FAM 0

COMMS & CHECKLISTS

A. Prestart Checklist

1. “Seat and Rudder Pedals” ---------------------------------- “Adjusted”

2. “Parking Brake” ---------------------------------------------- “Set”

3. “Parachute” --------------------------------------------------- “Fastened and Adjusted”

4. “Restraint Harness” ----------------------------------------- “Fastened and Adjusted”

5. “Emergency Fuel Shutoff Handle” ----------------------- “Down, Clip in place”

6. “Wing Flap Lever” ------------------------------------------ “Up”

7. “PCL” ---------------------------------------------------------- “Idle”

8. “Condition Lever” ------------------------------------------- “Fuel Off”

9. “EPL” ---------------------------------------------------------- “Disconnect”

10. “Friction Lock Knob” ------------------------------------- “Full Decrease”

11. “Cockpit Environmental Control” ---------------------- “Off”

12. “Cockpit Defog Control” --------------------------------- “Off” or “On” as appropriate

13. “Gear Handle” ---------------------------------------------- “Down”

14. “Landing Light Switches” -------------------------------- “Off”

15. “Compass Slave Switch” --------------------------------- “Slave”

16. “Air Conditioner Switch” -------------------------------- “Off”

“Both Cockpits”

17. “Fire Warning Switch” ------------------------------------ “Off”

18. “NACWS” --------------------------------------------------- “Off”

“Both Cockpits”

19. “Autoignition Switch” ------------------------------------ “Off”

“Both Cockpits”

20. “Starter Switch” -------------------------------------------- “Off”

“Both Cockpits”

21. “Engine Air Bypass Door Handle” --------------------- “In”

22. “Emergency Landing Gear Handcrank” --------------- “Disengaged, Clutch Knob

Up and Locked”

23. “Inverter Select Switch” ---------------------------------- “Off”

24. “Avionics Master Switch” -------------------------------- “Off”

25. “Aft Cockpit Attitude Gyro and RMI Switches” ----- “On”

26. “Navigation and Strobe Lights” ------------------------- “Off”

27. “Pitot Heat” ------------------------------------------------- “Off”

28. “Standby Fuel Pump” ------------------------------------- “Off”

29. “Circuit Breakers” ----------------------------------------- “In, Utility Bus Switches On”

30. “Helmet” ----------------------------------------------------- “Helmet On, Visor Down”

31. “Battery” ----------------------------------------------------- “On, ___ Volts”

32. “Interphone” ------------------------------------------------ “ICS Check”

- If using GPU, signal Fire Guard to hook it up

33. “GPU” ------------------------------------------------------- “Connected” if used

34. “Instrument and Console Lights” ----------------------- “On”

35. “Annunciator” ---------------------------------------------- “Light in Gear Handle, Flashing

Wheels Light, Flashing Master Caution Light, 8 Amber, 2 Green”

36. “Inboard Gear Door Position Test Switch” ----------- “Left Hand Open, Right Hand Open”

37. “Fire Warning” --------------------------------------------- “Position 1, Position 2, Position 3,

Off”

38. “Navigation and Strobe Lights” ------------------------- “On” or “Off” as appropriate

39. “Pitot Heat” ------------------------------------------------- “Pitot Heat On, Drop in Amps, Pitot

Heat Off”

40. “Standby Fuel Pump” ------------------------------------- “Boost Pump On, Fuel Pressure

Light Out, Boost Pump Off, Fuel Pressure Light On”

41. “Canopy” ---------------------------------------------------- “Closed and Locked”

“Closed and Locked Both Cockpits”

B. Engine Start Checklist

- Start the second hand on the clock

- Signal Fire Guard intention to start

1. “Fire Guard” -------------------------------------------------- “Posted”

2. “Propeller” ---------------------------------------------------- “Clear”

- Steps 4 - 6 will be completed without the checklist

3. “Starter Switch” ---------------------------------------------- “On, Battery above 10 Volts,

Ignition light out, rising Oil Pressure, N1 above 12%, Condition Lever to FTHR, light off within 10 seconds, ITT peaking at ____, N1 passing 60%, Starter Switch off”

- If it is a good start --------------------------------------------- “Looks like a good start, picking up

the checklist at item 7”

7. “Oil Pressure” ------------------------------------------------ “___ psi”

8. “N1” ------------------------------------------------------------ “___%”

- Signal Fire Guard to remove to GPU if connected

9. “GPU” --------------------------------------------------------- “Disconnected” if used

10. “Condition Level” ------------------------------------------ “Full Increase”

