Checklist – Just Flight 146 Professional
Pre-flight checks
- Weather radar > OFF
- Tilt > +15deg UP
- Transponder > STBY
- Airbrake > IN
- Flaps > UP
Power Up
- Batt 1 and Batt 2 > ON (check ammeter for discharge)
- DC Selector > Rotate/Check Batt 1 (min 24v); then Batt 2 (min 24v).
- Navigation Lights > HI INT
- No Smoking Signs > AUTO
- Cabin Emergency Lighting > ARM
- Landing Gear > DOWN (check/confirm three greens)
- Brake Selector > YEL (and pulled for parking brakes)
- Yaw Damp Master 1 and 2 > ON
- AP Master > ON
- Avionics Master 1 and 2 > ON
- Anti-skid > ON
- Lift Spoilers YEL and GRN > ON
- Bus-Tie AC and DC > AUTO
- Standby Inverter > ARM
- Standby Generator > ARM
- Engine Generators GEN 1 and GEN 4 > OFF/RESET
- APU Generator > ON
- Fuel Pump L INNER > ON
- APU > START (monitor APU RPM and TGT as it spools up
- APU Power Available > when APU RPM reaches 97% + 4sec
- APU Air > ON
- Pack > TURN ON ONE PACK (PACK 1 – odd days; PACK 2 – even days)
- MWS CTRL > PUSH TO TEST (check/confirm all annunciators illuminated/audible)
- MWS CTRL > PULL BACK TO MIDDLE POSITION (red light extinguished)
- Ground Tests > As required
- DC Pump > ON (check for a rise in YEL brake pressure); turn OFF once confirmed
- AC Pump > ON (check for a rise in YEL system hydraulic pressure)
- PTU > ON (check for a rise in GREEN system hydraulic pressure)
- PTU and AC Pump > OFF (when all annunciator lights have been extinguished)
- Engine Anti-Ice > ON (all 4x switches)
- Flight Deck Emergency Lighting > ARM
- Yaw Damper (YD 1 and YD 2) > PUSH TO ENGAGE
- Oxygen Main Valve > OPEN (confirm supply using test feature on both regulators)
Passenger boarding and baggage loading
- Forward Passenger Door > OPEN (use EFB tablet)
- Cargo Doors (both) > OPEN (use EFB tablet)
- Airstairs > EXTEND (use EFB tablet)
- Cabin and Ground crew > prep passenger boarding and loading of baggage
Before Start checklist
- Parking brake > confirm engaged (if less than 2,500 psi, turn ON DC Pump)
- Thrust levers > confirm FUEL OFF position
- Hydraulics > confirm all OFF
- CTR Tank Transfer > AUTO
- Pressurization Mode > AUTO
- Discharge Valves > NORMAL
- Flight Altitude > SET
- Ice Detect > ON
- Fuel > confirm sufficient for flight (wings/centre tank)
- Flight Data Recorder > set date
- Transponder > press ATC/FID to enter flight ID; then press ENTER to confirm
- Transponder > press ATC/FID again to return ATC mode
- TMS > configure
Thrust Modulation System (TMS)
- PWR > ON; then TEST
- TREF > set outside air temperature
- TO > arm Take-off mode
- N% > check N1 setting for current pressure altitude, selected ambient temperature, and engine anti-ice setting
- TGT > set to max climb temperature 840C
- N1 and TGT bugs > set centre panel (click flipchart to auto set)
- Take-off speeds > refer to flipchart for Flaps setting and VR, V2, and VFTO speeds
- ASI > set reference speeds using coloured bugs (click flipchart to auto set)
- TMS > turn OFF (to avoid interference with engine start)
Navigation Instruments for Departure
- Flight director bars > ON
- VHF NAV 1 > ON
- DME knob > ON
- Tune VOR (refer to flight plan) into the active slot
- NAV 1 course selector > Set course inbound to VOR (refer to flight plan)
- HDG knob > Set runway heading; then arm AP HDG mode
- Altitude > Set cruise altitude; then press ALT ARM
- ADF > tune ADF 2 frequency; then rotate ADF 2 mode knob to position (as required)
- RMI/DBI > select left button to VOR; right button to ADF
- HSI source > confirm set to NAV
- VHF COMM 1 and 2 radios > switch both ON
Starting the engines
- Airstairs > retract (confirm passenger boarding complete)
- AC Pump > ON (to pressurise YELLOW hydraulic system)
- Airstairs > retract (use EFB tablet)
- AC Pump > OFF
- Passenger/Cargo Doors > CLOSE
- Chocks > REMOVE
- FASTEN BELTS > ON
- Beacon LIghts > ON
- APU Air > OFF
- PACKS > OFF
