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OPERATIONS MANUAL

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Page 3: ...iew 7 Aircraft specifications 8 Aircraft in this simulation 8 INSTALLATION UPDATES AND SUPPORT 10 PANEL GUIDE 12 Moving around the cockpit 14 Front panel Captain 15 Front panel centre 16 Front panel Co pilot 17 Overhead panel 18 Centre pedestal 24 Autopilot and autothrottle system 27 Flight Engineer s station 29 Flight Engineer s station jettison panel 30 Flight Engineer s station fuel panel 31 Fu...

Page 4: ...Flight Engineer s station engine start panel 42 Flight Engineer s station rear bulkhead panel 43 Flight Engineer s station rear roof panel 45 Navigator s station left panel 46 Navigator s station right panel 47 INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM 48 Mode Selector Unit 48 Control Display Unit 50 Operating the INS 52 DOORS AND EXITS 54 GROUND EQUIPMENT 56 MENU BAR OPTIONS 57 FLYING THE VC10 58 Pre flight 59 ...

Page 5: ...VC10 Professional Operations Manual 5 CHECKLISTS 84 PERFORMANCE 88 VC10 STORIES INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES 91 CREDITS 94 COPYRIGHT 94 ...

Page 6: ...ng the engines rearward engineers were able to furnish the VC10 with bigger flaps and larger control surfaces The four powerful Rolls Royce Conway engines allowed a much greater payload to be carried especially when leaving a short runway Neither of the American offerings could compete with the VC10 in this respect The clean wing and rear mounted engines also allowed the VC10 to fly farther and fo...

Page 7: ...Standard and Super VC10 Both aircraft have two main tanks per wing alongside a centre tank Two additional vent tanks are fitted in the wing tips The Super has an additional tank fitted inside the tail fin In operation the aircraft uses the outer wings for fuel with the centre tank used to maintain the aircraft s Centre of Gravity CoG This means that despite the aircraft having up to seven tanks on...

Page 8: ... 71 137 kg Maximum Take Off Weight 312 000lb 141 523 kg 335 000lb 151 953 kg Maximum Landing Weight 216 000lb 97 978 kg 237 000lb 107 503 kg Performance Max Speed MMO Mach 0 86 Mach 0 86 Max Cruising Speed 502kts 930 km h at 25 000ft 505kts 935 km h at 31 000ft Service Ceiling 38 000ft 11 582 m 38 000ft 11 582 m Range 4 380 NM 8 112 km 4 100 NM 7 600 km Rate of Climb 1 920ft 525m min 2 300ft 700m ...

Page 9: ... Grey Royal Air Force 101 Sqn White Grey Royal Air Force 101 Sqn 40 Years of VC10 Royal Air Force 101 Sqn 90th Anniversary Royal Air Force 101 Sqn 95th Anniversary Royal Air Force 101 Sqn Camouflage Royal Air Force 101 Sqn Gulf War The Empire Strikes Back VC10 K3 Royal Air Force 101 Sqn Modern Grey Royal Air Force 101 Sqn Hemp VC10 K4 Royal Air Force 101 Sqn Modern Grey Royal Air Force 101 Sqn Hem...

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Page 12: ...he cockpit can be a bewildering place for anyone used to a modern Airbus or Boeing To help you better understand how to navigate the plethora of switches dials and knobs we ve broken the cockpit down into five main areas 1 Front panel this area contains the Captain s Co pilot s and centre panel 2 Overhead panel ...

Page 13: ...VC10 Professional Operations Manual 13 3 Centre pedestal 4 Flight Engineer s panel divided into sub panels ...

Page 14: ...ck To move around the cockpit you can use the hat switch on your joystick hold down the Space bar on your keyboard while moving your mouse and also use your keyboard keys Virtual Cockpit views Press the A key to cycle through the various preset views and the and keys to zoom in and out Pressing the Backspace key will reset the zoom level to the default setting You can also alter your viewpoint usi...

Page 15: ... lights 23 Elapsed time clock 24 Generator bus fail lights illuminate when power is lost on the associated generator busbar 25 Yaw damper indicators 26 Horizon comparator and compass comparator warning light Weather radar With the increasing number of third party radar add ons available we have added a placeholder gauge tile in the centre screen of the weather radar WXR unit The panel CFG file has...

