Cockpit checklists

=TH-57 Checklists=

MUCH OF THIS HAS CHANGED IN THE RECENT NATOPS. UPDATE THIS SECTION WITH THE NEW NATOPS.

(CPT, TH-57B ONLY) On this page are the checklists, please use the key below to make sense of what you say and what the instructor says. If you would prefer to print out a copy use the


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 * Missing numbered items apply to the TH-57C

PRESTART CHECKLIST
(updated 9OCT2010) {When you get in CPT, turn battery on and check Diamond J gauge for overtemp or overtorque. Gauge will flash "OE" twice per second if exceeded.} 1. Pedals............. ADJUSTED 2. Seatbelt & inertia lock.... CHECK, FASTENED, AND ADJUSTED 3. Flight controls........     WATCH YOUR KNEES, SIR...                                  (wipe out cyclic, watch rotor, pedals -                                  move fully, collective up while simulating cyclic goes fwd,                                 check for binding) FREE AND COUPLED 4. Searchlight.............. OFF 5. Lower Circuit Breakers......... IN {Mode C for XPonder on left, Diamond J for torque on right} 7. Avionics............... OFF, OFF, and OFF (UHF, VHF, XPonder) 9. Engine Anti-Icing. .......... OFF {on below 10 degrees Celsius} 10. Hydraulic System.......... ON 12. Instruments.............. STATIC CHECK, ALL GAUGES ZERO, CLOCK WOUND, CORRECT TIME, OAT IS __ °C. 13. Radar Altimeter.............. SET {refers to the DH bug} 14. ECS Switch................ OFF 15. Overhead switches........ OFF 16. Overhead Circuit Breakers........ IN 17. Instrument Lts............. ON/OFF 19 Cabin Heat Valve............ OFF {not installed in CPT's, but on right behind upper CB's} 20 Cockpit Lts............. ON or OFF 22. Anti Collision Lts ......... ON (day) or OFF (night) 23. Position Lts. ............ FLASHING ON/OFF (night= Pos lts... Pos lts flashing/bright) 24. Helmets............... ON (if not already) 25. BATTERY/GPU, ON __VOLTS. (NATOPS: 24 VDC min for battery start) 26. ICS.... check a. NORM/EMERG switch- NORM b. INT VOL knobs- as desired c. headphone audi select buttons- as desired d. microphone selector switches- as desired "Loud & clear, how me?"............... I READ YOU THE SAME 27. Aud/Mute Switch.......... AUD THEN MUTE {should hear headset tone in aud, then only from speaker in mute} 28. Fire Detection Test........... TEST {hold less than 15 sec} 29. Caution Lt. Test............. FIVE NORMAL {THERG - Trans Oil pressure,Hydraulic Pressure,Eng Out,Rotor Low RPM,Gen Fail} (pressing Clear Chip in test may damage continuity circuit) (hold test switch for >2 secs recycle continuity check) Press button at least 2 seconds... FULL PANEL Once chip lights clear... CONTINUITY CHECKS 30. Fuel quantity................ CHECKED __ GALLONS {old Bravo 76 gal, new Bravo/Charlie 91 gal}

START CHECKLIST
(updated 9OCT2010) 1. Force Trim....... ON 2. Twist Grip........ Twist grip to full open, back to flight idle, Then push idle release button and turn until fully closed CLOSED 3. Fuel Valve........ON, (fuel pressure in the green) 4. BAT Switch........ON (OFF for battery cart start) 5. Rotors........... CLEAR ON THE RIGHT, NO TIEDOWNS, "Clear on the Left, No Tiedowns" 6. Fireguard......... Give engine start signal... SET {Look for thumbs-up from plane captain} 7. Engine Start........ Complete a. SIR, TELL ME IF THE ROTORS AREN'T TURNING BY 25% Ng STARTING ON THE ____ {Time: 3,6,9,or12} Starter on ... b. Starter ON, ____ VOLTS {17 volts min}(less means immenent HOT START; secure starter and use with GPU) c. Battery relay caution light.... On (off suring battery cart start) (when performing bat (or GPU w/ bat on) starts, do not open twist grip if bat relay light is not illuminated) d. Engine oil pressure rising e. TOT is less than 150oC f. Twist grip...... flight idle at 12 - 15% per Ng         g. Light-off....... monitor TOT (abort if going through 840C or if rotors not turning by 25% Ng) h. Transmission pressure....... rising (abort if not positive by 30% Nr) i. STARTER..... OFF at Ng 58% j. Battery relay light... Check off (if it does not extinguish, IFR flgt prohibited) 8. Engine/XMSN Oil Pressure.... Check. Engine Oil px in the green and XMSN oil px normal for this phase (engine oil: fluctuate 3-5psi w/in normal range) (cold-wx, temp oil px of 150psi and/or max xmsn oil px 70psi) 9. Position Lts.......... Steady ON/OFF 10. BAT switch........ ON for battery cart start 11. GPU/Battery cart.............. Remove 12. Audio/Mute........ AUD 13. Instruments........ Check {Looking for gauges in green} 14. Caution Panel ....... Check for normal caution lights. {Gen Fail, Low Rotor RPM will still be on}

