DCS F/A-18C Hornet

CREW CHECKLIST
NORMAL PROCEDURES

MODEL F/A-18C LOT 20

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NOTES FF ............................ FUEL FLOW

FLT ................................ FLIGHT
BOLD TEXT - BASIC COURSE CHECKS GEN ........................ GENERATOR
NORMAL TEXT - FULL CHECKS GRD ............................... GUARD
ITALIC TEXT - GUIDANCE INS .......... INERTIAL NAV SYSTEM
Title Case - Flight profile guidance INSTS .................. INSTRUMENTS
Strikeout - Check not yet implemented INTR .......................... INTERNAL
GREY - Not Required in DCS ISOL .......................... ISOLATOR
JETT ........................... JETTISON
ABBREVIATIONS LDR ............................ LANDING
ACC .................... ACCUMULATOR L ...................................... LEFT
ALT ........................... ALTIMETER L/R ....................... LEFT & RIGHT
ANT ............................ ANTENNA LT .................................... LIGHT
ATT ............................ ATTITUDE MAN ............................. MANUAL
AV .............................. AVIONICS MSTR ............................ MASTER
BATT ............................ BATTERY NAV ....................... NAVIGATION
BIT ...................... BUILT IN TEST NORM .......................... NORMAL
BLIN ....... BIT LOGIC INSPECTION NWS ...... NOSE WHEEL STEERING
BRK ................................ BRAKE NU .............................. NOSE UP
BRT ............................... BRIGHT NUC ............................ NUCLEAR
CAS Control Augmentation System OXY .............................. OXYGEN
CAUT .......................... CAUTION PBIT .................... POWER UP BIT
CHAN .......................... CHANNEL PPH ......................... LBS / HOUR
COMM ............ COMMUNICATIONS PRESS ....................... PRESSURE
CTRL .......................... CONTROL PSI .......................... LBS / INCH2
CPHR ............................. CYPHER PWR .............................. POWER
DSR’D ......................... DESIRED RADALT .......... RADAR ALTIMETER
DISCONN ........... DISCONNECTED RLY ................................. RELAY
DN .................................. DOWN RPM ....... REVOLUTIONS / MINUTE
E ............................ EMERGENCY REQ’D ........................ REQUIRED
EGT ............. EXHAUST GAS TEMP R .................................... RIGHT
ELEC ....................... ELECTRICAL RWR ................. RADAR WARN RX
ENG .............................. ENGINE RX ............................. RECEIVER
EXER ........................ EXERCISER SEL ............................ SELECTOR
EXT ........................... EXTERNAL SNSR .......................... SENSORS
FWD .......................... FORWARD SQCH .......................... SQUELCH

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STBY ........................... STANDBY VOL PANEL ................... AS DSR’D

STDY ..............................STEADY GEN TIE CTRL ....... NORM/GRD DN
SW ............................... SWITCH FCS GAIN SW ................... NORM
T/O ............................ TAKE-OFF PROBE SW .................... RETRACT
TEMP ................... TEMPERATURE EXT TANKS SW .................. NORM
U .................................. UTILITY DUMP SW ............................ OFF
UNLK ............................ UNLOCK INTR WING SW .................. NORM
VOL .............................. VOLUME EXT LT PANEL ....................... SET
WARN ......................... WARNING THROTTLES .......................... OFF
WPN ............................ WEAPON PARK BRK ............................ SET
WPT .......................... WAYPOINT LDG/TAXI LT SW ................... OFF
XMT .......................... TRANSMIT ANTI SKID SW ...................... ON

