TH-57 Checklists (CPT, TH-57B ONLY)

Last updated: 7 April, 2003 2:26
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PRESTART CHECKLIST
{When you get in CPT, turn battery on and check Diamond J gauge for overtemp or overtorque. Gauge will flash "O E" twice per second if exceeded.}

1. Pedals............. ADJUSTED
2. Seatbelt & inertia lock.... FASTENED AND ADJUSTED
3. Flight controls........ CLEAR ON THE RIGHT, "Clear on the Left"
                                                            CLEAR ALL AROUND

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, Diamond J for torque}
7. Avionics............... OFF, OFF, and OFF (UHF, VHF, XPonder)
9. Engine Anti-Icing. .......... OFF
10. Hydraulic System.......... ON
12. Instruments.............. STATIC CHECK, ALL GAUGES ZERO, CLOCK WOUND, CORRECT TIME,  OAT IS __ °C.
13. Radar Altimeter.............. SET TO ZERO {refers to the DH bug}
14. ECS Switch................ OFF
15. Overhead switches........ OFF
16. Overhead Circuit Breakers........ IN
17. Instrument Lts............. 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 or OFF (night)
23. Position Lts. ............ OFF or ON, FLASHING (night)
24. Helmets............... ON (if not already)

25.BATTERY ON, __VOLTS.
     or
     BATTERY OFF, APU CONNECTED 28 VOLTS

26. ICS CHECK?
    "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}
                                                                Press button at least 2 seconds... FULL PANEL
                                                                Once chip lights clear... CONTINUITY CHECKS
31. Force Trim................. ON
32. Fuel quantity................ CHECKED __ GALLONS {old Bravo 76 gal, new Bravo/Charlie 91 gal}

START CHECKLIST


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1. Twist Grip........ Twist grip to full open, back to flight idle,  Then push idle release button and turn until fully closed
                                                       CLOSED

2. Fuel Valve........ON, FUEL PRESSURE IN THE GREEN
3. Rotors........... CLEAR ON THE RIGHT, NO TIEDOWNS, "Clear on the Left, No Tiedowns"
4. Fireguard......... Give engine start signal...
                                                       SET {Look for thumbs-up from plane captain}
5. Engine Start........ SIR, GET THE FUEL VALVE IN CASE OF A HOT START;
                                                        TELL ME IF THE ROTORS AREN'T TURNING BY 25%Ng;
                                                        STARTING ON THE ____ {Time: 3,6,9,or12}

                                                        Starter on ...
                                                        STARTER ON, ____ VOLTS {17 volts min}
                                                        ENGINE OIL PRESSURE RISING {Watch for Starter Failure}
                                                        TOT LESS THAN 150
                                                        Ng 15%, INTRODUCING FUEL, THUMB ON BUTTON {Watch for Eng Fire light}
                                                        Twist grip to flight idle ...
                                                        LIGHT OFF, MONITORING TOT {Watch for Igniter Failure}
                                                        TOT STABLE {Watch for Hot/Hung Start}
                                                        TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE RISING {In helo on cool days oils may take longer to heat up}
                                                        Ng 58%, STARTER OFF 
                                                        Starter off ...
                                                        START TOOK ____ SECONDS {max 60sec if light-off in 20 sec}

6. Engine/Xmissn Oil Pressure... ENGINE OIL PRESSURE IN THE GREEN{min 50psi@Ng<79, 90@79-94%, 115@>94%}
                                                          TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE NORMAL FOR THIS PHASE {RISING to 30-50}
7. Position Lts.......... OFF or ON, FLASHING (night)
8. APU.............. NOT USED
                                                         or REMOVE
9. Battery Switch ........ ON or APU REMOVED, BATTERY ON
11. Audio/Mute........   AUD
12. Instruments........ CHECKED NORMAL {Looking for gauges in green}
13. Caution Panel ....... CHECKED TWO NORMAL {Gen Fail, Low Rotor RPM, possibly third, Trans Oil Pressure}

PRETAKEOFF CHECKLIST


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{Both Hands must be on controls at 100% Nr. If less, you may remove left hand if you guard collective by pressing with knee}

1. Twist Grip......... Slowly rotate twist grip to 70% Ng
                                                        70% Ng {Raised to 70% to compensate for generator}
2. Main Gen Switch.......RESET THEN ON,
                                                        GENERATOR LIGHT OUT
                                                        RISE IN VOLTS AND LOAD
3. Avionics........... BOTH (UHF), ON (VHF), AND STANDBY (XPONDER)
4. Loadmeter........ CHECKED, BELOW 50%
5. ECS.............. ON or OFF or FAN
6. Flight controls........ (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 X no more than 2 in, check TPP {artificial feel}
                                                               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 then lower
                                                                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}
7. Engine Anti-Icing........ CHECKED OFF, NOT REQUIRED {Rememer >5 minutes after washing} or
                                                            ANTI-ICING ON, RISE IN TOT {TOT should rise 10-15% because air diverted from cooling}
8. Twist Grip............ GAUGES AND CAUTION LIGHTS NORMAL, {Low Rotor RPM}
                                                            CLEAR ON THE RIGHT, "Clear on the Left"
                                                            Give spool up signal
                                                            TWIST GRIP FULL OPEN, NOT TO EXCEED 40% TORQUE
9. Nf/Nr ................. {Separate from twist grip this time so GOV RPM can be beeped if needed} ...100%
10. Flight Idle.............. Instructor will snap twist grip to flight idle to check his idle release
                                                            CHECK, Ng STABILIZED AT ____% {62 +/- 3}

