Normal Flows Flashcards
What is the difference between Green and White Needles?
VOR/LOC = Green Needles
FMS Navigation (GPS) = White Needles
Before Start Flow Above the Line
(Captain)
APU - On
Electrics - Checked (Generator On)
Hydraulic Pumps - Auto, 3A On
Seat Belts - On
Pressurization - Set
Anti Skid - Test (parking brake off, test switch, parking brake on)
Flight Instruments/Avionics Briefing Contents
FD Left or Right
Clock
White/Green Needles
Heading Bug on Departure Heading
Level Off Height (Set MDA bug)
Altitude Pre-Select
Nav Radios
Transponder,Flight ID
HCP Mode
Flight Instruments/Avionics Briefing Example
Flight Director Left
Clock Zeroed
Green Needles, Course Bars 057
Heading Biug 057
Level Off 1570
Altitude Select 5000
NAV 1 and 2 109.1
Transponder 5246, Flight ID 624
HCP Primary
Set
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“Cross Checked”
Take Off Briefing Contents
Departure Runway
Flaps
Flex/Rated Thrust
Rolling/Static
Bleed Configuration
Anti Ice
Min TO Visibility
Review of SID
Noise Abatement
Level Off Height
Aerodata Engine Out
Remarks
Take Off Briefing Example
Runway 06L
Flaps 8
Rated Thrust
Rolling
Bleeds Closed
Cowls On
Minimum Visibility required is 600RVR
Yellowknife 2, Climb runway heading, maintain 4000
Noise Abatement procedure 2, no turns below 1000
Level off 1700
Engine out route, reaching 1570 continue heading 057
“holding at the line”
Before Start Flow (below the Line, not cleared for start)
“clear for the door”
Captain:
Doors
Fuel Pumps, Quantity
Steering
First Officer:
Request Final ACARS TLR (or post final speed book page)
Adjust TO ref speeds and STAB trim
Before Start Flow (after cleared to start) (captain)
Captain:
Beacon
Transponder
Parking Brake
Packs
Ignition
Engine Starting Procedure
“starting left engine”
start the chronometer
Verify ignition A message
Observe increase in N2
Oil pressure comes up
at 20% N2 and ITT below 120 thrust lever to idle
Fuel and ITT indications
Ensure N1 rotation
at 55% N2 ensure starter cutout “starter cutout”
Engine Stabilizes
Stop/reset chronometer
After Start Flow (above the line)
Captain:
Generators - on
Ignition - off
Electrics
APR
First Officer:
APU - captain calls for off or on
Bleeds - set on APU or engines
Packs - On
Cargo Air - set
Anti Ice - Checked and set
Probes - On
TO Data Briefing
Take off weight 49378 lbs, remarks none, 24L flex, rolling, bleeds open, flaps 8, V1 XXX, VR XXX, V2 153, VT 181 Set
After Start Flow (Below the line)
Captain:
ECP: F/CTL Page
Rudder - checked for full range
Steering - armed
Before Takeoff Flow
First Officer:
Flaps - set
Fuel Crossflow - MAN, OFF
Flight controls - Checked with F/CTL page then switch back to STAT
Flight Instruments - “checked”. PF CDU on LEGS, PM CDU on Thrust Limit
N1 - within 1% or greater than or equal to aerobat flex N1.
APU
RISE Briefing
Runway in Use
Instrument Departure
Stop Altitude (selector)
Engine Out Route
“RWY 24L, Montreal 1, fawns, heading 237 set, stop altitude 5000, engine out DT heading 237, level off 1120”
Line Up Check
FO turns on Strobe, RECOG/TAXI lights as you get on the runway
Cabin - ding dong X2
Transponder - on
Ignition - if needed, CONT
Anti Ice - as required
ED 1& 2 - Check for abnormal EICAS messages
Lights - Landing Lights Nose (day only), Left and Right landing lights, wing inspection light,
After Takeoff Flow
PM:
Set Climb Thrust
Fuel x Flow - Auto
Bleeds and APU - Bleeds to engines, APU Off
Lights - Landing lights off
Thrust Reversers - Off
10’000 Feet Call
PM:
“10’000 feet, lights out, belts [auto/on], pressurization checks, radios set”
PM:
- RECOG/TAXI lights off, 121.5 on COM 2
Hold Briefing
TSAFE
Type of entry
Speed
Altitude
Fuel
Expected further clearance time
Hold Configuration at or below 14’000
Flaps 0 Speed + 30 knots
Hold Configuration above 14’000 to FL 250
225 KIAS
Hold configuration above FL250
Drifdown speed + 10 KIAS or 225KIAS whichever is higher
When is a TREND briefing Required?
When the runway is not confirmed bare and dry and the OAT is +5 or colder
Contents of a TREND Briefing
Time elapsed since last RSC
Runway
Environment
Decision (accept or reject RSC report)
Approach Flow
PM: 10’000 Feet
PF: Approach Check
PM:
Lights - RECOG/TAXI Lights/ Wing Insp, Logo LTS (night only)
Pressurization - landing elevation set
Cabin - Cycle seatbelts twice
APU - on if required, 2 minutes before bleeds on
Sequencing the FMS/intercepting final approach course
PF: “Sequence the FMS”
PM: line select FAF, line select active TO waypoint, confirm INTC CRS (amend as required).
PM: “Confirm intercept course XXX”
PF: “Execute”
PM: presses execute button
established on final localizer approach course
PF: set HDG to the final approach course (or intercept heading), select HDG mode on FCP, select NAV source to VOR/LOC
PF: “Green Needles”
PF: Select appropriate approach mode on FCP
Avionics Cross Check
PM should do it automatically but if forgotten PF can say “Avionics cross check for [approach type and runway]”
Completed prior to FAF
FMS approach legs sequenced
Course bar selection
Frequencies checked
bearing pointers
HCP setup
“Avionics set and cross-checked”
Landing Flow
PF: “gear down landing check”
PM:
Landing Gear
Cabin - 2x chime
Thrust Reversers - armed
Flight Spoilers - 0
Ignition - as required
Flaps - “holding at flaps [current flap selection]” after flaps set to final setting
PM: “flaps”
PF: “45 set”
PM: :Landing check complete”
Landing Lights - on when landing clearance received
on rollout PM “90 knots”
After Landing Flow
First Officer:
Lights -
Ignition - off
Cargo Air - off
Anti Ice - wings off, cowl if needed
Probes - off
Flaps - retract
Radar - off
Transponder- as required
APU - as required
Bleeds
Shutdown Flow
Captain:
Parking Brake
Electrics
Generators
Anti Ice
Thrust
Seat Belts
Fuel Pumps
Hydraulic pumps
Beacon
Steering
Oil Check
ECP: Hydraulic page
Transponder
Flight Deck Door
Avionics Cross Check Contents
FMS Sequenced
Course Bar Selection
Nav/NDB Frequencies
Bearing Pointers
HCP Setup