Page 16: ...hts engine 1 and engine 4 only 14 Auto trim error lights 15 Slat position indicator port side 16 Flap position indicators port side 17 Flap position indicators starboard side 18 Slat position indicator starboard side 19 Tailplane indicator gauge elevator trim the white indicates the normal trim range used during take off 20 Feel failure warning lights top two and power controls failure lights 21 D...

Page 17: ...plays the bearing to the VOR tuned into either NAV 1 or NAV 2 depending on the position of the LOC VOR change over switch 7 VOR ILS magnetic indicator 8 LOC VOR change over switch toggles VOR indicator between NAV 1 and NAV 2 9 Autothrottle warning light 10 Horizon director indicator HDI 11 Course deviation indicator CDI 12 Turn and slip indicator 13 Horizon comparator and compass comparator warni...

Page 18: ...o help you get a better feel for the panel 1 Roof lights switch used for controlling cockpit lighting 2 Instrument panel floodlights switch 3 Flight deck lights switch used for controlling cockpit lighting 4 Captain s chart light knob 5 Red dome light knob 6 Hydraulic system A change over switch 7 Captain s panel lights knob 8 Centre panel red light knob 9 Instrument panel white light knob ...

Page 19: ...ight wing lamp switch switches on the right wing landing or taxi light 4 Left wing lamp extension switch extends retracts left wing lamp 5 Nose lamp extension switch extends retracts nose lamp 6 Right wing lamp extension switch extends retracts right wing lamp 7 Left turn off light switches on the left turn off light 8 Right turn off light switches on the right turn off light ...

Page 20: ... 2 to turn off the warning light on the front centre panel 4 Stall warning No 1 No 2 switch 5 Auto ignition test switch and safety switch 6 Nitrogen LP gauge valve A and valve B lights nitrogen LP warning light and system fail light non functional in this simulation 7 Control surfaces indicator panel indicates the control surface deflection as well as the trim position 8 Co pilot HDI dimmer switch...

Page 21: ... Smoking sign b Fasten Seatbelts sign c E2B compass light 4 Middle row lighting switches a Centre console floodlight switch for controlling cockpit lighting b Floor lighting switch for controlling cockpit lighting c Rotating beacon lights switch d Navigation lights switch e Co pilot s chart light dimmer 5 Dimmers three a Centre console b Roof panel c Co pilot s panel lights knob ...

Page 22: ...10 Professional Operations Manual 22 1 Windscreen overheating warning lights 2 Windscreen heating high low switches 3 Windscreen heating ammeters 4 Windscreen fan switch 5 Marker beacon sensitivity switch ...

Page 23: ...VC10 Professional Operations Manual 23 1 MACH IAS test switch 2 SELCAL power switch 3 VHF1 HF1 toggle switch 4 VHF2 HF2 toggle switch 5 INS 1 MSU ...

Page 24: ...ver the red knob to the side of the control lever locks the slats to the flaps control When unlocked it will allow the leading edge slats to be operated separately to the flaps 9 System A tailplane trim lever 10 Autothrottle speed selector sets the airspeed to be held by the autothrottle 11 Autothrottle power switch arms the autothrottle 12 Throttle isolation switches non functional in this simula...

Page 25: ...tch 5 No 1 autopilot engage switch 6 No 1 yaw damper engage switch 7 No 2 autopilot engage switch 8 No 2 yaw damper engage switch 9 Altitude hold switch 10 Airspeed hold switch 11 Mach hold switch 12 Left pitch control wheel 13 Turn knob 14 Right pitch control wheel 15 Datum adjuster knob 16 Radio altimeter confidence test switch 17 Right standby yaw damper switch ...

Page 26: ...es 11 Yoke hide show toggle switch 12 Aileron trim levers rotate using left click and hold or right click and hold Springs back to the centre upon release of the mouse buttons 13 Rudder trim knob 14 Flight deck intercom interconnect switch 15 Supernumerary dimmer knob 16 Electrical ram air turbine ELRAT selector lever 17 HP cock levers 18 Stall protection system dump valve lever 19 NAV 2 frequency...

