| It's Your Plane | |||
| Allegiant Air - Dash 8 Checklists | |||
| Items displayed in red indicate that the process may be a pseudo process, or dummy panel switch, that in some aircraft, do not actually control the flight simulator functions. Items displayed in parenthesis () are optional. | |||
Pre-Flight Checklist |
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| Michelle asks or instructs . . . | You say or do . . . (only if necessary) |
| Parking brakes set? | (set) (turn) (the) parking brakes on |
| Battery master switch on? | (set) (turn) (the) battery master switch on |
| Are the panel lights set as required? | (set) (turn) (the) panel lights on, or off or say confirmed if set |
| Start the APU | start the a p u |
| Michelle waits for Exhaust Gas Temperature to rise, then continues... | Nothing |
| Avionics on? | (set) (turn) (the) avionics on |
| Gear down and locked? | landing gear down |
| Transponder on standby? | set transponder to standby, or say confirmed |
| Com 2 set to the emergency frequency of one twenty one five. | set com 2 to 121.5 |
| Flaps up and trimmed. | flaps up |
| Spoilers fully retracted. | retract (the) spoilers |
| The fuel condition lever should be set to the off, or cut position. | (set) (the) (turn) fuel condition off |
| Engine instruments. | affirmative, or (the) engine instruments (have) (been) checked |
| Anti-ice as required. | affirmative, anti ice on, or anti ice off |
| Aircraft lighting? | affirmative, or (the) aircraft lighting (has been) checked |
| Check weather. | we have the weather |
| Altimeter setting? | altimeter [value] (e.g., altimeter 29.92, or altimeter 1013) |
| Request I F R clearance. | after obtaining clearance say ’we have ifr clearance’ |
| Transponder set? | affirmative, or squawk [value] (e.g., squawk 1234) |
| Set altitude | make the altitude [value] (e.g., make the altitude one two thousand) |
| Navigation lights on? | (set) (turn) (the) navigation lights on |
| No smoking on. | no smoking on |
| Michelle turns on the cabin music. | Nothing |
| Attention cabin crew. You can begin passenger boarding at this time. | Nothing |
| Captain. Do we need to conduct fuel loading operations? | affirmative, yes please, negative, or, no thanks |
Before Startup Checklist |
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| Michelle asks or instructs . . . | You say or do . . . (only if necessary) |
| Confirm that all entry and cargo doors are secure. | close doors |
| Captain, the fasten seat belts signs should be on. | seat belts on |
| Elevator trim set for take off? | adjust elevator to takeoff trim, or say checked |
| Throttles idle? | pull throttles back to idle |
| Have you received the Salute-Release signal? | affirmative, or salute received |
| Captain, do you wish to start the ACARS logging system at this time? | affirmative, yes please, negative, or, no thanks |
| Beacon light on? | (set) (turn) (the) beacon light on |
| Michelle contacts ground for push back if needed. | Nothing |
| Captain, when we are ready to fire up the engines, say, resume checklists. | Nothing |
Startup Checklist |
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| Michelle asks or instructs . . . | You say or do . . . (only if necessary) |
| Are the engine and propeller areas clear? | affirmative |
| The fuel condition lever should be set to high idle. | (set) (the) (turn) fuel condition to high idle |
| Start Number 1 | start number one |
| Waiting for fuel flow on Number 1 | Nothing |
| Confirming oil pressure Number 1 | Nothing |
| Engine Number 1 generator on? | (set) (turn) (the) (engine) number one generator on |
| Start Number 2 | start number two |
| Waiting for fuel flow on Number 2 | Nothing |
| Confirming oil pressure Number 2 | Nothing |
| Engine Number 2 generator on? | (set) (turn) (the) (engine) number two generator on |
| Confirming that the battery is charging. | Nothing |
| Engine instruments. | affirmative, or (the) engine instruments (have) (been) checked |
| Anti-ice as required. | affirmative, anti ice on, or anti ice off |
| Shut down the APU | shut down (the) a p u |
| Flight attendants, prepare for departure. | Nothing |
Before Taxi Checklist |
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| Michelle asks or instructs . . . | You say or do . . . (only if necessary) |
| Flight controls? | affirmative, or (the) flight controls (have been) checked |
| Taxi lights on? | (set) (turn) (the) taxi lights on |
| Standby instruments? | affirmative, or (the) standby instruments (have) (been) checked |
| Avionics set for departure? | affirmative, or (the) avionics are set for departure |
| Auto pilot off? | (set) (set the) (turn) (turn the) auto pilot off |
| Yaw damper? | |
| Auto feather on? | (set) (turn) (the) auto feather on |
| Elevator trim set for take off? | adjust elevator to takeoff trim, or say checked |
| Request taxi clearance. | after obtaining clearance say ’we have taxi clearance’ |