11. “Generator Annunciator Light” ------------------------- “Out, ____ Volts”

12. “Inverters” --------------------------------------------------- “Checked 2, Checked 1”

13. “Air Conditioner” ------------------------------------------ “On” or “Off” as desired

14. “Avionics Master Switch” -------------------------------- “On”

15. “Avionics Command Switch” --------------------------- “I have command with a green light”

16. “RMI” -------------------------------------------------------- “Aligned and Slaved”

17. “Angle-of-Attack Switch” -------------------------------- “20 Units and Amber Doughnut,

29 Units, green chevron and rudder shakers”

18. “NACWS” --------------------------------------------------- “On”

C. Pretaxi Checklist

1. “PCL” ---------------------------------------------------------- “Idle, Check Beta and Beta Stop”

2. “Friction Lock Knob” --------------------------------------- “Adjusted”

3. “Brakes” ------------------------------------------------------- “Hold”

4. “Parking Brake” ---------------------------------------------- “Release”

- Signal the Fire Guard to remove the chocks

5. “Chocks” ------------------------------------------------------ “Removed” once removed

6. “Brake Check” ----------------------------------------------- “Checked”

“Checked Both Cockpits”

- Select TACAN T/R, VOR On, Transponder STBY, UHF Both

- Copy ATIS and Clearance

7. “Environmental Control System” ------------------------ “Rise in ITT, set ____” or

“Rise in ITT, Off” as applicable

8. “Radios/NAVAIDS/NACWS” ---------------------------- “On, Set, Test as follows”

a. “UHF” ------------------------------------------------------ “Preset, Both, Squelch On, CH 3

Set, Lamp Test”

b. “TACAN” ------------------------------------------------- “Transmit/Receive, CH 119X Set”

c. “VOR” ------------------------------------------------------ “On, 108.8 Set”

d. “Multifunction Panel Test” ---------------------------- “TACAN indicates 188X, VOR

Indicates 188.88”

e. “System Test” --------------------------------------------- “TACAN Indicates (180 +/- 3.5°),

VOR Indicates (000 - 005°), NACWS DME Indicates (0.0 / 0.1)”

f. “Transponder Test” -------------------------------------- “Green Reply Light, back to STBY”

g. “Mixer Switches” ---------------------------------------- “Hot Mike, UHF On, TACAN and

VOR Off”

h. “Altimeter” ------------------------------------------------ “29.92 Set”

i. “NACWS” -------------------------------------------------- “Checked, Altitude within 125 ft”

- Reset Altimeter to local setting

9. “Altimeter” ---------------------------------------------------- “__.__ Set”

10. “Landing Lights” ------------------------------------------- “On” or “Off” as required

D. Instrument Checklist

1. “Airspeed” ---------------------------------------------------- “Zero”

2. “Altimeter” ---------------------------------------------------- “Altimeter Set __.__ for __ ft”

3. “VSI” ----------------------------------------------------------- “Zero”

4. “Attitude Gyro” ---------------------------------------------- “Erect, Stable, No Off Flags”

5. “RMI” ---------------------------------------------------------- “Aligned and Slaved, Heading __ °,

__ ° on the Wet”

6. “Needle and Ball” ------------------------------------------- “Tracking in Turns”

7. “Clock” -------------------------------------------------------- “Set and Running, Time is ____”

8. “Oxygen” ------------------------------------------------------ “____ psi Remaining, not in use”

9. “NAVAIDs” -------------------------------------------------- “TACAN Set 119X, VOR Set 108.8,

Good Azimuth, Good DME, Good IDENT”

E. Ground Runup Checklist

1. “Nose Wheel” ------------------------------------------------ “Centered”

2. “Brakes” ------------------------------------------------------- “Hold”

3. “Propeller Overspeed”

- Press Overspeed Governor Switch

- Advance PCL to 400 - 450 ft-lbs

- Check Propeller RPM between 1950 - 2150 RPM ----- “Prop RPM stabilized at ___ RPM”

- Release Overspeed Governor Switch --------------------- “Increased RPM’

4. “Oil Pressure” ------------------------------------------------ “Checked, ___ psi’

5. “Autoignition Switch” -------------------------------------- “On, Autoignition Light On”

6. “PCL” ---------------------------------------------------------- “Idle, Ignition Light On at

___ ft-lbs Torque”

7. “Autoignition Switch” -------------------------------------- “Off, Ignition Light Out”

8. “Propeller Feather” ------------------------------------------ “Feather, Increased Torque,