Page 27: ...m Before an autopilot can be engaged its associated yaw damper must be selected on The damper remains operative when the autopilot is disengaged Power supplies for each autopilot are controlled by the corresponding AUTOPILOT MASTER switches Before the autopilot can be engaged the following conditions must be met The associated AUTOPILOT MASTER switch is ON The associated yaw damper is engaged The ...

Page 28: ... shows 0ft min When altitude hold is engaged the autopilot will hold the altitude that existed at the time of engagement You can change the selected datum altitude by rotating the datum adjuster knob left left click decrease by 100ft or right right click increase by 100ft A tooltip displays the currently selected altitude When the NAV navigation hold switch is engaged the autopilot will follow the...

Page 29: ...s They can be found along the various lines used on the panels to indicate a connection from one system to another and are known as magnetic indicators Essentially used to show when a valve or system is open or closed they operate as suggested by their name magnetically For example when you open a fuel transfer valve the magnetic indicator will spring from the closed position to the open position ...

Page 30: ...jettison valve switch 3 Centre tank jettison valve switch 4 No 3 tank jettison valve switch 5 No 4 tank jettison valve switch 6 Negative line left jettison switch 7 No 2 2A tank jettison valve switch 8 Wing tanks jettison valve switch 9 Main tanks jettison valve switch 10 No 4 4A tank jettison valve switch 11 Negative line right jettison switch 12 Gang bar click the gang bar to move the row of jet...

Page 31: ... Fuel system temperature gauge 2 Centre tank fuel contents gauge with press to test button 3 Tank 1A fuel contents gauge with press to test button 4 Centre fuel tank left transfer pump 5 Centre fuel tank right transfer pump 6 Tank 4A fuel contents gauge with press to test button 7 Left alternate transfer switch 8 Right alternate transfer switch 9 Tank 1A to 1 transfer switch 10 Tank 1 transfer swi...

Page 32: ...in each wing o Left wing 1A outboard 1 2 o Right wing 3 4 4A outboard One in the centre section Fuel is supplied to each engine from its own tank i e No 1 2 3 and 4 tanks to No 1 2 3 and 4 engines The centre tank supplies the wing tanks Fuel is gravity fed from tanks 1A 4A to tanks 1 4 and fuel is pumped from the centre tank to the main wing tanks Inter engine and crossfeed valves are provided all...

Page 33: ...fuel leak The LP cocks are controlled by two position toggle switches with associated magnetic indicators Electrical power for the LP cocks comes from 28 volt essential DC The LP cocks open when the corresponding switch is selected OPEN provided the HP cock is away from the SHUT position They shut automatically when the fire drill is carried out as the HP cock is selected SHUT and the fire handle ...

Page 34: ...essure P7 indicators pressure in the associated tail pipe enabling measure of thrust produced by the corresponding engine 4 Engine synchroscope a visual indication of the synchronisation of the HP shafts of No 2 3 and 4 engines in relation to that of No 1 engine 5 Engine overheat warning lights 6 High pressure HP RPM indicators N2 RPM 7 Top temperature control switches 8 Exhaust gas temperature EG...

Page 35: ... 8 Tailplane trim overrun warning light and re arm button System A 9 Air conditioning compressor LP warning lights non functional in this simulation 10 Tailplane trim overrun warning light and re arm button System B 11 Feel Simulator No 2 pump overheat warning light 12 Feel Simulator No 2 pump motor switch 13 Feel Simulator No 1 pump motor switch 14 Feel Simulator No 1 pump overheat warning light ...

Page 36: ... Split system breaker SSB control switch 3 Split system breaker SSB magnetic indicator 4 No 2 generator bus tie magnetic indicator 5 Frequency control rheostats 6 Generator control switches 7 Generator circuit breaker magnetic indicators 8 Generator KW KVAR meters 9 Generator control relay switches 10 Low oil pressure warning lights 11 CSD oil outlet generator stator temperature gauges 12 Generato...

Page 37: ...eaker switch and magnetic indicator 9 KW KVAR change over knob 10 AC voltmeter 11 AC frequency and voltage selector knob 12 No 2 TRU switch and power supply magnetic indicator 13 No 2 battery ammeter 14 No 2 TRU ammeter 15 Standby TRU power supply magnetic indicator 16 Non essential busbar 2 magnetic indicator 17 No 2 DC supply failure warning light 18 Galley load switches 19 No 2 battery switch a...