PRETAKEOFF CHECKLIST
(updated 9OCT2010) (Do not go above flgt idle until xmsn is at least 15oC, xmsn oil px is 50psi or below and engine oil px is below 130psi) 1. Twist Grip......... Slowly rotate twist grip to 70% Ng  3. Main Gen Switch.......Reset, then ON, Generator light out Rise in volts and load 7. Avionics........... ON 8. Loadmeter........ Check below 50% {needs to be this way in order to use AC} 9. ECS.............. ON or OFF (keep off if loadmeter >50%) or FAN 10. Flight controls........ Check a. BLADE CLEAR RIGHT, "Blade Clear Left" b. Force Trim check (1) Cyclic FT button - Depress. Check for cyclic freedom or movement by moving cyclic in an "X" pattern (2) Cyclic FT button- Release, move cyclic in "+" pattern, check TPP {should return to original position} (3) Yaw check- Apply pressure to both pedals and displace L pedal approx 2" fwd then release. Attempt to                                                neutralize pedals by pulling on L pedal, then release. (note: they return to trimmed pos)             c. FORCE TRIM - OFF (ask crew to do this), Check the Cyclic X                       (1) Collective check. Raise collective and note low Nr audio activates. Return collective to full down pos.             d. HYDRAULIC BOOST- OFF, light ON (ask crew). Check for freedom of control movement by moving cyclic in an "X"                   pattern. Raise the collective approx 1-2" and return it to the full down pos. e. HYDRAULIC BOOST- ON, light OFF f. FORCE TRIM- ON. Control check complete. 13. Engine Anti-Icing........ Check as required (Remember >5 min on after washing) or            a. OAT 10 degrees or higher - Not required b. OAT less than 10 degrees -Anti-ice On, rise in TOT. Anti-ice Off, decrease in TOT {TOT should rise 10-15 degrees because air diverted from cooling} 14. Pitot Heat............ Check as required a. OAT 10 degrees or higher - Not required b. OAT less than 10 degrees - pitot heat on, rise in loadmeter. Pitot heat off, decrease in loadmeter. 15*. Cargo Hook..... Check as required a. CARGO HOOK cont cb- Check in. b. Pilot Cyclic Release switch- Depress, aircrew checks for release. c. Copilot Cyclic Release switch- Depress, aircrew checks for release. d. Emergency T-Handle- Pull,aircrew checks for release. e. Cargo hook Manual Release Knob- Twist, check for release. 16*. Twist Grip......... Full open a. Gauges and caution lgts normal b. Signal to plane captain. c. Twist grip full open, <40% Q (>40% may induce compressor stall or engine chugging) d. Nf/Nr - 100% 17*. Left Twist Grip........ Flight idle Check (Ng stabilized at 59-65%) 19. COMM/NAV equipment - (see below)