- Parking brake > RELEASE
- Pushback > START
- Parking brake > Set (once pushback is complete)
- Fuel pumps > ON all 4x
- Start Power > confirm NORM
- Start Master > ON
- Start Select > start with engine 4 (then 3, 2, 1)
- Engine Start > START (up) position for 1s and then release (ENG IGN A & B ON and STARTER OPERATING lights will illuminate)
- N1, TGT, and N2 > monitor
- Thrust Lever (FUEL OFF) > once N2 reaches approx. 10% switch to FUEL ON
- N1/TGT/N2 > monitor fuel flow (increasing)
- Repeat the process for engines 3, 2, and 1 (once prev engine has stabilised at idle thrust)
- Start Selector > OFF (with all 4x engines started)
- Start Master > OFF
- Engine Anti-Ice > keep ON (if expecting any icing conditions; otherwise turn OFF)
- GEN 1 and GEN 4 > ON (to start supplying electrical power from generators)
- APU Air > ON (to supply air conditioning to the cabin during taxi and takeoff)
- PACK 1 and PACK 2 > ON
- Brake Fans > set to AUTO
- ENG 2 and ENG 3 hydraulic pumps > switch ON (monitor psi increasing)
- AC PUMP and PTU > turn ON (once 3,000psi has been confirmed in each system)
- Heaters (Ice Protection) > switch ON all heaters
- TMS > switch ON again with TO mode armed for takeoff
- Transponder > set to TA
Taxi
- Start taxi
- Flaps > select flaps 18 and confirm extension using flap position indicator
- Taxi lights > ON
- Flaps > confirm extended to 18 degrees
- Rudder and Aileron Trims > confirm centered
- Elevator Trim > confirm within green band range (click CG% SMC box on EFB)
- CONFIG CHECK > press and hold (config horn not audible – configured correctly for takeoff)
- CONT IGN A and B > switch ON (if there’s standing water present on runway or heavy precipitation)
- Cabin Call button > press and confirm cabin secure slider
- Landing and Strobe Lights > ON
- TMS > confirm ON; TO mode engaged; and N1 REF is shown
- Flight controls > check unlocked; elevator/ailerons/rudder have full/unrestricted movement
- MWS captions > all extinguished except for appropriate green captions
Take-off
- Line up with the runway centre line and then come to a stop
- Thrust levers > hold brakes; levers forward to around 55% N1 (check engines are stable)
- Thrust levers > smoothly advance to approx. N1
- Brakes > release (once N1 thrust has been achieved)
- at VR > rotate up to 10deg
- at V2 + 10 > should be cleared of the ground
- Landing gear > Gear Up (positive rate of climb)
- at VFTO speed and 1,500ft AGL > retract flaps
- Climb speed > maintain 190kts
Climb
- at 2,000ft AGL > engage autopilot and VS mode
- Thrust > reduce to maintain climb speed of approx. 220 KIAS
- Note: baseline climb thrust > 88% N1, increasing 1% for every 5,000ft of altitude
- TMS > press SYNC and MSTR to select engine 1 as the master engine
- Heading > set initial heading to VOR; then engage V/L (VOR LOC) mode to intercept inbound course
- Vertical speed > use autopilot SYNC feature to adjust (toggle afterburner key) to manually pitch the aircraft to command a new vertical speed
- Vertical speed (alternative) > use IAS mode for pitch control in the climb
After takeoff and climb checks
- Gear/Flaps > UP/RETRACTED
- Engine Air > ON all 4x
- APU Air > OFF
- Cabin Pressure > check/confirm aircraft pressurising
- AC Pump and PTU > switch OFF
- APU Master > STOP (to shutdown)
- Cabin call > press to allow cabin crew to begin their duties
- at 10,000ft > switch OFF landing lights and fasten seatbelts signs
- at 10,000ft > increase climb speed to 250 KIAS
- VHF NAV 1 radio > pre select next VOR (move ACT/PRE switch to PRE)
- at 5NM of VOR > sync the heading bug to current heading and engage HDG mode
- next VOR > select the inbound course using NAV 1 selector
- VHF NAV 1 radio > flip next VOR to active slot and then pre select V/L (VOR LOC) mode to intercept and hold course to next VOR
- TMS/MCT mode > use to set max continous thrust and maintain MCT.