Page 38: ...g anti ice temperature gauge 6 Wing temperature selector switch left or right 7 Left and right wing actuator switches and magnetic indicators 8 Left and right tailplane stop valve selector switch and magnetic indicator 9 Stub overheat warning lights 10 Pressure reducing valve magnetic indicator 11 Pressure reducing valve switch 12 HP stop valve switches 13 HP stop valve magnetic indicators 14 Duct...

Page 39: ...itches and magnetic indicators 7 Cabin pressure selector 8 Cabin differential pressure gauge 9 Hydraulic pump switches 10 Hydraulic pressure gauges x2 and delivery LP warning lights x4 11 Cabin altitude gauge 12 Ferry link switch and magnetic indicator 13 Flap isolate indicator system B and flap selector valve magnetic indicator 14 Cabin rate of climb indicator 15 Nose wheel emergency steering sel...

Page 40: ...ghts 5 Louvre fan switch 6 Recirculation fan switches 7 Choke valve indicators 8 Overheat reset switches 9 Overheat warning lights 10 Cabin supply non return valve warning lights 11 Cooling modulation valve indicators 12 Cooling modulation valve control switches 13 Compressor non return valve warning lights 14 Compressor slide indicators 15 Spill valve indicators 16 Spill valve switches 17 Unpress...

Page 41: ...rature selector 9 Right temperature control switch 10 Mass flow control warning lights 11 Mass flow control switches 12 Humidifier control switch 13 Smoke detector warning lights discharge valves forward and aft 14 Smoke detection system test and reset switch 15 Smoke detector warning lights freight bays forward and aft 16 Radio cooling valve position indicator 17 Thrust augmenter aft magnetic ind...

Page 42: ...nt bay access panel indicator 15 Water filling and ground conditioning access panel indicator 16 Cabin freight door indicator 17 Cabin freight door circuit arming indicator 18 Ground crew call reset button 19 Panel lights switch 20 Ground crew call button 21 Plastic cover for starting panel 22 Engine start master selector knob right click to rotate clockwise left click to rotate anti clockwise 23 ...

Page 43: ...el lights c Engineer s bulkhead panel lights 3 Circuit breaker and fuse panel lights 4 Fluorescent floodlight switch 5 Nose wheel bay lights switch 6 Stowage light switch 7 Emergency lighting switch 8 Test point emergency lighting batteries 9 Fuse test socket 10 Fuse test light 11 Airframe anti icing duct pressure gauges left and right 12 Light control switches a Warning lights test supply b Engin...

Page 44: ...ring a modification to its layout The APU controls are located in the lower left portion of the panel In flight refuelling The RAF variants of the VC10 were fitted with a modified rear bulkhead panel to accommodate the controls for operating the centreline hose drum unit HDU and wing mounted refuelling pods The primary controls are divided into four sub panels 1 Port wing mounted refuelling pod 2 ...

Page 45: ... switch 4 AC fuses 5 Panel lighting switch 6 Undercarriage horn test switch 7 Cabin freight door arming switch warning light 8 ELRAT magnetic indicator 9 ELRAT test switch 10 Airframe anti ice HP stop valves ground reset switch for No 3 and No 4 engines 11 Airframe anti ice HP stop valves ground reset switch for No 1 and No 2 engines 12 Engine overheat warning lights test switch 13 Flap asymmetry ...

Page 46: ...No 1 VHF COM fuses 8 TAS unit control box 9 Fuse panel 10 Air data recorder indicator and control switch 11 No 2 vertical gyro and comparison monitor gyro supplies switch 12 No 2 compass gyro supplies switch 13 No 1 vertical gyro and comparison monitor gyro supplies switch 14 No 1 compass gyro supplies switch 15 No 2 main radio power supplies switch 16 Intercom power supplies switch 17 No 1 main r...

Page 47: ... 2 compass controller 3 DME read out 4 ADF RMI based on selection from the front panel 5 INS 2 MSU 6 VOR RMI based on selection from the front panel 7 ACVU warning light 8 Oxygen remote flow magnetic indicator 9 Altimeter 10 Airspeed indicator ASI 11 Outside air temperature gauge 12 Clock 13 INS 2 CDU ...

