Pilot’s Operating Handbook and Aircraft Flight Manual NORMAL PROCEDURES

PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION - EXTERNAL PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION - COCKPIT ENGINE START POST START & TAXI PRE TAKE-OFF TAKE-OFF: RUNNING TAKE-OFF: VERTICAL (CAT A & B) CLIMB CRUISE DESCENT LANDING "HOT LOAD / UNLOAD" SHUT DOWN NOTES FLIGHT IN ICING CONDITIONS NOISE CHARACTERISTICS CREDITS

1. PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION - EXTERNAL [Go to Top]

To be completed before first flight of day - may be omitted for subsequent flights at Captain's discretion.
1. Pins / Chocks / Plugs | Completed
2. Blade Position | 45 degrees
3. Antennas | Secure
4. Access Panels | Secure
5. Main Rotor | No damage, ready for flight
6. Tail Rotor | No damage, ready for flight
7. Transmission - Main | Fluid levels Adequate
8. Servos | Approp. free movement
9. TR Transmission | Fluid levels Adequate
10. Fluids | Adequate, no leakage
11. Pitot / Static System | Ready for flight
12. External Lights | Checked, operational

2. PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION - COCKPIT [Go to Top]

External Area | Clear
Exterior Check | Complete
Interior Check | Complete
Doors | Closed & Secure
Parking Brake | Set
Switches | All OFF
Fire T Handles | Forward
Engine 1 & 2 Power Levers | Aft (OFF)
Engine 1 & 2 Fuel Levers | Aft (OFF)
Main Circuit Breakers | No Pops
Radios, Radar & Navaids | Off
GPS | Database Current

3. ENGINE START [Go to Menu]

1. Battery / Ext. Pwr | On/As Desired
2. Anti Collsion Light | On(Switch Fwd)
3. Landing Light | On (for Night start)
4. Inverter | On
5. Annunciator Panel | Test
6. Fire Warning | Test
7. Stick Trims | On
8. Rotor Brake | As Desired
9. Fuel | Suffcient (incl. IFR res)
10. Rotor Area | Clear L & R
11. DC Generators 1 & 2 | ON
12. Master Start | ON
13, Engine 1 Fuel Lever | XFEED
14. Engine 1 Starter | DEPRESS
15. Engine 1 Power Lever | GRND IDLE
16. Engine 1 N1,T5, Oil, Gen | Checked
17. Avionics | On
18. Radios | On
19. Rotor Brake | REL, then OFF
20. Engine 2 | Start as for Engine 1
21. Engine 2 N1,T5, Oil, Gen | Checked
22. AC Gen | ON

###### NOTE: Due to hardcoded issues with FS 2004, it may be neccessary to slightly increase collective during start up (after turbine light-off) to help N2/NR increase through 30 %.

4. POST START & TAXI [Go to Menu]

1. Nav Lights | On
2. Taxi / Pulselites | On
3. Passengers | Secure, NS, FSB ON
4. Altimeters | 2 Set
5. Navaids / GPS | Set & Confirmed
6. Engine 1&2 Power Levers | FLY
7. N2 / NR | 100%
8. Rotor Area | Clear
9. Engine 1&2 Fuel Levers | DIR
9. ATIS / Wx | Checked
10. Briefing - Pilots | Completed, understood
11. Clearances (Taxi, IFR) | Recieved
12. Parking Brake | Release
13. Wheel Brakes | Checked
14. Flight Instruments | Checked
15. Caution Panel | Checked, No Flags

NOTE: Due to the nature of the S-76, limit torque while ground taxiing. Taxi speeds above 20 Knots are not advised. Possibilty of roll-over present. S-76 ground taxi speed limited to 30 Knots, straight line

5. PRE-TAKEOFF [Go to Menu]

1. Rotor Speed | 100% N2/NR
2. Altimeters / Rad Alt. | Checked
3. Radios / GPS / Nav | Set
4. Caution Panels | No Alerts
5. Pitot Heat | As Required
6. Engine Anti-Ice | As Required(OAT<2C)
6. Parking Brake | As Required
7. Transponder | On
8. Landing / Strobe / Pulselites | As Required
9. Floats | Armed As Required
10. Hydraulic Press | 3000 PSI
11. Oil - Temp & Press. | Checked in Green
12. TR Trans. Temp & Press. | Checked in Green

6. TAKE-OFF: RUNNING [Go to Menu]

1. Take-Off Clearance | As Required
2. Torque | 40-45%
3. Flight Controls | Accelerate to 35 KTAS
4. Torque | Incr. to T/O
5. Attitude | 5 Deg Nose Down
6. Vert Speed | 500ft positive rate
7. Airspeed | 95kts
8. Torque | As Required
9. Landing Gear | Up through 300ft AGL
10. Caution Panel | Checked, No Flags
11. Floats | Off

7. TAKE-OFF: VERTICAL (CAT A & B) [Go to Menu]

1. Take-Off Clearance | As Required
2. Parking Brakes | Set
3. Flight Controls | Neutral
4. Torque | Incr. to T/O
5. Altitude | Hover checks @ 10ft AGL
6. Caution Panel | Checked, No Flags
7. Vertical Climb | 110ft AGL
8. Airspeed | Rotate 5 Deg Nose Dwn
9. Torque | > 104 % / T5 > 684 Deg.
10. Attitude | Climb Profile @ 55kts
11. Landing Gear | Up through 300ft AGL
12. Floats | Off

