Flight plan
- Create a flight plan on SimBrief.
- Export files to MSFS and PMDG folders (including wind uplink) using the SimBrief Downloader app.
Power up
- Battery – ON
- Ground power – REQUEST / ON (once available)
- Emergency exit lights – ARM
- IRS – NAV
- Parking brake – SET (press brakes to engage)
- ELEC hydraulic pumps – ON
Fuel and Payload
- Fuel – CHECK / SET (roundup block fuel + 100kg)
- Payload – CHECK / SET (use EZFW)
- Ground services – REQUEST / START (optional)
FMC Setup
- Pos init – SET (use GPS or LAST POS)
- Route – REQUEST / LOAD
- Departure / Arrival – SET PROCEDURES
- Init ref – REQUEST / LOAD (update plan, cost index, wind, and trans alt)
- Fix info – SET (fix: dep airport code; radial: /20)
- Descent – SET (spd rest: 250/10000); REQUEST / LOAD (descent winds; then adjust trans alt and QNH)
- Legs – CHECK ROUTE (use EFIS plan; fix discontinuity)
EFIS
- EFIS – SET (both pilot and officer’s side)
- Range – SET (10/20nm)
- Baro – SET (in/hpa)
- Traffic/terrain/airport – ENABLE
Overhead panels
- Yaw damper – ON
- Fuel pumps – ON (L FWD)
- Circuit/panel lights – AS REQUIRED
- Seatbelts – AUTO / ON (once refueling is complete)
- Window heat – ON
- Probe heat – OFF (turn ON when OAT below 3 degrees, rain, or snow)
- Wing and Eng anti-ice – OFF (check/confirm)
- Hydraulic pumps – ON (check/confirm)
- Diff Press / Cabin Climb – ZERO (check/confirm)
- Air temperature – PASSENGER CABIN
- Temperature settings – AUTO / AS REQUIRED
- Recirc fan – AUTO (check/confirm)
- Packs – AUTO
- Isolation valve – OPEN (check/confirm)
- Engine bleed – ON (check/confirm)
- APU bleed – OFF (check/confirm)
- Flight altitude – SET (refer to flight plan / SimBrief)
- Landing altitude – SET (check destination/runway elevation -50ft)
- ALTN (pressurization) – AUTO (check AUTO/MAN light NOT illuminated)
- Lights – OFF (except for POS light; when dark, use logo/wheel well lights)
- Engine knob – OFF (check/confirm)
- Ignition – IGN R (use both if cold)
- APU – AS REQUIRED
- Taxi/landing/runway turnoff lights – OFF (check/confirm)
Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS)
- Flight directors – ON
- Course – SET (use destination runway heading)
- Speed – SET (use initial leg speed restriction)
- Heading – SET (use depature runway heading)
- Altitude – SET (use first expected altitude + 100ft)
- Fuel flow – RESET TO ZERO
- Anti-skid (autobrake) – RTO
NAV/COM settings
- ILS/VOR frequency – SET
- Flood/panel lights – AS REQUIRED
- Transponder – STBY
- Rudder/aileron trims – CENTERED (check/confirm)
Final CDU pre-flight procedures
- N1 Limit – SET (select derate/climb setting)
- Takeoff ref – SET (flaps 5, CG, adjust trim, set Vspeeds, and rwy length)
Before engine start
- Request IFR clearance.
- Altitude – SET
- Transponder – ALT OFF
- APU – START (check EGT rise)
- Ground equipment – REMOVE (except for ground power)
- APU GEN – ON (wait for illumination)
- Ground power – DISCONNECT
- Wheel chocks – REMOVE
- Pushback – REQUEST / START (use PMDG or ATC)
- Packs – OFF
- APU bleed – ON
- Anti-collision lights – ON
- No smoking – ON
- Parking brake – RELEASE (once tug is connected/pushback cleared)
- Fuel pumps – ALL ON (except center pumps; use when fuel above 453kg/1000lbs)
- Engine 2 – START / GRD (once aircraft beyond yellow line)
- Fuel cutoff – RELEASE TO IDLE (once N2 reaches 25%)
- ENG/SPAR valve – CHECK (not illuminated)
- N1 / EGT / N2 / Oil Pressure – CHECK / CONFIRM (2/4/6/3)
- Engine 1 – REPEAT ENGINE START PROCESS
After engine start
- Engine generators – ON (once ENG 1 has stabilised)
- APU – OFF
- Start switches – CONT
- Probe heat – ON
- ENG/WING anti-ice – AS REQUIRED
- Packs – AUTO
- Isolation valve – AUTO
- APU bleed – OFF
- Flaps – 5
- Engine display – MONITOR; then CLOSE (thru MFD/ENG button)
- Flight controls – FULL AND FREE MOVEMENT
- Recall – PRESS (near master caution)
Taxi
- Request taxi clearance ATC.
- Taxi/runway turn off lights – ON
- Config check – CHECK (move thrust levers – no chimes means good)
- Thrust levers – 30-40% N1 (to start rolling)
- Start taxiing to runway threshold
- Parking brake – SET
Before takeoff
- Request takeoff clearance ATC.