NORMAL CHECKLIST (NCL) WARNING

ANTI-SKID SW set OFF
INTERIOR CHECK-- -------------- for all carrier operations.
LEFT CONSOLE
CIRCUIT BREAKERS (4) ........... IN
FLAP SW ............................ FULL
MAN CANOPY HANDLE .... STOWED
SELECT JETT ...................... SAFE
NUC WPN SW .............. AS REQ’D
LDG GEAR ............................. DN
MC SW ............................ NORM
CANOPY JETT ...................... FWD
HYD ISOL SW ................... NORM
OBOGS CTRL SW .................. OFF
INSTRUMENT PANEL
OXY FLOW ........................ OFF*
MSTR ARM SW ................... SAFE
* In DCS it is ON at start by default.
FIRE, APU FIRE WARN LT ... NOT IN
L/R DDI, MPCD, HUD ............. OFF
ANT SEL COMM 1 .................AUTO
ALT SOURCE SW .............. SELECT
ANT SEL IFF ...................... BOTH
ATT SW ............................. AUTO
COMM 1 & 2 ......................... OFF
COMM PANEL ........................ SET
ADF SW .............................. OFF
- RLY CPHR, SQCH, GRD SW .. OFF
ECM MODE ........................... OFF
- ILS CHAN/SW .............. SET/UFC
DISPENSER SW .................... OFF
- MSTR SW ...................... NORM
AUX REL SW ..................... NORM
- MODE 4 SW ....................... OFF
SARI ................................. CAGE
- CRYPTO SW .................... NORM
IR COOL SW ........................ OFF
SPIN SW .............. GRD DN/NORM

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RIGHT CONSOLE - E BATT VOLTAGE .......... CHECK*

CIRCUIT BREAKERS (4) ............ IN - BATT SW ............................ ON
HOOK ................................... UP - U BATT VOLTAGE .......... CHECK*
WING FOLD ................ WING POS * After battery switch ON for min. 5
AV COOL SW .................... NORM sec. check for min. voltage of 23.5 V.
RADALT ............................... OFF With cold weather temp down
L/R GEN SW ...................... NORM to -18°C a min. of 20.5V.
BATT SW ............................. OFF
IF EXT ELEC PWR START
ECS PANEL ........................... SET GND CREW .............. Req Gnd Pwr
- MODE SW ....................... AUTO EXT PWR SW ................... RESET
- CABIN TEMP ........... 10 O’CLOCK GND PWR SW 1, 2, 4 ........ B ON*
- CABIN PRESS SW ............ NORM * Hold switch 1 for 3 seconds.
- BLEED AIR ..................... NORM L/R DDI, MPCD, HUD ............. ON
- ENG ANTI ICE SW .............. OFF COMM 1, 2, ADF ........... AS DSR’D
- PITOT ANTI ICE SW .......... AUTO WARN & CAUT LT .............. TEST
INS ........................ ENTER WPTS
DEFOG ..................... MID RANGE
WINDSHIELD SW .................. OFF ALL STARTS
BATT SW ............................. ON
INTR LT PANEL ............. AS DSR’D
- MODE SW ......................... DAY FIRE WARN TEST
- FIRE TEST SW .............. TEST A*
SNSR PANEL ................ OFF/SAFE - FIRE TEST SW ............. NORM**
KY-58 PANEL ........................ SET - FIRE TEST SW ............ TEST B *
* Hold until all lights and aural
warnings indicate tests have been
ENGINE START ----------
successfully passed.
** Pause 7 sec or cycle
NOTE BATT switch for reset.
To perform a valid battery check, the
APU START
check must be accomplished without
ground power applied.
APU ACC CAUT LT ................ OFF
APU SW .............................. ON
APU READY ................. CHECK*
IF NORM BATT START * READY light within 30 seconds.
BATT STATUS ................... CHECK
- BATT SW ....................... ORIDE

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CAUTION NOTE
A minimum of 2 minutes must elapse The bleed air shutoff valves close during
between APU shutdown and another APU the fire warning test and the BLEED AIR
start. knob must be cycled through OFF to
NORM with ac power on to reset the
valves.
IF EXT AIR START
BLEED AIR .......................... OFF
IF APU OR CROSSBLEED START
ALL STARTS BLEED AIR ... THRU OFF TO NORM*
* Only after fire warning test.
ENG CRANK SW ..................... R

WARN & CAUT LT ................ TEST

CAUTION
Holding the engine crank switch in L or R
may cause damage. NOTE
For a crossbleed start, ensure APU
switch is OFF and > 80% rpm
IFEI ENG R RPM>15% ... CHECK and > 2,200 pph FF
RIGHT THROTTLE ............. IDLE
GPWS VOICE ALERTS .. CHECK*
ENG CRANK SW ..................... L
* ”ROLL LEFT, ROLL LEFT ...”.
IFEI ENG L RPM>15% ... CHECK
LEFT THROTTLE ................ IDLE
L/R DDI, MPCD, HUD, UFC .. ON
ENG CRANK SWITCH ... CHECK OFF
RADALT …………... AS DESIRED*
* OFS SOP: CV start 40ft for cold shot,
IF EXT AIR START
CV 450 ft, Ashore 1.000 ft.
BLEED AIR ........................ NORM
HMD SWITCH ............... AS REQ'D
IFEI R ENG .................... CHECK
ALL STARTS
IFEI L ENG ..................... CHECK
GROUND IDLE EXT ELEC & AIR .......... DISCONN*
N2 ........................... 63-70 % * If required.
EGT...................... 190-590 °C
FF ..................... 420-900 PPH
NOZZLE .................... 73-84 %
OIL PRES ............ 45-110 PSI

