CHECKLIST F-16 MLU

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Marius Fredriksen (RIK) DAF624

RDVAF

CHECKLIST F-16 MLU

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 CHECKLIST F-16 MLU
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NORMAL PROCEDURES
COCKPIT INTERIOR CHECK:

1 Parking Brake – Set

2 ALT FLAPS switch – NORM
3 LE FLAPS – AUTO
4 TRIM/AP DISC switch - NORM
5 Roll, Yaw, and Pitch Trim – Center
6 FUEL MASTER switch – Master (Guard Down)
7 ENG FEED knob – NORM
8 AIR REFUEL switch – CLOSE
9 CNI knob – UFC
10 TACAN – As desired
11 EXT LIGHTING panel – As required
12 MASTER light switch – NORM
13 EPU switch – NORM (Guard Down)
14 JFS switch – OFF
15 CMDS switches – OFF
16 STORES CONFIG switch – As required
17 Landing and Taxi lights – As required
18 LG handle – Down
19 GND JETT ENABLE – OFF
20 HOOK switch – UP
21 MASTER ARM switch – OFF
22 LASER ARM switch – OFF
23 INSTR MODE knob – As required
24 FUEL QTY SEL knob – NORM
25 EXT FUEL TRANS – NORM
26 SNSR PWR switches (4) – OFF
27 HUD control panel – Set
28 Interior LIGHTING Panel – As desired
29 AIR SOURCE knob - NORM
30 Avionics Power switches (8) - OFF

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BEFORE STARTING ENGINE:

1 MAIN PWR switch - BATT

Verify:
FLCS RELAY light on

2 MAIN PWR switch - MAIN PWR

Verify:
FLCS RELAY ligth off
TOFLCS light no
ELEC SYS light on
SEC light on
HYD/OIL light on

3 Canopy - As desired

4 MASTER CAUTION Light - RESET

5 Ground Crew - Ready

STARTING ENGINE:

1 Throttle - IDLE
2 JFS switch - START 2
3 RPM - Increasing (max RPM approximately 24%)
4 SEC caution light - OFF
5 Throttle - Advance midrange position
6 Idle Detent - Toggle
7 RPM - Increasing above 25 %
8 Throttle - IDLE
9 JFS switch/light - Confirm OFF
10 HYD/OIL light - OFF
11 FUEL FLOW - 500-1700 PPH
12 OIL Pressure - > 15 psi
13 NOZ POS - > 94%
14 RPM - 62% to 80%
15 FTIT - 650°C or less
16 HYD PRESS A & B - 2850 to 3250
AFTER ENGINE START:

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1 AVIONICS PANEL - Set
a. INS knod - ALIGN-NORM
b. GPS switch - GPS
c. DL switch - DL
d. MAP switch - MAP
e. UFC switch - UFC
f. MFD switch - MFD
g. SMS switch - SMS
h. FCC switch - FCC

2 HUD Remote Panel - As desired

3 SNSR PWR panel
a. LEFT HDPT switch
b. RIGHT HDPT switch
c. FCR switch
- As required
- OFF – unless TFR/FLIR
operation is planned
- OFF – unless TGP or HTS
operation is planned
- FCR

4 Radar Altimeter - RDR ALT

5 ICP SYM knob - ON, adjust as desired
6 CMDS panel - Set
a. RWR switch - ON
b. JMR switch - ON
c. CH switch - ON
d. FL switch - ON
e. PRGM knob - As briefed
f. MODE knob - As briefed

7 THREAT WARM AUX panel - SYS PWR PWR ON

8 Audio 1 Panel - Set volumes
a. COMM 1 and 2 - As desired
b. MSL - As desired
c. THREAT - As desired

9 AUX COMM panel - Alt TACAN chan as desired

10 TEST Panel MAL & IND LTS button - All Cockpit Warning
and Advisory lights operble

11 ICP/DED - Program as required

a. Commumications - Set

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b. Steerpoints - Set
c. Profile - Set
a. ALOW-MSL - as briefed
b. Bingo - as required
c. VIP-OA-VRP - as desired
d. Bullseye - per SOP
e. WSPAN - as required
f. EWS - as desired

12 MFD page slot setup - As desired

13 SMS - Set- As planned/brifed
14 FUEL QTY SET knob - Check fuel qty & gauge
a. TEST - FR/AL: 2000 lbs, Tot: 6000lbs,
FWD/AFT FUEL LOW
Caution Ligts llluminated
b. NORM - FR: 3300lbs. AL: 2800lbs.
c. RSVR - Both Pointers: 500lbs.
d. INT WING - Each Wing: 500lbs
e. EXT WING - Each exs. Wing tank 2500
f. EXT CTR - FR pointer 2000