- TMS/SYNC mode (recommended) > climb with the lower N1 values to preserve engine life
- Climb > use IAS mode at 250 knots; if above 24,000ft switch to Mach mode and hold Mach 0.6 until reaching cruising altitude
Cruise
- Cruise speed (desired) > 280 KIAS or Mach 0.68 (146 not fitted with autothrottle)
- Repeat VOR change process once overflying the prev VOR
- Cabin altitude > confirm it has stabilised at the selected value, with a differential pressure within limits
Cockpit (other stuff)
- NAV 1 audio knob > increase volume to hear morse code ident for currently selected VOR
- Flight deck and cabin (airconditioning) > AUTO; set as required
- Electric panel > rotate DC and AC meter knobs to see output from batteries, TRs, and engine generators
- Engine generators > check load
- FMS CDUs > refer to FMS manual for info
Descent
- Tune ILS frequency for the approach into the pre select slot
- Tune NDB that will be used for the approach
- Tune ADF 2 radio and confirm RMI/DBI right selector is still set to ADF
- Decision Height > set at 200ft on RAD ALT panel
- at 10 NM > start descent outbound last VOR
- Speed > reduce to 250 KIAS
- Altitude > set 2,000ft; then ALT ARM
- Pitch > engage VS mode and use autopilot SYNC mode to pitch down -2,000ft/min
- Airbrake > maintain 250 KIAS; use as required
- TMS > engage DESC mode (to maintain minimum N2 thrust setting if flight idle)
Descent checklist
- PTU > ON
- Cabin altitude > reduce to airport level approx.
- VREF speed > check flipchart for approach; use 33 deg flaps
Approach and Landing
- VHF 1 NAV > set ILS frequency/course
- at 10,000ft > Landing LIghts > turn ON
- Airspeed > reduce to 220 KIAS
Approach checks
- Fasten seatbelts sign > ON
- at 5,000ft > start APU Master (confirm RPM and TGT rise)
- at 2,000ft > increase/adjust thrust to maintain 220 KIAS
- Airspeed > continue to reduce to 200 KIAS
- V/L and GSL mode > ARM (once stabilised on direct course to intercept VOR/ILS/NDB)
- Cabin Call > PRESS to secure cabin for landing
- Flaps > set to 18 (check airspeed below 205 KIAS)
- Landing Gear > LOWER (confirm three greens)
- Airspeed > reduce further towards VREF + 10
- Flaps > extend to 33 degrees
- V-speeds flipchart > CLICK to auto set landing speed bugs
Landing checks
- AC Pump > set to AUTO
- APU Air > ON
- Engine Air > OFF
- Brakes > YEL (confirm)
- Flaps > 33 degrees (confirm)
- TMS > will auto disconnect when passing 200ft; for manual disconnect – press TMS disconnect (assigned as AUTO THROTTLE TO GA)
- at 500ft > disconnect autopilot; reduce speed to VREF
- at runway threshold > extend airbrakes; begin to flare (raise nose just above horizon)
- Thrust levers > reduce to flight idle; touchdown smoothly
- at touchdown > move thrust levers to ground idle; lower nose-wheel onto the runway; extend the lift spoilers (move airbrake handle fully aft); apply gentle braking
- Turn onto the first available taxiway once the aircraft has slowed
After landing checks
- Flaps, Airbrakes, and Lift Spoilers > RETRACT
- Taxi Lights > ON
- Strobe Lights > OFF
- TMS > OFF
- Transponder > STBY
- CONT IGN A and B > OFF (check)
Shutdown
- Taxi to nearest available stand.
- Taxi Lights > OFF (as you turn onto the stand)
- Parking brake > ENGAGE (once you have come to a stop on the stand)
- Cabin pressure > confirm aircraft is depressurized (cabin altitude should match the airfield elevation)
- MWS GRND OP > pull out GRND OP position with red light illuminated
- Hydraulic pumps > all OFF
- GEN 1 and GEN 4 > OFF/RESET
- Thrust Lever > FUEL OFF position
- Fasten Seatbelts > OFF
- Fuel Pumps > all OFF (except L INNER pump for APU)
- Heaters > all OFF
- Ice detection > OFF
- Beacon light > OFF
- Passenger and cargo doors > OPEN (use EFB)
- Airstairs > EXTEND (use EFB)
- Chocks > ENABLE (use EFB)
- Ready for deboarding
Leaving the aircraft
- Yaw Damper Master 1 and 2 > OFF
- AP Master Switch > OFF
- Avionics Master A and B > OFF
- Brake Fans > OFF (once the brakes are sufficiently cool)
- Anti-Skid > OFF
- YEL and GRN lift spoilers > OFF
- Cabin Emergency Lights > OFF (confirm EMERG LTS NOT ARMED caption is illuminated)
- PACK 1 and PACK 2 > OFF
- Flight Deck and Cabin Fans > OFF
- APU Air > OFF (confirm APU VLV NOT SHUT annunciator extinguishes within 5 seconds)
- APU > Shut down (press and hold APU OVSPD test button; release once a decrease in RPM and TGT is observed)
- Fuel Pumps > OFF 4x
- Galley > switch to SHED
- Exterior, Interior, and Emergency Lighting > turn all OFF
- BATT 1 and BATT 2 > OFF
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