Decreased RPM, N1 stable at __ %”

9. “Condition Lever” ------------------------------------------- “Full Increase RPM”

10. “Radios, NAVAIDs, and NACWS” -------------------- “Checked and Set”

F. Takeoff Checklist

1. “Trim” --------------------------------------------------------- “Set, 0, 3 Up, and 0”

2. “Flaps” --------------------------------------------------------- “Handle Down, Indicates Down,

Visually Checked Down, Handle Up, Indicates Up, Visually Checked Up”

- Warn the Instructor to watch their knees

3. “Controls” ----------------------------------------------------- “Free and Correct Response”

“Both Cockpits”

4. “Instruments” ------------------------------------------------- “Engine Instruments show within

limits, Flight Instruments are checked with No Off Flags, Fuel is __ Left, __ Right, for __ Total”

5. “Harness” ------------------------------------------------------ “Locked”

“Both Cockpits”

G. Lineup Checklist

1. “Strobes” ------------------------------------------------------ “On” or “Off” as required

2. “Pitot Heat” --------------------------------------------------- “On” or “Off” as required

3. “Transponder” ------------------------------------------------ “____ set, ALT Mode”

4. “RMI” ---------------------------------------------------------- “Aligned and Slaved”

H. Cruise Checklist

- Give once airborne and every 15 minutes if possible

1. “Engine Instruments” --------------------------------------- “Checked”

2. “Fuel Quantity” ---------------------------------------------- “Checked, __ Left, __ Right,

for __ Total”

3. “Volts / Amps” ----------------------------------------------- “__ Volts, (No Amps)”

4. “Oxygen Supply and Flow” -------------------------------- “____ psi remaining, not in use”

5. “Position” ----------------------------------------------------- Position relative to a landing site

I. Pre-Aerobatic / Stall Checklist

1. “Bilges” -------------------------------------------------------- “Clear, Control Lock Stowed”

2. “Restraint Harness” ----------------------------------------- “Adjusted, Tight and Locked”

“Both Cockpits”

3. “Autoignition Switch” -------------------------------------- “On”

4. “Engine Instruments” --------------------------------------- “Checked”

J. Landing Checklist

1. “Harness” ------------------------------------------------------ “Locked”

“Both Cockpits”

2. “Landing Gear” ---------------------------------------------- “Three Down and Locked”

“Both Cockpits”

3. “Brakes” ------------------------------------------------------- “Parking Brake Off, Brakes

Pumped Firm”

4. “Instruments” ------------------------------------------------- “Checked”

5. “Landing Lights” --------------------------------------------- “On”

6. “Flaps” --------------------------------------------------------- “Up” or “Down” as required

- Summarize ----------------------------------------------------- “Gear Down, Flaps (Up or Down),

Landing Checklist Complete”

K. Post Landing Checklist

- First clear the duty runway and contact Ground

1. “Flaps” --------------------------------------------------------- “Up”

2. “Landing Lights” --------------------------------------------- “Off” or “On” as required

3. “Pitot Heat” --------------------------------------------------- “Off”

4. “Strobe Lights” ----------------------------------------------- “Off” or “On” as required

5. “Transponder” ------------------------------------------------ “Off”

6. “TACAN/VOR” --------------------------------------------- “Off”

L. Engine Shutdown Checklist

1. “Brakes” ------------------------------------------------------- “Hold”

2. “Parking Brake” ---------------------------------------------- “Set” as required

3. “PCL” ---------------------------------------------------------- “Idle”

4. “NACWS” ---------------------------------------------------- “Off”

5. “Inverter” ------------------------------------------------------ “Off”

6. “UHF” ---------------------------------------------------------- “Off”

7. “Avionics Master Switch” --------------------------------- “Off”

8. “Landing Lights” --------------------------------------------- “Off”

9. “Air Conditioner” -------------------------------------------- “Off”

“Both Cockpits”

10. “Friction Lock Knob” ------------------------------------- “Full Decrease”

11. “Condition Lever” ----------------------------------------- “Fuel Off”

12. “ITT” --------------------------------------------------------- “Good Shutdown”

- Leave Navigation and Strobe lights On until propeller stops turning

13. “Navigation and Strobe Lights” ------------------------- “Off”

14. “Diluter Control Lever” ----------------------------------- “100 %”

“Both Cockpits”

15. “Battery Switch” ------------------------------------------- Turn Off

TERMINAL COMMUNICATIONS

A. Receive ATIS Information

- ATIS is not two-way communication, it is a continuous loop of pre-recorded information