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BEFORE TAXI----------- --------- WAIT ..................................... 10 secs

WPT ZERO & MVAR .......... CHECK FCS CCT BKRS ......................... RESET
FCS RESET ................................. PUSH

NOTE
To achieve the best align quality FLAP SW ........................... AUTO
and align complete in the minimum
FCS RESET & PADL SW ... ACTUATE
time, waypoint zero should be the
true position within 0.01 nautical FLAP SW .......................... HALF
miles (60 feet or 0.6 seconds.) FCS BIT .................... PERFORM
* FCS BIT SW, DDI FCS-MC GO, FCS.

CANOPY ................ AS DESIRED

PBIT/IBIT BLIN ................ CHECK
AMPCD MAP ..................... OFF*
* Press 2 x PB03 (MODE).
INS ........................... GND/CV* CAUTION
* Parking brake set. BLIN CODES 124, 322, 336, 4124, 4263,
4322, 4336, 4522, 4526, 4527, 4773,
* GND when GPS is not available.
4774, and 70261.
* STD HDG (HSI/PB20) fast align. No maintenance be taken
prior to flight, use of the auto throttle
RADAR .............................. OPR system is prohibited.
WING FOLD ........ SPREAD & LOCK BLIN CODES 51 not reset after
airborne, wing-fold function may
not be available after landing.
CAUTION
Wait 5 sec after wings are fully
spread before placing the WING TRIM ............................. CHECK*
FOLD handle to LOCK. * Check pitch, roll, and yaw
for proper movement.

FCS RESET ................ DEPRESS

T/O TRIM ................ DEPRESS*
* Until ADV-TRIM displayed & ↑12 NU.
IF NO RESET
T/O TRIM BUTTON ..................... PUSH*
* NOTE [ADV-TRIM]
FLAP SW ........................ AUTO
FCS EXER MODE ................. INITIATE** CONTROLS .................... CHECK
** Lift FCS BIT SW and push FCS RESET - CONTROL STICK ............. CYCLE
simultaneously. -- FULL AFT ............ STAB ↑24 NU
-- FULL FWD .............. STAB ↑3NU
IF STILL NO RESET
FCS CCT BRKRS (2xL, 2xR) ............ PULL
-- R/L AILERON ....... STAB ↑20 NU
- FLAP SWITCH .................. HALF

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- RUDDER PEDALS ..... RUD SARI ........................... UNCAGE

←/→30° ATT SW ........................... STBY*
TAKEOFF TRIM .................... SET* * Verify INS attitude data is replaced
*STAB Ashore= ↑12. by standby attitude data on HUD.
STAB CV See Op Data. ATT SW ........................... AUTO

FOUR DOWN TEST OBOGS CTRL SW ................. ON

- PROBE ........................... CYCLE OXY FLOW ................ ON, CHECK
- SPEEDBRAKE ............... CYCLE OBOGS BIT ........... PRESS + RLSE
- LAUNCH BAR ................ CYCLE* OBOGS ................ DEGD < 15 sec
- HOOK ............................ CYCLE OXY FLOW ........................... OFF
- PITOT HEAT SW .............. CYCLE CANOPY ...................... AS DSR’D
* CV only.
TCN, DL, BCN .............. AS REQ'D
AV COOL SW ................... CHECK INS .............................. CHECK*
APU ....................... VERIFY OFF * Minimum align quality 0.5 / 0.6
HOOK BYPASS .......... AS REQ’D
FUEL ....................... SET BINGO TAXI---------------- -----------
BARALT ……………….….. SET QFE ATC .................. Taxi Clearance
NWS / HI ....................... SELECT
TAWS .............................. BOXED EXT LT PANEL ................ CHECK
MISSION DATA ................. ENTER - STROBE ........................... BRT
BIT PAGE ......................... CHECK - POSITON ......................... BRT
WEAPON/SENSORS ....... AS REQ’D - FORMATION ..................... BRT*
- FLIR ............................... STBY * Night Ops and low visuals only.
- RWR ..................... PWR ON/BIT LDG/TAXI LT SW ............... ON*
STORES PAGE .................. VERIFY * CV based OFF.