- Altimeter – SET (adjust baro/ press B to automate)
- Strobe lights – ON
- Landing lights – ON
- Auto-throttle – ON / ARM
- LNAV – ON
- Transponder – TA/RA
- Run before takeoff checklist (refer to yoke)
- Config check – CHECK (move thrust lever about 70% N1)
- Takeoff speeds – VERIFY
Takeoff and initial climb
- Line up runway
- Clock – START TIMING
- Thrust – 40% (initial); then press TO/GA button (once stable)
- Yoke – slight forward pressure up to 80kts
- Vspeeds – ROTATE on VR (pitch not more than 20degrees)
- Positive rate of climb – GEAR UP
- Autopilot – ENGAGE
- VNAV – ENGAGE
- Flaps – MONITOR / ADJUST (check airspeed/flaps indicator)
- Landing gear – OFF position
- Autobrake – OFF position
- Start switches – OFF
- Taxi/runway turnoff lights > OFF
After takeoff
- Run after takeoff checklist (refer to yoke)
- Altitude – MONITOR / ADJUST
- Temperature – CHECK (turn on ENG anti-ice when temp 10deg or less,)
- at Transition Altitude – SET BARO STANDARD
- Standby instruments – CHECK (if set)
Climb to cruise level
- Altimeter – CHECK
- Fuel – CHECK
- Lights – OFF (except pos/anti-collision)
- Pressure/AC panel – CHECK (at every 10K altitude)
- Cabin temp – CHECK
- Seatbelts – AUTO / OFF (if no turbulence)
- Recall – PRESS / CHECK
- Engine antiice – ON (if temp below 10c or passing through clouds)
- Altitude – SET (as per ATC; verify PFD/FMC crz alt/vnav)
- at FL300 – use 10 degrees angle of bank
- Rate of climb – use 2,000ft/min or 1,000ft/min (when leveling)
- VS – CHECK (if losing speed, switch to VNAV)
- at cruise level – SET N1 limit max cont thrust
Cruise
- Approach charts – CHECK
- Fix info – SET (use destination runway)
- Rad/Dis – 3 RINGS (/TOD; /10 for 200kts and Flaps 1; /5 for landing gear)
- Legs/route – CHECK SPEEDS/ALT RESTRICTIONS CHART
- ILS/VOR frequency – CHECK
- Course – SET ILS/RUNWAY COURSE
- Minimums (baro) – SET BARO/RADIO
Descent
- Altitude – SET (adjust per ATC)
- VS – 3,000ft/min (switch back to VNAV when ALT acquired)
- Bank angle – CHECK / ADJUST (use 25 degrees if above FL300)
- Fix info – SET (use destination runway; then /TOD, /10nm, and /5nm)
- at 15,000ft – SEATBELTS ON
- below 10,000ft – 220kts/flaps 5; 180kts/flaps 10 (use speedbrake)
Approach
- Confirm route/procedure
- Heading – SET (use runway heading)
- Airspeed – ADJUST (becomes manual control when G/S locks)
- at 10NM – switch to APP mode
- at 4-5NM – LANDING GEAR DOWN
- Flaps – 15
- IGN switches – CONT
- Speed brake – ARM
- Landing gear – 3 GREENS (check/confirm)
- Flaps – 30
- Autothrottle – DISCONNECT
- Speed – VREF + 5
Landing
- at 1,000ft – STABLE (if not, go around unless emergency)
- Airspeed – within VREF + 20
- Vertical – on GLIDE PATH
- Papi – 3R/3W
- Thrust – 40-50%
- Landing checks – COMPLETED (see yoke)
- Vertical Speed – CHECK ( less than 1,000ft/min)
- Flaps – 30
- Thrust – IDLE on touchdown
- Thrust Reverser – ACTIVATE upon touchdown
- at 80kts – apply MANUAL BRAKING
After landing
- Vacate runway
- Tranponder – ALT OFF
- Flaps – RETRACT
- Speed brake – STOW
- Autobrake – OFF
- ISFD – OFF
- Flight directors – OFF
- Probe heat – OFF
- Pos light – ON
- IGN switches – OFF
- Landing lights – OFF
- Taxi lights – ON
Taxi to gate/parking
- Request gate/parking ATC
- Strobe – OFF (turn ON when crossing runways)
- APU – START (when near gate; takes 1 min to start up)
- Taxi lights – OFF (when approaching the gate)
Shutdown (transit procedure)
- APU – ON
- Engine – CUTOFF
- Seatbelts – OFF
- No smoking – OFF
- Isolation valve – OPEN
- Transponder – STBY
- Anti-collision lights – OFF (when N2 below 20%)
- Ready for the next flight (start pre-flight)
Shutdown (full procedure)
- Fuel pumps – OFF (except L FWD)
- Window heat – OFF
- Electric hydraulic pumps – OFF
- Chocks – SET
- Parking brake – OFF (to cool brakes)
- Ground power – REQUEST
- Ground services (pax/cargo/bus/stairs) – REQUEST
- De-plane – START (confirm ground services are connected)
- Ground power – ON
- APU – OFF
- Fuel pump – OFF
Secure the plane
- De-plane complete – CHECK / CONFIRM
- Emergency lights – OFF
- Packs – OFF
- IRS – OFF
- Ground power – OFF (wait 1min for EGT to close to 0)
- Battery – OFF
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