8. CLIMB [Go to Menu]

1. Airspeed | Accelerate to 95kts
2. Rate Of Climb | 500ft/min, unless obstacles
3. Landing Light | As Required(Ret @ 120KIAS)
4. Pulselites | As Required
5. Torque | Climb Power
6. Cruise Altitude | Call 500 to Go
7. Anti-Ice / Pitot Heat | As Required
8. Parking Brake | Released if On
9. Fuel | Checked, Adequate
10. Caution Panel | Checked, No Flags
11. AFCS / Autopilot | Checked, On through 500ft AGL
| (Captains Discretion)

9. CRUISE [Go to Menu]

1. Altitude | As Planed, VFR/IFR, MOCA -Day / Night
2. Torque | Cruise (78-85%Trq)
3. Lights | As Required
4. Airspeed | Fast Cruise - 140 KIAS
| Normal Cruise - 130 KIAS
| Medium Cruise - 120 KIAS
| Max Range - 115 KIAS

10. DESCENT [Go to Menu]

1. ATIS | Checked
2. Altimeters | Set Left / Right
3. IFR Approach | Navaids, GPS Set
4. IFR Approach | Descent Clearance Rec'd.
5. Caution Panel | Checked, No Flags
6. Approach Briefing | Understood
7. Passengers Briefing | Understood, Secure
8. Descent Profile | 700 ft/min down,
| (will require 40-50% Torque)
10. Airspeed | IFR - 110 KIAS Apprch.
11. AFCS / Autopilot | Off through 500ft AGL
12. Airspeed | Monitor (50 KIAS @ 500ftAGL)
13. Lights | As Required

11. LANDING [Go to Menu]

1. Landing Gear | Down @ 500FT AGL
2. Landing Lights | As Required
3. Caution Panel | Checked, No Flags
4. Passengers | Secure
5. Floats | Armed, As Required
6. Anti-Ice, Pitot Heat | As Required
7. Continous Ignition | As Required (snow)
8. Parking Brake | As Required
9. Area | Clear, No Obstructions

12. "HOT LOAD / UNLOAD" [Go to Menu]

NOTE Hot loading/unloading is a hazardous activity. Use of it should be restricted to required situations only. It is at the Captain's discretion only. Minimize extraneous personel under rotor disk area.

1. Parking Brakes | Set
2. Engine Power Levers | GRND IDLE
3. Area | Clear
4. Slope | Downhill Exit
5. PNF | Exit to Supervise
6. Passengers | Clear to Go
7. Rotor Disk | Tilted to Clear

All personel approaching or departing the rotorcraft & rotor disk area must POSITIVELY confirm permission with the PF. Use of beacon is discouraged as a method of signalling safety. Landing Light should be left on at night to illuminate tip plane path except when fire risk prevents it's use.

13. SHUTDOWN [Go to Menu]

1. Parking Brakes | On
2. Nav, Strobe, Pulselites | Off
3. Landing Light | On (At Night)
4. NR / N2 Govenor | Reduce to 60%
5. Radios | Off
8. Crew | May depart
9. Engines | Motor for 2 mins.
10. N1, T5, Pressures | Monitor
11. Fuel | Record Usage
12. Avionics /Radios | Off
13. Generators | Off
14. Engine 1&2 Power Levers | Aft (OFF)
15. Engine 1&2 Fuel Levers | Aft (OFF)
15. Start Master | Off
Monitor NR spin down, no use | of Rotor brake until
below 40% NR |
16. Beacon | Off
17. Master Battery | Off
18. Landing Gear Pins | In x 3, Confirmed
19. Aircraft | Secure

14. NOTES [Go to Menu]

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15. FLIGHT IN ICING CONDITIONS [Go to Menu]

NOTE This aircraft is NOT approved for flight in icing conditions. In some instances, icing conditions may produce hazardous ice accumulation, which can lead to failure of the aircraft's ice protection equipment. It can also lead to poor aircraft performance. Flight into known icing conditions is prohibited, the pilot must divert immediately in the event of hazardous ice accumulation.

16. NOISE CHARACTERISTICS [Go to Menu]

Avoidance of prolonged flight at low altitude over noise-sensitive areas, if practical, is preferred. During VFR operations, pilots should make every effort to fly no less than 2000 ft. AGL, weather permitting. This recommendation does not apply to conditions where it would conflict with Air Traffic Control clearances, or where an altitude of less than 2000 ft. AGL is necessary to avoid other aircraft. The flyover noise level established in compliance with FAR 36 is: 79.2 dB(A) No determination has been made by the FAA that the noise level of this rotorcraft is or should be acceptable or unacceptable for operation at, into, or out of any airport.

[© November 2006, Nemeth Designs & Ed Easterbrook] These checklists modified from Sikorsky S-76A Pilot's Operating Handbook. Intended for FS 2004 use only. Not intended for real-world flight operations. It is the pilot's responsability to aquaint themselves with all rotorcraft tendencies and operational limitations. The author assumes NO liability for any damages & injuries occured through inappropriate use of this information. [Go to Menu]