HMD ALIGN PARK BRK ......................... OFF

HMD ALIGN PAGE ............ SELECT NORMAL BRAKES .......... CHECK
- SUPT/HMD/ALIGN PAGE .. SELECT NWS ............................... CHECK
- HMD CROSS ... OVER HUDCROSS
- CAGE/UNCAGE BN ........ PRESS*
- ALIGN .......................... UNBOX
* Press and hold until ALIGN OK.

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BEFORE TAKEOFF-------- ---- TAKEOFF - Ashore -------- ------

CANOPY ...................... CLOSED BRAKE ............................ HOLD
OBOGS CTRL SW ................. ON THROTTLES .............. 80% RPM
OXY FLOW .......................... ON ENGS ............................. CHECK
IFF ...................................... ON CONTROLS ......................... WIPE
INS ................................... IFA*
*NAV if GPS is not available. AFTER TAKEOFF------------------
LDG GEAR .......................... UP
T/O CHECKLIST ........ COMPLETE* FLAP SW ......................... AUTO
- CONTROLS ............... WIPE OUT ENG ANTI ICE SW ......... AS REQ'D
- WINGS ............ SPREAD & LCKD RADALT LOW ALT .................. SET
- TRIM ................................ SET
- FLAPS ............................... SET 10,000 FT CHECK
- HOOK ................................. UP COCKPIT ALT ................... CHECK
- HARNESS ........... LCKD & TIGHT FUEL XFER ....................... CHECK
- WARN LTS ......................... OUT
- NWS .................................. LO CRUISE---------------------------
- EJECTION SEAT .............. ARM Fuel ............. Check Joker & Bingo
* In reverse for CV. Eng ........................... Check IFEI
Elec ................................. Check
ENGS ...................... MIL CHECK* Location ........ Rng Nearest & Base
* Brakes are not able to do this in DCS Hyd ................................. Check
MIL CHECK Oxy ................................. Check
N2 ....................... 90-102 % Cabin Press & Temp ......... Monitor
EGT...................... 715-880 °C
FF ………….. 6,000-12,500 PPH DESCENT-------------------------
NOZZLE .................... 0-48 % ATC ............................. INFORM
OIL PRES ............ 95-180 PSI ATIS ............................... CHECK
CG/FUEL BALANCE ............ CHECK
ENG ANTI ICE SW ......... AS REQ'D
ATC ................... T/O Clearance
PITOT ANTI ICE SW ........... CHECK
BARALT ......................... CHECK
DEFOG .............................. HIGH
PITOT SWITCH ................. CHECK
WINDSHIELD SW .......... AS REQ'D
BARALT ............... SET/CHECK*
RADALT ........................... CHECK
HUD .................................... SET

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- NAV MSTR MODE .............. SET* IFF ..................................... OFF

*compare with stby flt insts & stby
compass. BEFORE ENGINE SHUTDOWN----
PARK BRK .......................... SET
NAVAIDS ............... CROSSCHECK INS ................................. OFF*
ICLS .................. ON & CHANNEL * 10 Sec before ENG shutdown.
IFF ............................. AS REQ’D
MSTR ARM SW ............. AS REQ'D SARI ...................... CAGE/LOCK
CMDS/ECM .................. AS REQ'D FLIR .................................... OFF
HOOK BYPASS SW ........ AS REQ'D RADAR .............................. OFF
EXT LT PANEL .................... SET RWR ..............................PWR OFF
AVIONICS .......................... OFF
BEFORE LANDING - ASHORE --- COMMS .............................. OFF
ATC ........ LANDING CLEARANCE EXT AND INT LTS ............... OFF
MSTR ARM SW ................... SAFE CRYPTO SW ................. AS REQ'D
ECM ................................. STBY CANOPY .......................... OPEN

LANDING CHECKLIST ........ CHECK ENGINE SHUTDOWN--------------

- LDG GEAR ......................... DN BRAKE GAUGE ............. 3,000 PSI
- FLAP SW ........................ FULL NWS ...................... DISENGAGE
- HOOK ..................... AS REQ’D FLAP SW .......................... FULL
- ANTI SKID ...................... ON
- HARNESS ........ LOCKED & TIGHT NOTE
- DISPENSER ............. CHECK OFF Before engine shutdown, operate
. at Flight Idle or Ground Idle for 5
LDG/TAXI LIGHT SW .......... ON minutes.

