Difference between revisions of "S2-S/Normal Procedures"
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#Volts – verify > 9 volts | #Volts – verify > 9 volts | ||
#Water level – Verify 100% | #Water level – Verify 100% | ||
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#Ignitor – on | #Ignitor – on | ||
#Fuel Flow – 5% | #Fuel Flow – 5% | ||
#Boiler fire – verify | #Boiler fire – verify | ||
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#Boiler Temp. – monitor | #Boiler Temp. – monitor | ||
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#Vent valve - close | #Vent valve - close | ||
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'''At 200 psi Boiler Press.''' | '''At 200 psi Boiler Press.''' | ||
#<li value='21'> Throttle – 5% | #<li value='21'> Throttle – 5% | ||
| − | #Amps – | + | #Amps – verify not negative |
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'''At 300 psi Boiler Press.''' | '''At 300 psi Boiler Press.''' | ||
#<li value='24'>Fuel Flow – apprx. 25% | #<li value='24'>Fuel Flow – apprx. 25% | ||
| − | #Throttle – | + | #Throttle – increase to 2000 RPM |
#Governor – on | #Governor – on | ||
| + | #Throttle - increase to 2400 RPM | ||
| + | #Governor - verify active | ||
#RPM – verify between 2700 and 2900 | #RPM – verify between 2700 and 2900 | ||
# Fuel Flow - adjust to center boiler press. diff. | # Fuel Flow - adjust to center boiler press. diff. | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 11 April 2022
SECTION 4. NORMAL PROCEDURES
1 PREFLIGHT
A thorough pre-flight inspection is essential to the safe conduct of your flight. The following procedures are recommended:
Front
- Inspect bubble for cracks
- Inspect landing lights
- Inspect airspeed anemometer
- Inspect beacon and front nav lights
- Inspect right skids and struts
Right Side
- Inspect battery and electrical connections
- Inspect primary and auxiliary fuel pumps and fuel lines
2 STARTING
Use the following procedure for normal starts:
- Controls – neutral
- Collective – full down
- Throttle – idle
- Beacon – on
- Fuel Cutoff – on
- Rotor brake - off
- Switches (Bat., Gen., Fuel/Feed Pumps) – on
- Collective – raise slightly, then lower (verify low rpm horn sounds)
- Volts – verify > 9 volts
- Water level – Verify 100%
- Vent valve - open
- Ignitor – on
- Fuel Flow – 5%
- Boiler fire – verify
- Fuel Flow - full
- Boiler Temp. – monitor
At 212F Boiler Temp.
- Vent valve – verify steam present
- Wait – 1 min.
- Vent valve - close
- Boiler Press. - monitor
At 200 psi Boiler Press.
- Throttle – 5%
- Amps – verify not negative
- Boiler Press. - monitor
At 300 psi Boiler Press.
- Fuel Flow – apprx. 25%
- Throttle – increase to 2000 RPM
- Governor – on
- Throttle - increase to 2400 RPM
- Governor - verify active
- RPM – verify between 2700 and 2900
- Fuel Flow - adjust to center boiler press. diff.
3 TAKE OFF
4 CRUISE
5 PRE-LANDING
6 AFTER LANDING
7 SHUT DOWN
Use the following procedure to shut down the engine:
- Controls – neutral
- Collective – full down
- Governor – off
- Throttle – decrease to 2000 RPM
- Fuel Flow – cutoff
- Ignitor – off
- Rotor brake – on (when below 200 RPM)
- Switches (Bat., Gen., Fuel/Feed Pumps) – off