Page 48: ... and ships INS has now been largely replaced by GPS The system fitted to the VC10 was built by US company Delco and was widely used on aircraft such as the original Boeing 747 The VC10 has two systems fitted for redundancy Both panels are viewable by pressing Shift 2 and Shift 3 The controls for each system come in two parts a Mode Selector Unit MSU and a Control Display Unit CDU Mode Selector Uni...

Page 49: ... STS Modes 4 to 0 are essentially more self calibration As the data is refined the modes drop from 4 to 0 From Mode 5 to 0 should take no more than 17 minutes with each successive mode taking around 3 to 4 minutes to complete its calibration NAV navigation When the system is aligned and ready you can select NAV mode There are two types of operation in NAV mode Normal Inertial Operation and Aided I...

Page 50: ...e next waypoint automatically 7 BAT light the BAT light has two functions It tells you when the system is running on battery power and its second function is to let the Navigator know that the system is aligning The light will illuminate for 15 seconds when the Accuracy Performance Index has reached 6 At that point a battery test is performed 8 WARN light the WARN light illuminates if the system s...

Page 51: ...orth N and South S latitude of the waypoint selected by the waypoint wheel is displayed in degrees and minutes Zeros are displayed when INS is turned on and no waypoints have been entered If HOLD is enabled inertial position is indicated East E and West W longitude of the waypoint selected by the waypoint wheel is displayed in degrees and minutes When waypoint zero is selected using the waypoint w...

Page 52: ... go out This indicates the position has been successfully entered Insertion of waypoints The insertion of the first waypoints can be quickly done by using a similar method to that used to enter the aircraft s position during pre flight 1 Set the data selector to WAY PT the displays will read all zeros if this is the first entry of the procedure If this isn t the first flight of the day the display...

Page 53: ...ress the numerical keys which correspond to the waypoints that you wish to fly directly between e g press 4 and then 6 Press the INSERT key to insert your input and the aircraft will change heading to fly directly between the two selected waypoints Aided inertial operation The INS has two basic operating modes during flight Aided Inertial Operation and Unaided Inertial Operation Aided Inertial Ope...

Page 54: ...wo cargo doors one located on the starboard fuselage and one on the port fuselage The C1K and K3 are also fitted with a main deck cargo door on the starboard fuselage To open the front passenger door press Shift E To open the aft passenger door press Shift E then 2 To open the starboard cargo door press Shift E then 3 ...

Page 55: ...VC10 Professional Operations Manual 55 To open the port cargo door press Shift E then 4 Pressing Shift E then 2 will also open the main deck cargo door on the C1K and K3 ...

Page 56: ...ead panel The switch can be operated from the Captain s or First Officer s position by looking rearwards and locating the switch just above the Flight Engineer s seat Air stairs will connect to the two cabin doors and baggage carts will be deployed next to both cargo doors The ground equipment can also be toggled using a menu bar option see the following page ...

Page 57: ...t can be toggled on and off using the menu entry Ground air supply The engines are rotated for starting by air driven starter motors mounted on the engine right hand wheel cases and geared to the engine HP compressor shafts The air supply for the starter motors is supplied from a ground supply This menu option allows you to connect the ground air supply to the aircraft An on screen message will ap...

Page 58: ...itor to Prestwick as all of the VC10 s heavy maintenance was carried out there Since this is a short introductory flight to allow you to get to know the VC10 we ll keep the navigation simple and just use VORs and NDBs to make our way north Here are the details for today s flight Our route today takes us to the north of Newbury and to the Compton CPT VOR From there we head north to Birmingham and M...

Page 59: ... to worry about so we ll be flying a light load Our flight should take around 45 minutes Annoyingly the engineers have been in and left the aircraft running It s possible that this was to distract the crew from realising that they ve emptied the galley of food and miniatures While the management sets about rounding up the engineers we need to get the aircraft shut down To configure the aircraft in...

Page 60: ...his we can call on the ground crew Press the GROUND CREW JACK switch on the rear bulkhead panel to enable the ground equipment or alternatively use the entry in the VC10 Professional menu Now open the two passenger doors by pressing the Shift E and Shift E 2 keys on your keyboard Once the passenger doors are open press Shift E 3 and Shift E 4 to open the two cargo doors Switching to the external S...