| Heading indicator set to take off heading? | make the heading [value] (e.g.,make the heading zero six zero) |
| Navigation equipment? | affirmative, or (the) navigation equipment (has been) checked |
| Flight instruments. | affirmative, or (the) flight instruments (have been) checked |
Taxi Checklist |
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| Michelle asks or instructs . . . | You say or do . . . (only if necessary) |
| Captain. We are clear on the right. Are we clear on the left? | all clear on the left |
| Release brakes. | (set) (turn) (the) parking brakes off |
| We are ready to taxi. | Nothing |
Before Takeoff Checklist |
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| Michelle asks or instructs . . . | You say or do . . . (only if necessary) |
| Flight controls? | affirmative, or (the) flight controls (have been) checked |
| The fuel condition lever should be set to high idle. | (set) (the) (turn) fuel condition to high idle |
| Elevator trim set for take off? | adjust elevator to takeoff trim, or say checked |
| Engine Number 1 generator on? | (set) (turn) (the) (engine) number one generator on |
| Engine Number 2 generator on? | (set) (turn) (the) (engine) number two generator on |
| Engine instruments. | affirmative, or (the) engine instruments (have) (been) checked |
| Auto pilot off? | (set) (set the) (turn) (turn the) auto pilot off |
| Confirm that all entry and cargo doors are secure. | close doors |
| Ensure that the flaps are set for take off. | set flaps to the takeoff position (e.g.,say, flaps ten) |
| Radios set? | confirm radios properly set then say , confirmed. |
| Avionics set for departure? | affirmative, or (the) avionics are set for departure |
| Navigation equipment? | affirmative, or (the) navigation equipment (has been) checked |
| Verify fuel quantity. | confirmed, or, say ’verify fuel quantity’, then say confirmed. |
| Confirming oil temperatures. | Nothing |
| Captain, confirm that we have the correct V one, V R, V two take off data. | affirmative, or we have the data |
| Request take off clearance. | after obtaining clearance say ’we have takeoff clearance’ |
| Please check the status of the annunciators and radio stack. | Nothing |
| Pitot heater set as required? | affirmative , or (set) (turn) (the) pea tot heater on, or off |
| Landing lights on? | (set) (turn) (the) landing lights on |
| Taxi lights off. | (set) (turn) (the) taxi lights off |
| Strobe lights on? | (set) (turn) (the) strobe lights on |
| Transponder on auto? | transponder on, or transponder on auto, or say confirmed |
| Confirm captains clock is running? | run clock |
Takeoff and Climbout Checklists |
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| Michelle asks or instructs . . . | You say or do . . . (only if necessary) |
| Cabin music off. | Nothing |
| Cabin music off. | Nothing |
| Release brakes. | (set) (turn) (the) parking brakes off |
| Michelle calls out V1 when airspeed > 100. | Nothing |
| Michelle calls out Rotate when airspeed > 110. | Nothing |
| Michelle calls out V2 when airspeed > 115. | Nothing |
| Michelle automatically retracts the gear when altitude > 120 AGL. (if assisting). | Nothing |
| Michelle automatically pulls the flaps up and trim when airspeed > 120 (if assisting). | Nothing |
| Michelle automatically arms the altitude hold when airspeed > 120 (if assisting). | Nothing |
| Michelle automatically arms the heading hold when airspeed > 120 (if assisting). | Nothing |
| Michelle turns off the landing lights above 10,000 feet and asks if you would like her to adjust the airspeed (if assisting). | affirmative, yes please, negative, or, no thanks |
| Michelle turns off the seat belts sign if no turbulence prevails. | seat belts off |
| As we pass through FL180, Michelle resets the altimeter to 29.92 (1013 millibars), then asks if you would like her to control the speed (if assisting). | affirmative, yes please, negative, or, no thanks |
Cruising Checklist |
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| Michelle asks or instructs . . . | You say or do . . . (only if necessary) |
| Check airspeed. | affirmative |
| Auto feather off? | (set) (turn) (the) auto feather off |
| Engine instruments. | affirmative, or (the) engine instruments (have) (been) checked |
| Check engine temperatures. | affirmative |
| Verify fuel quantity. | confirmed, or, say ’verify fuel quantity’, then say confirmed. |
| Radios set? | confirm radios properly set then say , confirmed. |
| Check auto pilot. | affirmative |
Descent Checklist |
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| Michelle asks or instructs . . . | You say or do . . . (only if necessary) |
| Michelle automatically sets the airspeed to 160 when airspeed < 350 (if assisting). | Nothing |
| Auto feather on? | (set) (turn) (the) auto feather on |
| Anti-ice as required. | affirmative, anti ice on, or anti ice off |