COMM / NAV CHECKLIST


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1. Clock.......... WOUND AND SET
2. Attitude Gyro........ CAGED {aligns gyro}
3. Barometric Alt "BAR-ALT".. SET TO FIELD ELEVATION {178ft}
4. RMI............. Check to see if RMI is within 10 degrees of wet compass and bars on instr. panel aligned
                                                        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
                                                        ALIGNED AND SLAVED

5. 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

6. 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 in 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

7. VOR............. 1. Set first freq. in secondary position (112.3*) {North Whiting Field} *Not a certified NAVAID on the ground
                                                        2. Toggle with white button, set second freq. (110.55) {South Whiting Localizer}
                                                        TUNED AND SET

8. 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 by adjusting digit under carrot, then pushing button to move carrot
                                                        TEST AND SET

9. 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 / FactoryHand 6}
                                                        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

RADIO CALLS
1. You should be on Base now. { ch 6}
"EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND Skeds, EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND ____  OUTBOUND, NUMBER 1 AND 2"
   
{number refers to student's position on skeds board}
"EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND ____, 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 CLEARANCE" {ch2}...
"SOUTH WHITING CLEARNACE, EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND ____, REQUEST CLEARANCE, VFR TO
SPENCER/SANTA ROSA, 2+00, 2 SOULS ON BOARD, INFORMATION ___"
{Clearance will come back with a squawk}
" ROGER, SQUAWK _____, DEPARTURE FREQUENCY ____, EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND ____"

4. SIR, PLEASE SWITCH GROUND {ch3} .
    {Do NOT make call until takeoff checklist is complete, because to taxi you need to takeoff and ground does want to wait}

TAKEOFF CHECKLIST


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{Both hands must be on controls once Nr spools up}

1. Twist Grip.......... ALL GAUGES AND CAUTION LIGHTS 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
3. Caution Lts.......... CHECKED
5. Force Trim..........   ON
6. ECS............... ON or OFF or FAN
7. Engine Anti-Icing..... OFF or ON
8. Pitot Heat.......... OFF or ON
9. Shoulder Harness..... LOCKED ON THE RIGHT
10. Doors............ SECURED ON THE RIGHT
11. Crew and passengers...... SECURE

RADIO CALLS
3. "SOUTH WHITING GROUND,  EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND ____ ,
    TAXI WITH CLEARANCE, VFR TO SPENCER/SANTA ROSA,  4+00
, {total time outbound}
    3 SOULS ON BOARD, FROM FOX 1 WITH INFORMATION __."
4. "SIR, PLEASE SWITCH TOWER
" {UHF 4}
    " SOUTH WHITING TOWER, EIGHTBALL/FACTORYHAND ____
    NUMBER 1 HOLDING SHORT OF SPOT ___, ABLE DEPARTURE."
6.
(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).

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

LANDING CHECKLIST


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1. Twist Grip............ FULL OPEN
2. Shoulder Harness........ LOCKED
3. Crew/passengers...... SECURE
4. Landing Lts/Searchlights.... LANDING LIGHTS ON or OFF, SEARCHLIGHTS ON or OFF
5. ECS.............. OFF


...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


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1. Twist Grip............. FLIGHT IDLE ON THE ______ {monitor TOT for 2 min}
2. Engine Anti-Icing......... OFF
3. Landing Lts/Searchlights...OFF
4. Pitot Heat............OFF
5. Defog Blower.......... OFF
6. Cabin Heat Valve.......... OFF
7. Avionics............. OFF, OFF, AND OFF
8. ECS................ OFF {Continue after 2 min of flight idle and TOT stable for last 30 sec}
9. Aud/Mute Switch....... MUTE
10. Main Gen.............. OFF
11. Position Lts............. OFF
12. Twist Grip............. CLOSED, GOOD SPLIT Nf/Nr}, {Be prepared for POSTSHUTDOWN FIRE}
13. Overhead Switches......... OFF {Strobes must stay on until rotor stops turning}
14. Battery................ TOT stabilized below 400 °C, Blades stopped...OFF

* BOLD = replies, normal = action. ( ) = additional information {} = gouge information which may be asked by instructors

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