Brantly B2-B/Normal Procedures

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: Inspect bubble for cracks Inspect landing lights Inspect pitot tube for blockage Inspect antenna for security Inspect right skids and struts. Ensure shocks not over compressed Remove right engine cowling Check all belts, fuel and exhaust lines Replace right engine cowling Inspect fan intake for blockage Inspect main rotor blades including inner and outer blades. Check all control linkages and dampers between inner and outer blades. Inspect tail rotor drive shaft Inspect right side fuselage Check horizontal stabilizer for security Check tail rotor gearboxes for security Check tail rotor for security and damage Remove hex nut on drive shaft and check oil level. Add if necessary. Inspect left-side fuselage Ensure baggage door closed Remove left-side engine cowling Check air filter, generator security, exhaust and fuel lines. Check engine oil level. Check main rotor transmission fluid level. Replace left-side engine cowling. Check fuel level. Drain both fuel sumps on belly and ensure no water or contaminants in fuel. Inspect left-side skids and struts. Ensure shocks not over compressed. Turn main rotor blades backwards to ensure centrifugal clutch is disengaged.

2 STARTING

Use the following procedure for normal starts: Cyclic, anti-torque pedals neutral. Collective full down. Throttle to idle Master On (Bat. and Gen.) Beacon On Fuel pump On Rotor brake On Slightly raise collective to verify low rpm horn and panel light activate, then lower collective again. Throttle full and Mixture full rich for 4-5 sec., the back to mixture lean and throttle idle. This primes the engine, but priming too long will flood the engine and make it more difficult to start. Magnetos (Mags) to Both Verify battery charge at least 9 volts. Press and hold starter until engine catches. (Note: starter will not engage if throttle is over 15%). When engine catches, immediately increase mixture to full rich. You must do this quickly, or the engine will stall. Rotor brake Off Slowly increase throttle to 2000 RPM allowing rotor to catch up to engine. Briefly chop throttle and verify needle split, then throttle back to 2000. Governor On Slowly increase throttle to about 2500 RPM, then let governor manage throttle to full RPM To bypass the normal procedure and start immediately, you can use the "Fast Start" button on the "@Cheats" menu.

3 SHUT DOWN

Use the following procedure to shut down the engine: Cyclic, pedals neutral. Collective full down. Governor Off Decrease throttle to 2000 RPM Let rotor slow down to match engine Throttle to idle Mixture full lean Mags to Off Apply rotor brake when rotors below 200 RPM When rotors stopped, all switches off