Page 61: ...n now apply power to the aircraft On the Flight Engineer s lower electrical panel move the No 1 or No 2 battery switch to the ON up position they are interlinked Confirm that the two associated magnetic indicators show in line Rotate the DC voltmeter selector knob to the BATT 1 and then the BATT 2 position checking that a voltage of at least 25 volts is shown Move the No 1 and No 2 TRU isolation s...

Page 62: ... panel set the various control switches to the NORM ON OPEN positions Finally looking across the expanse of Flight Engineer controls you should see that no warning caution lights are still illuminated On the overhead panel switch ON the NO SMOKING and FASTEN BELTS signs ...

Page 63: ... panel set the STALL IDENTIFICATION switch to the No 1 position Verify that the gear is down and locked three greens on the front centre panel On the Flight Engineer s fuel panel confirm that you have sufficient fuel for the flight We now need to configure the avionics for our departure ...

Page 64: ...B using the ADF 1 radio located aft of the NAV 1 radio The frequency for the ADF is 352 0 Tuning it is simple with each of the four dials operating a single digit Moving back up to the Captain s panel set the Flight Director switch to VOR LOC This will command the flight director to provide guidance towards Compton VOR On the CDI rotate the COURSE knob to select a course of 275 degrees This is the...

Page 65: ... can be started using cross bleed air From the VC10 Professional menu connect the ground air supply The standard operating procedure for starting the VC10 is to start engine 3 4 2 and then 1 in that order We will therefore begin by starting engine 3 The procedure for starting the other engines is the same as for engine 3 The engine start panel in the Flight Engineer s table contains the primary st...

Page 66: ...estal move the engine 3 HP cock lever forwards to the START fully forward position Moving over to the engine start panel work through the following steps referring to the PANEL GUIDE as necessary Start by opening the plastic cover and then rotate the start master selector knob to the LP START position ...

Page 67: ... The LP shaft rotation light will illuminate once engine 3 LP rotation has begun This can be monitored on the engine instruments located above the engine start panel Once engine 3 has reached idle speed approximately 28 HP RPM return the engine 3 start switch to the OFF position Disconnect the ground air supply and then repeat the process to start engine 4 2 and then 1 With all the engines started...

Page 68: ...ch switch to NORMAL The switches are spring loaded and will return to the centre position once you release them Do this also for the spoilers and both feel motors Taxi We are now ready to push back from the gate Release the parking brake and then press Shift P to begin pushback from the gate Once the aircraft has been pushed back far enough from the terminal building for you to carry out a turn on...

Page 69: ...hen taxi to the threshold of runway 27R a short taxi from our current position Take off As we enter the runway line up with the centre line and stop Move the lamp mode switches to the LAND up position Switch ON the RUNWAY TURNOFF lights Bring the throttle levers forward to around 25 check that the engines are stable using the engine instrument gauges and then advance the throttles to apply full po...

Page 70: ...the nose of the aircraft Slowly bring the nose up to approximately 10 degrees as you lift off the runway The aircraft will begin to climb away from the runway and you should be well clear of the ground by the time you reach 170 knots Raise the undercarriage using the G key and adjust elevator trim as required to maintain a 15 degree pitch manually holding the runway heading 273 degrees and retract...

Page 71: ... maintain the aircraft s current pitch and hold wings level We can now engage the autothrottle to maintain our climb speed Switch ON the autothrottle power rotate the speed selector to 240 knots and then engage IAS mode Engage the ALT altitude hold switch The initial datum altitude target altitude used by the autopilot is that which exists at the time of engagement our current altitude As we want ...

Page 72: ...e We should reach our cruising altitude of 31 000ft close to the Honiley VOR As altitude hold mode is engaged the autopilot will level out the aircraft and the autothrottle will throttle back to maintain our selected Mach number Turn OFF the seatbelt signs using the switch on the overhead panel and then take some time to explore the cockpit further and review the functionality covered in the PANEL...

