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The rather scenic mountains around Tucson, Arizona can reach up and bite you if you’re not careful,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

especially if going missed approach from runway 29R. Here we see a descent depicted on the VSD

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

and mountainous terrain to the northeast of KTUS and some significant hills to the west. 
 
The terrain is only displayed in the two quadrants in front of the aircraft.

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for Embraer EJets Series

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Page 3: ...GING THE AUTOPILOT 3 4 OVERHEAD PANEL 3 4 1 ELECTRICAL 3 4 2 COCKPIT LIGHTS HUD PANEL 3 4 3 FIRE PROTECTION 3 4 5 AUXILIARY POWER UNIT APU 3 4 4 FUEL 3 4 6 EXTERNAL LIGHTS 3 4 7 HYDRAULICS 3 4 8 ICE A...

Page 4: ...6 7 ENLARGING THE MAIN PANEL DISPLAYS 3 6 7 REVERSIONARY PANEL 3 7 SPECIAL COCKPIT CLICKABLE AREAS 3 7 1 HANDLES AND MANIPULATORS 3 7 2 HIDE YOKE FUNCTION 3 7 3 COCKPIT DOOR 3 7 4 DISABLING WINDSHIEL...

Page 5: ...oth entertainment and satisfying challenges 1 1 INSTALLATION To install either of the aircraft extract the zipped folder s into X Plane Aircraft in a folder of your choice We suggest that the folder n...

Page 6: ...ete flight taking off and landing at Tucson International Airport Something of a once around the pattern flight with just enough waypoints to do the job Please see chapter 6 for details on operating t...

Page 7: ...3 Thus stored you now can see this view by pressing the 1 without ctrl on the number pad 4 Pressing the 1 again the previous view is restored 5 These 10 QL s you can now place on different joystick b...

Page 8: ...ted wings Flight surfaces excluding the ailerons are fly by wire controlled Honeywell s Primus Epic Electronic Flight and Information System EFIS with five liquid crystal color displays conducts fully...

Page 9: ...bofans 61 4 kN 13 800 lb f thrust each Range 3 889 km 2 100 nmi Maximum speed 890 km h 481 kn Mach 0 82 Service ceiling 12 500 m 41 000 ft Empty weight 21 810 kg 48 080 lb Maximum takeoff weight 38 79...

Page 10: ...turbofans 82 3 kN 18 500 lbf thrust each Range 3 334 km 1 800 nmi Maximum speed 890 km h 481 kn Mach 0 82 Service ceiling 12 500 m 41 000 ft Empty weight 28 970 kg 63 870 lb Maximum takeoff weight 50...

Page 11: ...2 3 DIMENSIONS E175 Wing span 26 00 m 85 ft 4 in Length 31 68 m 103 ft 11 in Height 9 67 m 32 ft 4 in E195 Wing span 28 72 m 94 ft 3 in Length 38 65 m 126 ft 10 in Height 10 28 m 34 ft 7 in 11...

Page 12: ...proper places with respect to the real aircraft Every attempt was used to make the add on as easy to use as possible For example all clickable areas in the cockpit were made bigger in order to make i...

Page 13: ...t servos This engages the autopilot if it is not engaged you are flying manually and the plane will not follow any selected autopilot mode APP Autopilot approach mode This will engage the NAV and at t...

Page 14: ...FMS AUTOPILOT page 3 3 4 VERTICAL MODE GUIDANCE ATHR Autopilot engage auto throttle Push Speed knob to select between knots mach VNAV Autopilot engage FMS VNAV FLCH Flight level change VERY IMPORTANT...

Page 15: ...BARO knob you can switch between In hPa 3 3 7 ENGAGING THE AUTOPILOT Choose a source at the Display controller Panel BRG O BRG FMS Engage the FD and also AP If the light turns green the autopilot serv...

Page 16: ...tional or workload needed Battery 2 specifically has an off auto indication on the knob because only BAT 2 connects to the APU start bus So when the APU is selected to run BAT 2 is taken offline to st...