- You will be responsible for copying the ATIS information prior to contacting Ground (on departure) or Approach Control (for arrivals)

1. I Information Letter

2. C Ceiling

3. V Visibility

4. W Winds

5. A Altimeter

6. R Runway in use

7. T Temperature and Dew Point or Pressure Altitude

8. S Special Notes

A. Call to Clearance for Flight

- Call for and receive clearance immediately after receiving ATIS and while in the chocks

“Clearance, KATT/BUC #, Request VFR to the West, 1+30 En Route”

B. Call to Base Outbound

- You must inform the duty officer that you are leaving prior to exiting the ramp

“Base, KATT/BUC #, Taxi Outbound, Side Number #”

C. Call to Ground for Taxi Clearance

- Call for taxi clearance when ready and prior to getting on the taxiway

“Ground, KATT/BUC #, Taxi, Information Letter”

- Ground will instruct you to taxi

- Read back any information that needs to be read back and ‘Roger’ the rest

D. Call to Tower for Takeoff Clearance

- The call to Tower is initiated in the warm-up/hold short area after completing the Takeoff Checklist and having received your clearance

“Tower, KATT/BUC #, Takeoff VFR/IFR”

- Comply with the Tower’s instructions

Hold Short

- You are not cleared onto the runway

- You must reply “KATT/BUC #, Holding Short”

Position and Hold

- You are cleared to take the runway, but not cleared for takeoff

- You must reply “KATT/BUC #, Position and Hold”

Cleared for Takeoff

- You are cleared to take the runway and depart

- Typical response “KATT/BUC #, Cleared for takeoff, Runway #, Switching”

E. Call to Departure Outbound

- Call after completing Cruise Checklist after takeoff, or when told to by the Tower

“Pensacola Departure, KATT/BUC #, Airborne, Passing Altitude for Assigned Altitude”

- Call Departure when clear of the Class C Airspace (10 DME or 4,200 ft MSL)

“Pensacola Departure, KATT/BUC #, Clear Class C Airspace”

- Once authorized, switch to CH 19 (Area 1 Common) and squawk 1200

F. Call to Approach Inbound

- After getting ATIS and within about 20 miles of the field, call Approach on CH 15

“Approach, KATT/BUC #, Altitude, Information Letter, Request”

- Approach will assign you a squawk code and instruct you to state your request

“KATT/BUC #, Position, Request Course Rules to the Break”

- Approach will then instruct you to fly a heading and descend to an altitude

“KATT/BUC #, Heading ___, Leaving Altitude for Altitude”

- Let approach know that you are approaching the initial point

“Approach, KATT/BUC #, Initial Name, in sight”

- You will be told to switch to Tower frequency

G. VFR Approach Brief

- Brief the IP on headings and altitudes associated with the course rules for the runway in use

H. Call to Tower Inbound

- Call the Tower on CH 4

“Tower, KATT/BUC #, Initial Name, for the Break”

- You will be instructed to report the numbers for the break

- Your IP will most likely make the remaining calls until clear of the duty

I. Call to Ground to Taxi to Line

- Call for taxi clearance to the line when clear of the Duty Runway

J. Call to Base Inbound

- Inform the duty officer that you back and if your aircraft is ‘up’ or ‘down’

“Base, KATT/BUC #, In and Up/Down”

AREA 1 COMMUNICATIONS

A. OLF Landing Call

- You must determine the duty runway at the OLF you intend to use

“Field Name Landing”

- The RDO will respond with the runway in use

- You must respond “Runway #, Roger”

- Fly the aircraft to the appropriate 2 mile initial point

B. 2 Mile Initial Call

- This call alerts the RDO and other aircraft in the pattern of your position, specifies how many people are in the plane, and tells the RDO of your syllabus event

“Field Name RDO, KATT/BUC #, 2 mile Initial, Runway #, Dual, FAM #”

C. Break Call

- With your interval traffic in sight, make this call at the point where you will begin the crosswind turn

“KATT/BUC #, Crosswind Break”

D. 180 Call

- Make this call when you have 180° of turn remaining

“KATT/BUC #, 180, Three Down and Locked”

E. Waveoff Call

- In the event of a waveoff, after the aircraft is climbing

“KATT/BUC #, Waveoff”

F. Crosswind Call

- After completion of the touch and go and upon commencing the crosswind turn, you will state your intentions for another approach

“KATT/BUC #, Crosswind, Touch and Go”