Page 73: ... 500ft min descent Continue to use the speedbrakes as required to reduce your airspeed Set the heading bug to 342 degrees which is the course we ll take from the TRN VOR Approach and landing As you approach the TRN VOR rotate the the autopilot mode selector to the HEADING position Tune the ILS frequency into the NAV 1 radio 110 30 For reference select the ILS course on the CDI 124 degrees We need ...

Page 74: ...e glideslope the autopilot will automatically start your descent on the glideslope Once stablised on the ILS approach reduce your airspeed to 160 knots and extend the flaps to full LDG Upon reaching approximately 500ft disengage the autopilot and autothrottle to take control of the aircraft Adjust pitch and roll to maintain your position on the glideslope As the aircraft arrives over the runway st...

Page 75: ... parking spot engage the parking brake and switch OFF and retract the taxi lights On the centre pedestal move the four HP cock levers fully aft SHUTOFF to shut down the engines On the fuel panel switch OFF the fuel pumps and shut the LP cocks With the engines shut down you can switch OFF the beacon light and seatbelt signs Press the GROUND CREW JACK switch on the rear bulkhead panel to enable the ...

Page 76: ...g Our route today is made up of various latitude longitude fixes all of which must be programmed into the INS Waypoint Heading Latitude Longitude IKK1 304 N5531 6 W00438 7 TRN10 198 N5528 7 W00440 1 TRN 117 50MHz 204 N5518 8 W00447 0 HERON 286 N5520 6 W00500 0 MAC 116 0MHz 286 N5525 8 W00539 0 ABSOV 283 N5549 4 W01000 0 PIKIL 281 N5600 0 W01500 0 NAT A N5720 299 N5700 0 W02000 0 NAT A N5830 294 N5...

Page 77: ...INS 2 panel to the right of INS 1 so we can see them both Our first job is to power up both systems To do this we need to move the MSU mode control knob to the STBY standby position This will power up the system starting the gyros spinning Despite being in standby mode we can now begin entering data into the system Let s start with our position Since we re at the gate we can get our exact position...

Page 78: ...oints Each waypoint in our flight plan has a corresponding latitude longitude and that s what we ll be inputting into the system The first waypoint is IKK1 located approximately 1NM from the end of runway 12 To enter this waypoint the procedure is the same as that used for entering our position Move the Waypoint DME selector to 1 then enter the latitude and then the longitude pressing INSERT after...

Page 79: ... reach 0 to ensure the INS is as accurate as possible but this can take up to 17 minutes Once the READY NAV light comes on rotate the MSU mode selectors to NAV During the flight the gyros will drift For every hour of flight they can drift off course by up to 220 metres To correct for drift and maintain a high API we can use DMEs to update our position During our departure we pass two VOR DMEs TRN ...

Page 80: ...th the MSU mode selectors set to NAV and the API value below 4 we can now configure this Confirm that the CDU mode selectors are set to DSRTK STS and then press the 4 key on the CDU keypad The right hand display will show a series of 0 digits followed by a 4 and the INSERT button will illuminate Press the INSERT button on both CDUs ...

Page 81: ...e today is from runway 30 Taxi to the runway and take off using the same procedures that were covered in the first tutorial flight As you climb through 1 000ft engage the autopilot and the NAV navigation hold switch The autopilot will now follow the guidance information supplied by the INS Continue to climb as we turn towards the TRN VOR Engage altitude hold mode and set the altitude selector to 6...

Page 82: ...ypoint 9 we ll need to enter the next set of waypoints to continue our routing Rotate the waypoint DME selector wheel back to number 1 Find our next waypoint which in this case is N5650 Enter the corresponding latitude longitude as before remembering to hit INSERT after each Rotate the selector to number 2 and then input the coordinates for the next waypoint and continue this for the next 7 waypoi...

Page 83: ...R Press the INSERT key to confirm the selection Once in range of the VOR the INS will automatically improve their accuracy as shown by a decreasing API value Descent and landing After our long cruise we need to begin our descent into Montreal Our top of descent TOD begins at waypoint TAMKO This also marks the start of the last waypoints that we need to enter We re expecting an arrival to runway 06...