AFTER LANDING------------------ L THROTTLE ...................... OFF

SPEEDBRAKE ................. CLOSED
FLAPS ............................. AUTO L HYD PRESS .................. < 1,500
EXT LT PANEL ....................... SET STICK .......... Waggle Fore/Aft ±1”
LDG/TAXI LT SW ............... OFF L HYD PRESS ..................... < 800
SEAT ............................... SAFE FCS PAGE ........ CHECK BLIN / Xs*
T/O TRIM ....................... PUSH * Code 63 or 67 / Xs in Rudder,
OXY FLOW ........................... OFF Aileron or LEF = Fault.
CANOPY ....... FULL UP OR FULL DN

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DDIs/MPCD/HUD .............. OFF RADALT ............... SET 450’ / 200’

R THROTTLE ...................... OFF RADIO ......................... CHANNEL
BATT SW ......................... OFF*
* When amber Flaps Lt illuminates. BEFORE LANDING - CV-----------
CONTACT ATC ........ CLEARANCE
OPERATING PROCEDURES MSTR ARM SW ................... SAFE
DISPENSER .......................... OFF
TAKEOFF - CV-------------------- ECM ................................... STBY
LAUNCH BAR .............. EXTEND
Hook Up …... Directions / U LANDING CHECKLIST ........ CHECK
BRAKES ........................ RELEASE - LDG GEAR .......................... DN
LAUNCH BAR ................. RETRACT - FLAP SW ........................ FULL
THROTTLE ............. MIL/MAX* - HOOK .......................... DOWN
FLIGHT CONTROLS ............ CYCLE - ANTI SKID ....................... OFF
WARN / CAUT LT OF........... CHECK - HARNESS ........ LOCKED & TIGHT
ENG INSTS .................... CHECK - DISPENSER ............. CHECK OFF
Hand Signal …....……… Salute** LDG/TAXI LIGHT SW ... CHECK OFF
* If > 45,000 lb use MAX.
** Super Carrier

EMBARK / DISEMBARK--- ------

HOOK ....................... DOWN / UP
HEATS ........................ AS REQ’D
- PITOT HEAT ........................ ON
- ENGINE ANTI-ICE ............... ON
- DEFOG ............................ HIGH
- WINDSCREEN ............ AS REQ’D
ALTIMETER .................. QFF / QFE
ANTI-SKID ................... OFF / ON
INSTRUMENTS .............. AS REQ’D
- TACAN ............ ON + SET + BOX
ICLS ......... ON + CHANNEL + BOX
LTS ............................. AS REQ’D
- TAXI LT ...................... OFF / ON
- EXTNL ....................... AS REQ’D
LANDING WEIGHT ............ CHECK

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AERIAL REFUELLING-------------
COMM 1 or 2 ............ SET TNKR #
TACAN ................ CHANNEL +
A/A?
RDDI ...................... SUPT / FUEL
CONTACT TNKR ............ REQ FUEL
RADAR .............................. STBY
MSTR ARM ......................... SAFE
- DISPENSER ........................ OFF
- ECM ................................ STBY
- LTD/R .............................. SAFE
EXT TANK SWS ............ AS REQ'D
INTR WING SW ................. NORM
PROBE SW ..................... EXTEND

NOTE
If engine feed tank fuel level is critical,
external wing and centerline transfer
should be in STOP or O’RIDE to ensure
the fastest transfer of fuel to the engine
feed tanks.

PRECONTACT*
A/P ................................... ON**
EXT LT .................... AS REQD***
* 0.0 nm on tanker’s Port Wing
** Reduces Control Authority
*** Night … Stdy Brt
CONTACT
FUEL FLOW ...................... CHECK

POST REFUEL
FUEL QTY ........................ CHECK
PROBE SW .................... RETRACT
PROBE UNLK CAUT ................ OFF
EXT LT ......................... AS REQD

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