G. Departing Call

- After your final touch and go, ensure that you have interval

“KATT/BUC #, Number One Upwind, Departing”

SPECIAL AIRNAV COMMUNICATIONS

A. Altitude Warnings

- 500 ft prior to any level off altitude during all climbs and descents except as follows:

1. When established on an approach

- 500 ft prior to any level off on the approach until the Final Approach Fix

2. After the Final Approach Fix

- 200 ft prior to any level off altitude

- 200 ft prior to MDA

3. Once established on glideslope on a GCA

- 200 ft prior to DH/MDA

- At DH/MDA

B. Call to Clearance for Flight

- Call for and receive clearance immediately after receiving ATIS and while in the chocks

“Clearance, KATT/BUC #, IFR to NPA, 2+0 En Route”

- Be prepared to copy the following information:

- Clearance Limit

- Route

- Altitude to Climb and Maintain

- A higher altitude to expect in __ minutes

- Your Departure Frequency

- Your Transponder Squawk Code

- It is recommended to have the following format ready to fill in the above clearance

TO _______________ VIA________________

C/M ______________ EXP _____ IN ___ MIN

FREQ _____________ SQUAWK __________

C. Departure Brief

- Give after completing Takeoff Checklist and prior to requesting Takeoff Clearance

1. D - Direction of First Turn

2. H - Initial Heading

3. A - Initial Altitude cleared to

4. R - Any ‘at’ or ‘at or above’ altitude Restrictions that may apply

D. Cruise Check

- Give once airborne and on every leg or every 15 minutes if possible

1. “Engine Instruments” --------------------------------------- “Checked”

2. “Fuel Quantity” ---------------------------------------------- “Checked, __ Left, __ Right,

for __ Total”

3. “Volts / Amps” ----------------------------------------------- “__ Volts, (No Amps)”

4. “Oxygen Supply and Flow” -------------------------------- “____ psi remaining, not in use”

5. “Position” ----------------------------------------------------- Position relative to a landing site

E. Turn Point Procedures

Two Minute Prior Call

1. “We are two minutes prior to (current fix)”

2. “The outbound heading is __° for a course of __°”

3. “ETA at (next fix) is (time)”

Mark on Top Call

1. “Turn (Left or Right) to heading __°”

2. “Time is _____”

3. “Place is _____”

4. “Fuel on board is ___ lbs”

5. “NAVAID (switches or remains on) Channel ___X”

Wings Level Call

1. “We are (+/-) ___ lbs from preflighted fuel”

2. “EFR at the IAF is ___ lbs”

F. Field Brief

- Can be initiated after ATIS information is known

1. E - Field Elevation

2. R - Description of Runways and arresting gear

3. L - Description of field Lighting, runway lighting, approach lighting if Night / IFR

4. O - Location and height of highest Obstruction relative to the airport

5. N - Location of NAVAID relative to the airport

6. A - Highest minimum safe Altitude

G. Descent Checklist

- Can give as soon as you are in communication with the destination approach controller

1. “Destination Weather” -------------------------------------- Brief from ATIS Information

2. “Altimeter” ---------------------------------------------------- “Set __.__”

3. “RMI” ---------------------------------------------------------- “Aligned and Slaved”

4. “Pitot Heat” --------------------------------------------------- “On” or “Off” as required

5. “Defog” -------------------------------------------------------- “On” or “Off” as required

- Ask the Instructor if they require a DRAFT report

6. “DRAFT” ------------------------------------------------------ If Required, brief alternate

Destination, Route, Altitude, Fuel on board in minutes, and Time Enroute

H. Holding Brief

- Initiated after the Descent Checklist when holding is anticipated

1. F - Holding Fix

2. E - Type of Entry

3. T - Direction of Turns

4. L - Leg Lengths

I. Approach Brief

- Initiated after you know which approach is in use

- If holding, initiated after beginning holding

1. I - IAF radial and DME

2. C - Initial approach Course

3. A - Initial Altitude leaving the IAF

4. R - Any ‘at’ or ‘at or below’ altitude Restrictions (between IAF and FAF)

5. M - MDA

- For a GCA approach:

1. Type of approach (PAR or ASR)

2. Runway to which the approach is being made

3. DH or MDA

J. Circling Approach Brief

- In the event of a circling approach, instruct the pilot which way to turn when the field is in sight, or when at the DME limit (MAP) on a practice approach

K. Missed Approach Brief

- Initiated after completion of the Landing Checklist and prior to the MAP

1. Point at which to execute the missed approach

2. First heading

3. First climb altitude