DA40 TDI
NORMAL PROCEDURES
15.04.2017
Diamond Flight Training
Page 4
Edition # 17.1
Does not replace the Airplane Flight Manual
ENGINE START PROCEDURE
Propeller area ........................................ CLEAR
Engine Master ............................................. ON
Annunciations / Eng.Instr. ...................CHECKED
Glow indication .......................................... OFF
Start key............................................... START
Oil pressure ............... OUTSIDE RED within 3 sec
Voltage, Electrical load ......... CHECK INDICATION
Annunciations ACKNOWLEDGE / Eng.Instr. CHECK
CHECK AFTER ENGINE START
1
Oil pressure ................................... CHECKED
1
2
RPM 890 +/- 20.............................. CHECKED
2
3
Warm up time .................................... START
3
Warm up:
Idle ................................................. 2 minutes
1400RPM .................. until OT > 50°C and CT > 60°C
4
Pitot heat ... ON, annunc Amps checked
4
5
Pitot heat .............................................. OFF
5
6
Avionics master ....................................... ON
6
7
VHF COM / NAV / GPS ............................. SET
7
AUTOPILOT TEST
DISCONN press, check electric trim not working
AP ON, check overpowering servos
DISCONN press, check AP off
8
Autopilot test ..............................COMPLETED
8
9
Flood light .............. CHECKED, ON as required
9
10
Position lights..........................ON as required 10
11
Flaps.................full travel CHECKED, then T/O 11
12
Altimeters (3) ........................................ SET 12
13
Horizon / Directional gyro ........CHECKED / SET 13
14
Transponder ..............CODE / MODE CHECKED 14
15
Parking brake................................ RELEASED 15
End of Checklist
DURING TAXI
Check Brakes
Check flight instruments