COMM / NAV CHECKLIST
This is still part of the "Pretakeoff Checklist" it's listed separately for ease of use. a. Clock.......... SET AND WOUND b. Attitude Gyro........ CAGED {aligns gyro} c. Barometric Alt "BAR-ALT".. SET TO FIELD ELEVATION {177ft} d. RMI............. Check to see if RMI is within 10 degrees of wet compass (10 deg is max error in local area. Make sure to check compass calibration card for accurate offset) and white bars on lower instr. panel aligned (next to the free/slave switch) If not, check Lights, A/C, Pitot Heat, and Defog Blower are Off {LAPD} Put slave switch in Free position and adjust with clockwise/counterclockwise Move switch to Slave SLAVED AND ALIGNED e. Compass deviation card.....PRESENT and CURRENT (check Julian date) f. Radar Alt "RAD-ALT".... 1. Set bug to 25 ft                               2. Press Test button, needle should rise to                                   50 ft +/-5 with an off flag 3. Release. As needle drops past DH bug, DH light will illuminate and tone will sound 4. Push DH button and set back to zero TEST AND SET g. VHF............. 1. Flip #1 and #2 up on receive panel for both pilots {UHF/VHF receive} 2. Select #2 on MIC selector knob for both pilots {VHF transmit} 3. Pull On/Off button to remove squelch and adjust volume 4. Set in main frequency in Stdby (121.95){Instructor common freq} 5. Push white button to toggle and set in secondary Stdby (124.85) {PNS Approach} 6. Both pilots push in trigger fully,looking for "T" to appear in display 7. Select #1 on MIC selector knob {UHF transmit} TEST AND SET h. VOR.............          1. Set first freq. in secondary position (108.8*) {Saufley Field} (*112.3 at North Whiting does not exist anymore, use Saufley Field VOR to shoot approach into KPNS) 2. Toggle with white button, set second freq. (110.55) {South Whiting Localizer} TUNED AND SET i. Transponder.......... 1. Turn selector to Test look for all 8's, modes, carrots, then set back to Stdby 2. Push Emer button checking for 7700 3. Set in 0100 (outbound) or 0400 (inbound) by adjusting digit under carrot, then pushing button to move carrot TEST AND SET j. UHF............. 1. Turn squelch off, adjust volume, turn squelch on                               2. Check Guard reads 243.0 3. Check in Manual that each adjuster works by moving one up/down 4. Set Preset up & down, then back to Base freq {Eightball 5 (303.6), FactoryHand 6(255.1), Lucky 7 (365.7)} 5. Check Both selected 6. Check Read is showing the correct Base freq. 7. Move Bright dim all the way clockwise to test, setting in desired brightness TEST AND SET

PRETAKEOFF RADIO CALLS
1. You should be on Base now. {ch5 / ch 6} "EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND/LUCKY Skeds/Base, EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND/LUCKY ____ OUTBOUND, NUMBER 1 AND 2" {number refers to student's position on skeds board (HT-28 uses Base callsign)} "EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND/LUCKY ____, OUT" 2. "SIR, PLEASE SWITCH ATIS" {ch1} { Instructor will get ATIS but ensure you heard it properly, OR ask him to take controls while you get it.} 3. SIR, PLEASE SWITCH GROUND {ch3){Do NOT make call until takeoff checklist is complete, because to taxi you need to takeoff and ground doesn't want to wait}

TAKEOFF CHECKLIST
{Both hands must be on controls once Nr spools up} 1.	Twist Grip.......... ALL GAUGES AND CAUTION LIGHTS (NORMAL) IN THE GREEN, {Low Rotor RPM is ok} CLEAR ON THE RIGHT, "Clear on the Left" Give spool up signal TWIST GRIP FULL OPEN NOT TO EXCEED 40% TORQUE Adjust twist grip to full open Nf/Nr 100% 2. Instruments......... CHECKED (within Limits) 3. Caution Lts.......... CHECKED 4. Force Trim.......... ON 5. ECS............... ON or OFF or FAN 6. Engine Anti-Icing..... OFF or ON 7. Pitot Heat.......... OFF or ON 8. Shoulder Harness..... LOCKED ON THE RIGHT 9. Doors............ SECURED ON THE RIGHT 10. Crew and passengers...... SECURE

TAKEOFF RADIO CALLS
3. "SOUTH WHITING GROUND, EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND/LUCKY ____,  TAXI VFR TO SPENCER/SANTA ROSA, 2+00, 3 SOULS ON BOARD, FROM FOX 1 WITH INFORMATION __." 4. "SIR, PLEASE SWITCH TOWER" {UHF 4} " SOUTH WHITING TOWER, EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND/LUCKY ____   NUMBER 1 HOLDING SHORT OF SPOT ___, ABLE DEPARTURE." 5. (4 T's over the ICS) "SIR, PLEASE SWITCH TRANSPONDER ALTITUDE, NOTE THE TIME IS ____, TANK _____ GALLONS AND TORQUE IN A  HOVER IS _____" (ONCE YOU ARE OVER THE SPOT AND IN A STABLE HOVER).