| Pitot heater set as required? | affirmative , or (set) (turn) (the) pea tot heater on, or off |
| Radios set? | confirm radios properly set then say , confirmed. |
| Engine instruments. | affirmative, or (the) engine instruments (have) (been) checked |
| Engine instruments. [destination ICAO]. | if this is an ILS or backcourse approach, you can load Nav1 with the ILS approach frequency for the assigned runway. (e.g.,load the ILS approach frequency for runway six left) |
| Michelle calls for the landing lights as we drop below 10,000 feet. | (set) (turn) (the) landing lights on |
| Verify course setting. | affirmative, or make (the) course [value] (e.g., make the course zero three zero) |
| Navigation G P S on navigation? | (set) (the) nav gps on nav |
| Verify fuel quantity. | confirmed, or, say ’verify fuel quantity’, then say confirmed. |
| Captain, the fasten seat belts signs should be on. | seat belts on |
| No smoking on. | no smoking on |
Approach and Landing Checklists |
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| Michelle asks or instructs . . . | You say or do . . . (only if necessary) |
| Auto feather on? | (set) (turn) (the) auto feather on |
| Engine instruments. | affirmative, or (the) engine instruments (have) (been) checked |
| Michelle automatically sets the airspeed to 170 when airspeed < 300 (if assisting). | Nothing |
| Michelle automatically sets the flaps to 5 degrees when airspeed < 175 (if assisting). | Nothing |
| Michelle automatically sets the airspeed to 160 when airspeed < 175 (if assisting). | Nothing |
| Michelle automatically sets the flaps to 10 degrees when airspeed < 165 (if assisting). | Nothing |
| Michelle automatically sets the airspeed to 150 when airspeed < 165 (if assisting). | Nothing |
| Michelle automatically sets the flaps to 15 degrees when airspeed < 160 (if assisting). | Nothing |
| Captain. I am ensuring that the propeller pitch is set to high R. P. M. | Nothing |
| Michelle automatically sets the flaps to 35 degrees when airspeed < 190 (if assisting). | Nothing |
| Michelle automatically sets the airspeed to 130 when airspeed < 190 (if assisting). | Nothing |
| NOTE: Michelle automatically turns off Altitude Hold if Backcourse Approach. | Nothing |
| Michelle automatically lowers the landing gear below 2,100 feet AGL (if assisting). | Nothing |
| NOTE: Michelle automatically turns off the Auto-Pilot below 200 feet AGL (if assisting). | Nothing |
| NOTE: Michelle automatically turns off the Auto-Throttle below 200 feet AGL (if assisting). | Nothing |
| Michelle automatically activates reverse thrust after touchdown. | Nothing |
| Michelle releases reverse thrust when groundspeed < 55 knots. | Nothing |
| Michelle turns on the cabin music. | Nothing |
Taxi to Ramp/Gate Checklist |
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| Michelle asks or instructs . . . | You say or do . . . (only if necessary) |
| Strobe lights off? | (set) (turn) (the) strobe lights off |
| Taxi lights on? | (set) (turn) (the) taxi lights on |
| Landing lights off? | (set) (turn) (the) landing lights off |
| Flaps fully retracted. | flaps up |
| Spoilers fully retracted. | retract (the) spoilers |
| Start the APU | start the a p u |
| Transponder reset to one two zero zero? | affirmative, or squawk one two zero zero |
| Transponder on standby? | set transponder to standby, or say confirmed |
| Elevator trim set for take off? | adjust elevator to takeoff trim, or say checked |
| Captain, once we reach the gate, you can say resume checklists, and I will run down the parking checklist. | Nothing |
Parking Checklist |
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| Michelle asks or instructs . . . | You say or do . . . (only if necessary) |
| Taxi lights off. | (set) (turn) (the) taxi lights off |
| Mark down and reset stopwatch readings, then say Checked or Confirmed. | affirmative |
| Parking brakes set? | (set) (turn) (the) parking brakes on |
| Shut down engines. | shut down engines |
| The fasten seat belts signs should be off. | seat belts off |
| Beacon light off? | (set) (turn) (the) beacon light off |
| Anti ice off? | affirmative,or anti ice off |
| Captain, after all of the passengers have disembarked, if you want to set the aircraft to cold and dark, say, resume checklists, and I will run down the shut down checklist. | Nothing |
Shutdown Checklist |
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| Michelle asks or instructs . . . | You say or do . . . (only if necessary) |
| Cabin music off. | Nothing |
| Shut down the APU | shut down (the) a p u |
| Avionics off? | (set) (turn) (the) avionics off |
| Navigation lights off? | (set) (turn) (the) navigation lights off |
| Auto feather off? | (set) (turn) (the) auto feather off |
| Panel lights off. | (set) (turn) (the) panel lights off |
| Battery master switch off? | (set) (turn) (the) battery master switch off |