EC-135/Appendices
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1 SWITCH NAMES
(used with s, s1 and s0 commands for normal switches s0, s1, s2, etc. for rotary switches) This section describes the various switches in the EC-135 and their functions. Push buttons (marked with [b]), and rotary knobs (marked with [r]) are also shown here. Switches that are for RP purposes only and do not have an effect on the helicopter are marked [RP] in the description. For switches that have guards, the guard is addressed by appending a "-g" to the switch name (marked with [-g] after the name in the table below).
1.1 Electrical System
Switch Description batt Energizes DC primary buses from the main battery gen1 Energizes #1 DC bus from generator on #1 engine gen2 Energizes #2 DC bus from generator on #2 engine inv Inverter. Energizes AC Bus from primary bus shed[-g] Shed non-essential electrical systems. tie1[-g] Ties battery to #1 primary bus when in NORM position tie2[-g] Ties battery to #2 primary bus when in NORM position
1.2 Fuel System
Switch Description prime1 Prime pump for for #1 engine prime2 Prime pump for for #2 engine xfer-f Forward fuel transfer pump. Feed both left and right tanks. xfer-a Aft fuel transfer pump. Feed both left and right tanks.
1.3 Engine Systems
Switch Description fadec1 FADEC #1 fadec2 FADEC #2 ec1-g Guard for #1 engine control ec2-g Guard for #2 engine control manStart1[-g] Engine #1 manual start (disabled and unauthorized) manStart2[-g] Engine #2 manual start (disabled and unauthorized) emode1[-g] Engine #1 manual/automatic mode selector emode2[-g] Engine #2 manual/automatic mode selector train[-g] Training mode (for simulalted one engine operation) emoff1[-g][b] Engine #1 emergency fuel cut-off emoff2[-g][b] Engine #2 emergency fuel cut-off
1.4 Lighting
Switch Description pos Position lights strobe Strobe lights anticoll Anti-collision light taxi Taxi light ldg Landing light inst Instrument lights on/off instBrt Instrument light brightness stbyhorlt Standby horizon light cargo Cargo light
1.5 System Test
Switch Description ext1 Engine #1 Fire Extinguisher Test ext2 Engine #2 Fire Extinguisher Test warnunit Warn Unit Test syshyd System hydrulic warning test
1.6 Avionics Systems
Switch Description avi1 Avionics Master #1 avi2 Avionics Master #2 stbyhor Standby Horizon Power
1.7 Heating and Misc Systems
Switch Description pilotPitot Pilot side pitot heat [RP except alert light] cpPitot Copilot side pitot heat [RP except alert light] aircond Air conditioner [RP] paxblw Passenger compartment blower [RP] heat[r] Heater [RP] vent[r] Vent [RP] elt Emergency Locater Transmitter wiper Windshield wipers [RP]
2 CHAT COMMANDS
2.1 Autopilot
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| ap IAS | Toggle airspeed hold |
| ap ALT | Toggle altitude hold |
| ap HDG | Toggle heading hold |
| ap V/S | Toggle vertical speed hold |
| ap HVR | Enter autohover mode |
| ap SEL | Change "selected" parameter |
| ap + | Increase value of selected parameter |
| ap - | Decrease value of selected parameter |
| ap DIS | Disconnect autopilot |
| ap IAS n | Set the target airspeed to n |
| ap HDG n | Set the target heading to n |
| ap L n | Set the target heading left by n degrees |
| ap R n | Set the target heading right by n degrees |
| ap ALT n | Set the target altitude to n |
| ap V/S n | Set the target vertical speed to n |
