   RPM.........................................................................Zero

·   POUSSEE STATIQUE (static thrust).................Zero

·  TEMP C° tuyère (EGT).................................Checked

·   VOLETS (flaps)......................................................Zero

·   SYNCHRO....................................................................A  (Off)

·  Regul T4 (jpt reg)........................................................A (Off)

·   DEBIT CARBURANT (Fuel Flow)........................Zero

·   COMBUSTIBLE CONSOMME (Fuel Used) .......Zero

·   QUANTITE COMBUSTIBLE (Fuel Quantity).......Checked

·  Gear position indicators................................Checked

Upper panel UP2

·  FEUX NAVIG (nav lights).......................................FIXE (steady)

·   Upper panel UP3 :

·   CHAUFFAGE PARE BRISE (windshield heat).......A (Off)

·   DEGIVRAGE DECROCH (Stall Deice)....................A (Off)

·   DEGIVRAGE PITOTS (Pitos Heat)............................A (Off)

·   DEGIVRAGE REACTEUR (Engine Deice)..............A (Off)

·   DEGIVRAGE AVION (Wing Deice)............................A (Off)

PA IIS :

·   ALIMENTATION (power supply)...........................VOL (On) 

Pedestal :

·   Flaps lever......................................................RENTRE (up) 

·   AP..............................................................................OFF

·   HP-throttle levers.............................................FERME (closed) 

·   Speedbrakes..............................................RENTRES (retract)

·  Upper panel (UP2 ) :

·   NAV1 frequency.......................................................Set (N1 + +)

·   Course 1...................................................................Set (V + 1 + +)

·   NAV2 freqeuncy........................................................Set (N2 + +)

·   DME.................................................................Set 1 or 2

·   ADF1 & 2 frequencies............................................Set (A + +)

Upper panel UP3 :

 

·   VENTILATION INDIVIDUELLE................................M (On)  

 

 

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BEFORE ENGINE START

 

·   Clearance.................................................................OK

·  Engine area..........................................................Clear

·   PORTES CABINE &SOUTES (cabin & belly doors).....Closed

·   FEU ANTICOLLISION (beacon light)......................M (On) 

·   DEF DE FUMER (No smoking)...............................M (On)

·   ATTACHEZ CEINTURE (fasten belt)......................M (On)

 

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ENGINE START

 

Start eng 2 first and eng1

- ENGINE START PROCEDURE:

 

Fuel pumps (main panel) :

·  1   - P1 DROITE (right main 1).................................M

·   - P2 DROITE (right main 2).................................N

·   2   - AUX 1 DROITE (right aux 1)..............................N

Pedestal :

·   3   - Throttle lever 2..................HP FERME (HP closed) 

·  -If starting with batteries:

·   3bis   - Commutateur batteries (battery switch).....112V

Engine start panel :

·   4   - SELECTION........................................................D (Droit = Right) 

·   5   - VENT-DEM (crank start) selector..............DEM (start)

·   6   -  START button.........................................pushed...2 Orange lights ON 

·   7   -  RPM....700........HP-throttle lever........OUVERT (Open) 

·  8   -  B.PRESS HUILE D light (UP5)....................Off

·  10 -  Engine parameters............................Checked

·   ENG 1 same procedure Steps 1 to 10

·   11 -  SELECTION.......................................................A (Off)

·   12 -  VENT-DEM selector..................................VENT (crank)

·  -If starting with batteries:

·  13   - Commutateur batteries (battery switch).....28V

·   Electrical panel :

·   Master switch.....................................RESEAU BORD (plane) 

 

 

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AFTER ENGINE START

 

Main panel :

·  Regul T4 (jpt reg).......................................................M (On)

Upper panel (UP3):

·   REG DE PRESSION (air cond) master valves.....M

·   DEGIVRAGE PITOTS....................PIL & COPIL......M

·  DEGIVRAGE DECROCH..........................................M

·   FD................(Test)........................ILS VOR (normal) White button BLUE RIGHT

·  FD................(Test).......................................HEADING

·  AUTOPILOT PRET A ENGAGER...................NORM (green light on)

·  Speed Index (bugs)...............................................Set

(V2 & 150kts)

 

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TAXI

 

·   Taxi clearance.................................................Cleared

·  PROJECTEURS ROULAGE (taxi lights).......As req.

·   Plane area............................................................Clear

·   Parking brake................................................released

·  Brakes test Right and Left (F11 and F12)

·  Brakes indicators (hydraulic panel)..........Checked

·  Gyro instruments..........................................Checked

Flaps.........................................................................10.° (F7)

·  Speed Index (bugs).....................................Checked

(V2 & 150kts)

Flight controls................................................Checked

 

 

 

 

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RUNWAY LINEUP

 

·   Pitch trim..................................................................1.5°

·   DEGIVRAGE PITOTS...................PIL & COPIL......M

·  Heading vs Runway axis...........................Checked

·   DEGIVRAGE DECROCH (Stall Deice).................M

·   DEGIVRAGE REACTEURS (Engine Deice)........A

·  DEGIVRAGE AVION (Wing Deice).........................A

·   FEUX NAVIG (nav lights)..........................CLIGNOT (flashing) 

PROJECTEURS ATTERRISSAGE..........SORTIS & ALLUMES (landing lights on) 

·  Flight Director....................................................As req

 

 

 

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TAKE-OFF

 

·  Brakes..........................................................Released

·   RPM TO....................................................................Set

·   VR = V2...............................................................Rotate (10° to 15° max)

·   

·  Gear..............................................................RENTRE (up) (G)

·  DEGIVRAGE REACTEURS (Engine Deice).......As req.

·  DEGIVRAGE AVION(Wing Deice).........................As req.

·  CHAUFFAGE PARE BRISE (windshield heat)...As req.

·    

·  Flaps..........................................................RENTRES (up) (F5) 

 

 

 

 

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CLIMB (alt > 1000 ft) 

Climb RPM.............................................................Set

·  IAS..................................V2 + 10 Kt  (15° max pitch)

 

·   IAS......................................................................250 Kt 

·   PROJECTEURS ROULAGE...................................A (taxi lights Off)

·  PROJECTEURS ATTERRISSAGE..........ETEINTS & RENTRES (land lights off)

·  CABIN ALT..............................................................Set 

AUTOPILOT PRET A ENGAGER...................NORM

·   SYNCHRO..................................................................M (On)

 

TRANSITION ALTITUDE 

·  Altimeter......................................1013mb / 29.92hg

 

 

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CRUISE

 

Upper panel (UP2):