Check Lists

The following checklists are designed for the convenience of simulated pilots and customized according to the X-Plane A330-300 aircraft. These differ from the checklists of the real aircraft.

Cold and Dark to Engine Start The following checklist is a subset of real procedures and includes only the essential steps required from Cold and Dark to Engine Start: PARKING BRAKE - ON

TRANSPONDER - STANDBY

BAT1 - ON BAT2 - ON

(EXTERNAL POWER) EXTA - ON BEACON - ON NAV LIGHTS - ON

APU BATTERY ON APU MASTER - ON APU - START

Wait for APU startup. (APU AVAIL displayed)

APU GENERATOR - ON

(EXTERNAL POWER) EXTA - OFF

ADIRS IR1 / IR2 / IR3 - ON ADR1 / ADR2 / ADR3 - ON ADIRS Rotaries - NAV

(PNUMATIC AIR CYCLE KIT) PAX SYSTEM - ON

APU BLEED - ON

Using the MCDU Click the CLR button [Delete CHECK DATA BASE CYCLE from the scratchpad] Click the INIT button to call up the INIT page

Type the ICAO codes for the Departure/Destination into the scratchpad (separated by a slash “/”) Example displays as KJFK/KBOS

Click line select key 1R to fill the FROM/TO field boxes Example displays as KJFK/KBOS

Enter only the Flight Level into the scratchpad (Temperature will auto-fill) Example displays as Flight Level 240 / 24,000 ft

Click line select key 6L to fill the CRZ FL/TEMP field boxes

Optionally enter the Flight Number into the scratchpad Click line select key 3L to fill Example displays as AA300

Click the PERF button to select the Flight Phase performance page

Enter the calculated V1 speed into the scratchpad Click line select key 1L to fill this Follow the same steps to enter VR and V2 speeds respectively Tip: If you do not have a method to calculate V speeds, you can use the “Flap Retraction” speed as V2, VR as V2 minus 5, and V1 as V2 minus 10

Enter the required Flap setting for takeoff (1 or 2) into the scratchpad Click line select key 3R to fill this Tip: This is only to remind the pilot of the takeoff Flap setting applicable to the situation. If your V speeds were calculated based on the flap retraction speed in the previous step, please use "2".

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS - ALL ON

GROUND PROXIMITY (GPWS) AURAL ALERTS - ALL ON

HYDRAULIC / FUEL PUMPS - ALL ON

ELECTRICAL / BUS TIE - ON

Engine Start ENGINE START (ROTARY) IGN START

ENG START ENG2 - ON

MONITOR ENGINE 2 DIAGNOSTICS WAIT FOR ENGINE 2 TO STABILIZE

ENG START ENG1 - ON

MONITOR ENGINE 1 DIAGNOSTICS WAIT FOR ENGINE 1 TO STABILIZE

ENGINE START (ROTARY) NORM

ENGINE GENERATOR 1 - ON

ENGINE GENERATOR 2 - ON

APU GENERATOR - OFF

APU BLEED - OFF

ENGINE 1 BLEED - ON ENGINE 2 BLEED - ON

ENGINE 1 PACK - ON ENGINE 2 PACK - ON

APU MASTER - OFF

Before Taxi SEATBELT SIGN - ON TAXI LIGHTS - TAXI TRANSPONDER - AUTO PARKING BRAKE - OFF FLAPS - AS REQUIRED SPEED BRAKES - ARMED AUTO BRAKES - MAX

Before Takeoff ALTIMETER - SET

LANDING LIGHTS - ON TAXI LIGHTS - TAKEOFF STROBES - ON

After Takeoff LANDING GEAR - UP FLAPS - RETRACTED THRUST - SET AS REQUIRED SPEEDBRAKES - DISARMED

Cruise SEATBELT SIGN - OFF LANDING LIGHTS - OFF TAXI LIGHTS - OFF ALTIMETER - SET

Before Landing SEATBELT SIGN - ON ALTIMETER - SET LANDING LIGHTS - ON TAXI LIGHTS - TAKEOFF

Landing SPEED BRAKES - ARMED AUTO BRAKES - AS REQUIRED FLAPS - AS REQUIRED LANDING GEAR - DOWN

After Landing FLAPS - RETRACTED SPEED BRAKES - DISARMED LANDING LIGHTS - OFF TAXI LIGHTS - TAXI

Parking PARKING BRAKE - ON SEATBELT SIGN - OFF TRANSPONDER - STANDBY ENG START ENG1 - OFF ENG START ENG2 - OFF ELECTRICAL / BUS TIE - OFF HYDRAULIC / FUEL PUMPS - ALL OFF GPWS AURAL ALERTS - ALL OFF FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS - ALL OFF (PNUMATIC AIR CYCLE KIT) PAX SYSTEM - OFF

ADIRS IR1 / IR2 / IR3 - OFF ADR1 / ADR2 / ADR3 - OFF ADIRS Rotaries - OFF

(EXTERNAL POWER) EXTA - ON BEACON - OFF NAV LIGHTS - OFF

BAT1 - OFF BAT2 - OFF