Page 17: ...er clicking on it it will go to IN USE After this the GPU is providing AC power to the aircraft 3 4 2 COCKPIT LIGHTS HUD PANEL CABIN FLOOD changes the flood light in the entire cockpit INSTR BRT chang...

Page 18: ...Pull down click on the fire extinguisher handle should an engine catch fire 18...

Page 19: ...nob has the following functions STOP turns the APU off ON keeps the APU running START starts the APU operation NOTE You can observe the APU activation on synoptic electrical page or EICAS APU indicato...

Page 20: ...p can provide sufficient pressure for all aircraft systems that require it 3 4 8 ICE AND RAIN PROTECTION Windshield heating button Push IN Both 1 and 2 buttons activate the windshield heating system f...

Page 21: ...nmental control hot air leak detection crew oxygen monitoring wing ice protection and engine anti ice The Cabin Pressure Control System CPCS is also part of the AMS although it has a separate controll...

Page 22: ...d valves Bleed air valve buttons Push IN allows automatic operation by the AMS This position commands the engines bleed valves according to the system logic Push OUT manually closes the engine bleed v...

Page 23: ...3 5 PEDESTAL 3 5 1 OVERVIEW 23...

Page 24: ...ys the multi function spoilers Spoilers deploy the same angle as a response to the speedbrake lever position The maximum deploy angle on the ground is 60 and 30 in the air To set the speedbrake to arm...

Page 25: ...ery switches 3 5 6 TRIM PANEL Use this panel to manually adjust trim 3 5 7 COCKPIT DOOR CONTROL Use this panel to lock the cockpit door 3 5 8 T O BUTTON After clicking on this button you will be notif...

Page 26: ...tion or ADF radios audio on or off When the audio for a specific radio is ON a small LED is illuminated in the center of the selector button 3 5 11 RAM AIR TURBINE A ram air turbine commonly known by...

Page 27: ...The RAT will deploy on the right front side of the fuselage and will produce power for the electrical system 27...

Page 28: ...odes that are active and armed The lower half of the PFD is used for aircraft navigation Displayed are a compass rose with VOR and DME overlays navigation source mode indication heading VOR and COM ra...

Page 29: ...de visual representation of the selected system s functions and parameters White lines and black crosses mean the system is disconnected or not active Green lines and green crosses mean the system is...

Page 30: ...TE You can also zoom in or out directly on the map if you click left or right to the range indicators NOTE We are aware of the NAV display limitations In order to keep the cost of the aircraft add on...

Page 31: ...map that has been developed provides better utility for visualizing key portions of the lateral flight path 3 6 2 2 STATUS SYNOPTIC PAGE Status synoptic page provides basic information like time temp...

Page 32: ...T CONTROL SYNOPTIC PAGE The Flight controls synoptic page provides a visual representation of flight control operations NOTE The parameters shown under the STATUS line are not simulated in this releas...

Page 33: ...3 6 2 4 HYDRAULICS SYNOPTIC PAGE The hydraulics synoptic page provides a visual representation of the hydraulic system operation 33...

Page 34: ...3 6 2 5 FUEL SYNOPTIC PAGE The fuel synoptic page provides a visual representation of the fuel system operation 34...

Page 35: ...peration White lines and black crosses mean the system is disconnected or not active on busses and TRUs Green lines and green crosses mean the system is connected or active on busses and TRUs NOTE Amb...

Page 36: ...3 6 2 7 ECS SYNOPTIC PAGE The ECS synoptic page provides a visual representation of the air conditioning and pneumatic system 36...

Page 37: ...2 8 ANTI ICE SYNOPTIC PAGE The flight controls synoptic page provides a visual representation of the anti ice control operations ICE CONDITION appears when the Anti ice automatic system is turned on...

Page 38: ...x XP11 plugins or Embraer E195 v2 x XP11 plugins folder depending on the aircraft instead of the friendly notification you ll see the control selections on the left When the terrain plugin is starting...

Page 39: ...you re not careful especially if going missed approach from runway 29R Here we see a descent depicted on the VSD and mountainous terrain to the northeast of KTUS and some significant hills to the west...

Page 40: ...cludes the following information Engine parameters FADEC limits modes indicators Fuel quantity Oil parameters Landing gear status Slat flap status APU parameters Pressurization parameters Control trim...

