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Personal Study Notes - Use at Your Own Risk
These are personal study notes only. All content, opinions, and interpretations are my own and do not represent my employer or any aviation authority. Information may be outdated, incomplete, or incorrect. Always verify with current official documentation and company procedures before use. Use as a study guide only - not for operational decisions.
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- Carriage of Weapons
- Offloading Payload
- Alternate Planning
- First Officer Restrictions
- AML Completion Guide
Generic Flow
Completion of shutdown checklist:
- Company COM1
- Speaker up
- iPad - Deactivate flight mode, complete EFL:
- Hours (night / IF),
- Approaches,
- FoB,
- Ceate new sector
- NAIPS - update Wx using SPFIB (note - will only provide updates to original, but check for new NOTAMs etc). Check destination requirements (DO WE NEED FUEL?)
- Flaps - New trim:
- Flight No, sectors, FoB, FF, Freight, Survival Kit, SET, DG, Bags
- Import pax
- TOLD Cards - update AWIS (VHF), select RWY
- OzRwys - charts, performance tables, ground movement charts
- EXT PWR -
- Battery Cart - HOLD until pax start walking out
- 3 Phase / GPU - connect immediately to initalise avionics / FMS
- Set up Navaids, ADSB, course bars, RMI
- Conduct pre-start scan action flow
- Time Permitting - get out of seat, walk around, clean cabin
- Flight Closed
- FLAPS trim, send to FA
- Complete T/O performance data
- When getting CTOT setting, set straight away
- Boarding - tolerance ±3 min, for outports:
- -10 min light loads
- -15 min heavy loads
- Brief - if possible (aim to do NAVAIDs brief after)
- Starting
- Brief FO on updated weather (i.e. ATIS / AWIS for departure and arrival) and how it will impact the flight (requirements, fuel, turbulence, seating the FA, etc)
- Check prop strap inside
- Cross TOLD card after each step:
- Cross beacon on when chocks removed
- Cross off blocks when thumbs up received
- Cross airborne when takeoff clearance (and/or shut whisky hatch)
- Approach / Landing - select and favorite the apron movement charts / domestic parking for quick access
Keep in Mind
- Which way to turn off bay?
- Lights when crossing runways
- Line up checklist - ensure hand is moved to gust lock release
- T Scan / Aviate Navigate Communicate:
- A/H + modes,
- IAS,
- Alt (inc. QNH) + VSI (then check Tq / temps),
- Nav (check wind vector and temp to note info at current passing altitude) + radar modes
- Comms (ensure FO completes 25nm call on correct CTAF freq)
- Include the FO in decision making, especially fuel. "Are you happy 1800kg, that will cover us with the tempo" etc
- When you get new weather, inform the crew, how this will impact the flight (requirements, fuel, turbulence, seating the FA, etc)
- When briefing the approach chart, when stating airport elevation, check landing pressure alt has been set correctly
Fuel Planning
ACE Pre Departure Checklist
EMERGENCY PRE-DEPARTURE CHECKLIST
An asterix (*) next to an item will ground the aircraft if missing or U/S
ANCILARY PRE DEPARTURE CHECKLIST
Missing or U/S items must be replaced at the next avail opportunity
Faults
Starter Does Not Disengage
If Starter Remains Engaged
If Starter Remains Engaged
One possible fault is a failure of the starter pickup signal - hung start at approximately 55%Ng, or if the IGN light does not go out and it is not possible to reset the generator after start.
Lights and Panels
PROP RPM OVER LIMIT
PROP OIL TEMP HI/LOW
HP HIGH, BLD FAULT, DCT OV TEMP
BLD AIR LEAK
FUEL FILTER
CHIP DETECT
AVIONICS VENT
BUS TIE
PITCH TRIM
RUDDER LIMIT
HYD LIGHT
INTAKE
PITOT / ALPHA / OAT LIGHT
COCKPIT WINDOW CRACK
Other Aircraft Notes
PNR
Find avail fuel (minus taxi minus fixed minus the variable minus any holding required at departure) and divide by approx 3.4
For SGR, F comes before G