BMS F-16C/D 4.34, Руководство по эксплуатации самолета

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T.O. BMS1F-16CM-1 BMS 4.34 Change 2.00
BMS 4.34 Dash 1
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3. Move straight to the AVIONICS POWER panel to
quickly begin EGI alignment.
Power up the MMC, ST STA (SMS), MFD, UFC, DL
switches. Note that the MFD & DED will need a few
seconds to boot up after the UFC switch is powered.
Once the DED comes online rotate the EGI knob from
OFF to ALIGN NORM. Do not rotate the EGI knob before
the switches or the alignment may fail. At this point, I
usually sweep back from right to left instead of starting
again on the left side.
4. So I move forward to the SNSR PWR panel and power
the FCR and place RDR ALT in STBY. You can also
power the left and right chin hardpoints if you have any
(HTS, NVP, or TGP) pods fitted. There is no need to
power them if you have nothing loaded on those stations.
Failure to do so however can prevent any systems on
pods from being powered in time as they may require a
cool down before being operational, especially FLIR, which needs anything between 8 and 15 minutes
to become operational. As you should check/ boresight it on the ground before take-off this needs to
be a priority.
5. Moving to the centre console quickly check that the EGI has started aligning; look at the DED which
defaults to the EGI page and check that the status of the EGI is increasing. You can also look at the
flags on the ADI. The AUX yellow flag on the ADI should disappear 60 seconds into alignment.
6. Switch the HUD on with the ICP SYM thumbwheel (up). Click on F-ACK (left eyebrow) to review the
PFLD and reset the MASTER CAUTION light so you are aware of the next time it comes on. Try to
reset the M
C light as soon as you acknowledge a fault so you don’t miss the next one, but never reset
it without knowing why it came on in the first place. Clear also the MFL (Maintenance Fault List) on the
MFD TEST page via OSB #3.
7. Move to the left console and rotate the C&I switch on
the IFF panel from BACKUP to UFC so you can start
using the primary on-board systems. Place the IFF
MASTER knob to STBY.
Your lead will soon initiate radio contact on a pre-
briefed frequency and you had better be ready. With
that done the Up Front Controller comes online and it is
suggested that you set the radios through the UFC right
away. But before doing so load the data cartridge into
the system. The DTC contains all the information that
was set in mission planning. In real life the pilots carry it
with them and load into the DTC receptacle on the right
console. In BMS we load the DTC by selecting the DTE page on the MFD and selecting the LOAD
button (OSB #3). The reason we do this
before setting the UFC radios is that since the DTC has a
comms section the presets might be different than the ones pre-briefed. If you load the DTC after
setting the UFC radios it will overwrite your changes and you might not be on the correct frequency
anymore, although smart pilots configure their DTC with the briefed frequencies to avoid the problem
altogether. For more information about the data cartridge refer to the Data Transfer Cartridge section
in the BMS-Manual.
This item is often forgotten by fresh BMS pilots and can cause problems later on in the flight.
If you didn’t set the comms plan in the DTC while in the UI push COM1 on the ICP and enter the pre
briefed preset UHF frequency (usually the ground frequency). Push the COM2 button and enter the
pre-briefed VHF frequency/preset (which is now important if you want to be able to communicate with
your AI wingman (see the BMS Comms and Nav book for further information about the new BMS 4.34
radio plan). You are now ready for the initial radio contact.