PRELANDING RADIO CALLS
1. Heading back get ATIS and call Base, then switch to Tower 2. SOUTH WHITING TOWER, EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND/LUCKY ___, POINT WHISKEY, INFORMATION _______ 3. SOUTH WHITING TOWER, EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND/LUCKY ___, POINT IGOR FOR SPOT 1 Look both ways, Descend to 700 ft and...

LANDING CHECKLIST
1. Twist Grip............ FULL OPEN Nf/Nr = 100% 2. Shoulder Harness........ LOCKED ON THE RIGHT 3. Crew/passengers...... SECURE 4. Landing Lts/Searchlights.... LANDING LIGHTS ON or OFF, SEARCHLIGHTS ON or OFF 5. ECS.............. OFF(Once on deck ensure pitot heat – OFF)

LANDING RADIO CALLS
“South Whiting Tower, Factoryhand ___ for Spot 1” ...Land in a 5-foot hover, when clear of the active... "SIR, PLEASE SWITCH BUTTON 3 AND TRANSPONDER TO STBY" "SOUTH WHITING GROUND, EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND __, CLEAR OF THE ACTIVE FOR MY LINE"

SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST
1. Twist Grip............. FLIGHT IDLE ON THE ______ {monitor TOT for 2 min} 2. Flight controls........ BLADE CLEAR RIGHT, "Blade Clear Left" (Note: If abnormal forces, unequal forces, control binding, or motoring are encountered,    maintenance action is required.) (Warning: When performing the checks below, at not time shall the controls be left    unattended.) (1) Depress Force Trim button, move cyclic in X no more than 2 in, check TPP {no artificial feel} (1) Release Force Trim button, move cyclic in + no more than 2 in, check TPP {artificial feel} (Warning: Do not displace the cyclic so much as to contact the static stops.) SIR, PLEASE TURN THE FORCE TRIM SWITCH OFF, he will put hand on switch I CONCUR, he will turn force trim switch off and say, "Force Trim off" (3) Check the Cyclic X       Move both pedals 2 in        Raise the collective until Low Rotor RPM lights with horn, then lower fully SIR, PLEASE TURN THE HYDRAULIC BOOST OFF, he will put hand on switch I CONCUR, he will turn off switch, (Hyd Boost illuminates) and say, "Hydraulic Boost off, light on" (2) Check the Cyclic X, should be bumpy Raise collective approx 1" to 2" then lower fully. SIR, PLEASE TURN THE HYDRAULIC BOOST SWITCH ON    I CONCUR, he turns switch on and says, "Hydraulic Boost on, light off" SIR, PLEASE TURN THE FORCE TRIM SWITCH ON    I CONCUR, he turns switch on and says "Force Trim on" CONTROL CHECKS COMPLETE   {1/1/3/2 movements per cyclic x} 3. Engine Anti-Icing......... OFF 4. Landing Lts/Searchlights...OFF 5. Pitot Heat............OFF 6. Defog Blower.......... OFF 7. Cabin Heat Valve.......... OFF 8. Avionics............. OFF, OFF, AND OFF {Continue after 2 min of flight idle and TOT stable for last 30sec} 9. ECS................ OFF 10. Aud/Mute Switch....... MUTE 11. Main Gen.............. OFF 12. Position Lts............. OFF 13. Twist Grip............. CLOSED, GOOD SPLIT Nf/Nr}, {Be prepared for POSTSHUTDOWN FIRE} (securing w/fuel valve may prevent engine light on next start) 14. Overhead Switches......... OFF {Strobes must stay on until rotor stops turning} 15. Battery...........(TOT stabilized below 400 °C, Blades stopped turning & Ng= 0%)...OFF