Page 84: ...DLE Beacon light ON Batteries ON Battery voltage CHECK Fuel booster pumps ON Hydraulic quantities CHECK Autopilot OFF Oil quantity CHECK Fire warning CHECK OFF Tailplane trim SET Windscreen heat ON Pitot heat AS REQUIRED Start switches OFF Speedbrakes CHECK Control surfaces CHECK Navigation aids SET Engine starting Engine start sequence 3 4 2 1 Ground air supply CONNECTED LP cock switches OPEN Fue...

Page 85: ...ED Avionics AS REQUIRED Lights AS REQUIRED Taxiing Taxi lights EXTEND ON Flaps SET T O 20 degrees Yaw damper ON Pitot heat ON Anti ice AS REQUIRED Tailplane trim CHECK MINIMUM 3 5 DEGREES Reverse lights CHECK OFF Fuel feed valves OPEN Before take off Engine instruments WITHIN LIMITS Landing lights ON Exterior lights AS REQUIRED Flight controls FULL AND FREE MOVEMENT Flaps CHECK Take off Throttles ...

Page 86: ...T Fuel system SET Hydraulic system SET Approach Flaps SET 230 KIAS 20 degrees 180 KIAS 35 degrees Speedbrakes RETRACT Landing lights EXTEND ON Flight instruments SET Altimeters SET Before landing Gear DOWN THREE GREENS Yaw damper OFF Flaps SET 45 degrees Airfield IDENTIFIED Brakes OFF After landing Flaps RETRACT Windscreen heat OFF Pitot heat OFF Exterior lights AS REQUIRED Taxi lights ON Tailplan...

Page 87: ...Manual 87 Shutdown Parking brakes ON Cabin signs OFF Radios OFF Exterior lights OFF Throttles IDLE HP cock levers Engines 1 3 OFF External power ON HP cock levers Engine 4 OFF Beacon lights OFF Fuel booster pumps OFF Batteries OFF ...

Page 88: ...on doors closed 254 KIAS after emergency extension Max crosswind component Dry runway 28 knots Wet runway 10 knots Max tailwind component for take off 10 knots Max with landing lights extended 202 KIAS Max for emergency descent MMO VMO Max for use of wipers 254 KIAS Flaps Take off flap setting 20 degrees T O Approach flap setting 45 degrees LDG Flap slat position Maximum speed 0 T O 20 229 KIAS T ...

Page 89: ...ight for three engine ferry 120 200 kg Take off landing speeds Aircraft weight Rotation speed Vr T O flap 150 000 kg 154 KIAS 140 000 kg 148 KIAS 130 000 kg 143 KIAS 120 000 kg 137 KIAS 110 000 kg 132 KIAS 100 000 kg 126 KIAS 90 000 kg 121 KIAS 86 000 kg 119 KIAS Aircraft weight Minimum climb speed V2 T O flap 150 000 kg 163 KIAS 140 000 kg 158 KIAS 130 000 kg 154 KIAS 120 000 kg 150 KIAS 110 000 ...

Page 90: ...ns Manual 90 Aircraft weight Target threshold speed 150 000 kg 165 KIAS 140 000 kg 159 KIAS 130 000 kg 153 KIAS 120 000 kg 146 KIAS 110 000 kg 140 KIAS 100 000 kg 133 KIAS 90 000 kg 126 KIAS 86 000 kg 123 KIAS 80 000 kg 119 KIAS ...

Page 91: ... the loss of a cabin air compressor which was engine driven So it might be rather a good idea to find out if we could maintain cabin pressure with one of our four air compressors inoperative The skipper agreed with me and under his watchful eye I reduced the output of one cabin compressor to minimum flow The cabin proceeded to climb at around 700 feet a minute The blower was immediately re selecte...

Page 92: ...ectrics on the VC10 because all eleven of the flight control surfaces were powered by three phase AC motors In the event of total generator failure we had an electrical ram air turbine ELRAT which could be dropped out of the belly which was driven by a propeller in the slipstream The checklist was completed and we pressed on towards Dhahran About an hour or so later as we were passing overhead Rom...

Page 93: ...mself on a most unusual flight back from Prestwick to London G ARVM was the training aircraft based at Prestwick In 1977 I was a trainee ATCO on approach and noticed a flight plan on VM to EGVY White Waltham So I rang Flight Clearance and told them about the incorrect destination They informed me that the flight plan was correct and it was indeed going to White Waltham but not for a landing So I a...

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