Page 41: ...3 6 5 CLOCK AND CHRONOMETER CHR starts stops the chronometer RST resets the chronometer 3 6 6 POP UP PANELS Pop up panels are included so that radios and FMS can be operated in forward view 41...

Page 42: ...y placing the mouse pointer over the display and conducting a right mouse click To return the screen to the original size by once again right mouse clicking over the screen 3 6 7 REVERSIONARY PANEL Sw...

Page 43: ...ANDLES AND MANIPULATORS The picture below shows where the clickspots are for various manipulators NOTE Cockpit windows can only be opened while the aircraft is not moving and the gear lever can t be u...

Page 44: ...3 7 2 HIDE YOKE FUNCTION 3 7 3 COCKPIT DOOR Click anywhere on the cockpit door to open close it 44...

Page 45: ...CKPIT LIGHTING Use this panel to change the main panel cabin flood panel lights and instrument brightness The CHART knob does not change anything in this release version The knobs are axis drag able C...

Page 46: ...d roll spoilers as well as all the secondary flight control systems including the horizontal stabilizer flaps and slats ground spoilers and speed brakes are controlled using Fly by Wire technology The...

Page 47: ...away from the left side of your screen 4 tabs will appear The options and pushback selections are disabled and do not appear after the aircraft has moved WGT BAL opens up the load manager where you ca...

Page 48: ...NU Firstly you have to enable the pushback through the plug in menu After that you can access the pushback menu by clicking on the P button on the side of the screen After the pushback is enabled ther...

Page 49: ...rming you that the pushback will start shortly To start the pushback click on ACKNOWLEDGED 4 After the pushback is completed a last message will be shown notifying you that the pushback is completed N...

Page 50: ...rectly through the standard X Plane Plugins menu The last used configuration is saved for your next flight This feature is not available for the E195 The X Plane plugins menu also gives you the abilit...

Page 51: ...give you the chance to create realistic data to enter into the FMS so that your flights have more flavor and realism You can move the Load Manager anywhere on the monitor screen if you wish And you ca...

Page 52: ...a tail heavy situation Of course were this to happen you can always compensate by loading more of the heavier baggage and cargo in the forward cargo bay That s why you have a slider in the lower left...

Page 53: ...gers as weighing 185 lbs with two 30 lb bags 83 9 kg 2 x 13 6 kg In the real world these estimated values vary by season it s all very scientific and the data is sourced from vendors much the same way...

Page 54: ...at there may be interplay with ATC throughout especially if you re dealing with a highly authentic ATC service such as Pilot Edge 1 Prepare the simulation Using the Options available from the MENU tab...

Page 55: ...checklists These will follow you all through the flight They are there to keep you out of trouble to ensure the aircraft operates as you would expect and most importantly to keep your virtual self an...

Page 56: ...ngs they are not 1 1 with the simulation checklists that include even more detail 1 Fuel DC pump and AC pumps 1 2 AUTO 2 HYD SYS 1 2 PUMPS AUTO 3 Battery 1 and 2 ON 4 TRU 1 2 AUTO 5 TRU ESS AUTO Steps...

Page 57: ...se to the START indication You won t be able to watch the RPM build up on the EICAS but if you wait at least 3 to 5 seconds you ll be okay By this point if you listen carefully you should hear the APU...

Page 58: ...you are not anticipating any changes assigned by ATC f Either load your route file company flight plan or manually enter waypoints and airways This part is optional as the entry of a departure and an...

Page 59: ...ass FL180 half of the atmosphere of our planet is below you 6 3 GPU START This start procedure is slightly different from the checklists in the cockpit and details how to start the aircraft without us...

Page 60: ...g any changes assigned by ATC f Either load your route file company flight plan or manually enter waypoints and airways This part is optional as the entry of a departure and an arrival is all that s r...

Page 61: ...tten too high to get enough oxygen when you breathe usually over 14 000 feet MSL or so By the time you pass FL180 half of the atmosphere of our planet is below you 7 0 V SPEEDS The V Speed tables for...

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