15 FUEL QTY SEL knob - NORM

16 EXT FUEL TRANS Switch - As desired/briefed
17 EPU FUEL quantity - 95-102 percent
18 WHEELS down lights - Three green
19 Landing / Taxi Lights - ON
20 Speedbrake - Cycle (ensure closed)

BEFORE TAXI:
1 MASTER MODE - NAV

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2 DRIFT C/O - NORM
3 Ejection Seat - ARM
4 Master Caution Panel - Check/Reset
5 F-ACK button - Press/Check
6 NWS - Engage
7 Clock, TO time check - For greatest accuracy allow
INS to run in align mode
until time to taxi
8 INS knob - NAV
Ensure flashing RDY/Align
Lights and stage 8.0 or greater

9 Obitain Taxi Clearance - As briefed

TAXI:
1 Parking Brake - Release
2 Brakes - Check
3 NWS - Check
4 Flight Instruments - Tracks heading changes
a. HUD Compass Tape
b. HSD
c. HSI Compass Card
d. Stand-bt Compass Card
5 Engine Instruments - Check/Respond to trottle

BEFORE TAKEOFF:
1 Trim - Center
2 Canopy - Closed – Locked

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3 Radar On
4 Warm/Caution Lights
5 F-ACK/PFL
6 Review Speeds
7 Departure Clearance
TAKEOFF:
1 Engine Run-up
2 Brakes
3 Throttle
4 NWS Disengage
5 Pitch
6 Positive Climb
7 Landing Gear
CLIMB/INFLIGHT:
1 Verify L/G Handle Light
2 Landing/Taxi Lights
3 Climb
4 Engine Instruments
5 Warning/Caution Lights
6 Fuel
FENCE IN/OUT CHECK:
1 Lights
2 AVTR
3 COMM/MSL/RWR volume
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- Set for trail departure
- Check
- No Faults/All sys ok
- Rotation, Take-off, Climb
- Obtain/as briefed
- 85% Check gauges/lights
- Release
- Full AB/Mil, I/A/W SOP
- > 60 knots
- Rotate to 12° Guncross
- FPM, Altimiter, VVI increasing
- Retract at 225 knts
- OUT
- OFF
- As briefed
- Check
- Check
- Quantity/Transfer/Balance
- As required
- As required
- As desired
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4 ECM controls - As briefed
5 Stores Config switch - CAT l/lll – As desired
6 MASTER ARM switch - As required
7 Laser Arm switch - As required
8 RWR - As desired
9 Macter Mode - As required
10 HUD - Intensity as desired
11 Drift Cutout switch - As desired
12 Radar - As required
13 SEL JETT - Tanks selected
14 SMS - As planned/brifed
a. MAV RWR
b. MSL cool
c. Profile
d. Pair/Single
e. Impact spacing
f. Arming delay
g. Burst Altitude

15 TGP - Activate
16 HUD panel - As desired

EGRESS:
1 Heading - Check
2 Damage - Assess as req. (pg. E-5)
3 Stores Config - As required
4 Jammer - As required
5 EWMS program/mode - As breifed/desired
6 Master Mode - As required
7 Fuel - Quantity/Transfer/Balance

REFUEL:
1 Contact AWACS - Receive vector, rng and A/A TACAN
channel to Tanker

2 CNI-BACK-UP (preferred) - Set TACAN channel &

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or UFC T-ILS (alternate) set mode to T/R A/A

3 INSTR MODE SEL switch - TCN

Note HSI bearing and range

4 Contact Tanker - Request Refuel

5 MASTER ARM - SAFE

6 MASTER MODE - A/A (Bug Tanker)

7 AIR REFULE switch - OPEN

8 ICP, List, 2 - Bring Bingo page to DED

9 Radar and ECM - STBY at Pre-Contact Position

10 Contact Tanker - Ready to refule

APPROACH:
1 Fence Out Check - Complete (pg. N-11)
2 Tower - Call Inbound < 30nm
3 Drift Cut-out switch - NORM
4 Landing light - ON
5 Fuel - Note quantity/weight

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6 Finale approach airspeed - Computer Vref for crosscheck

BEFORE LANDING:
1 Check Clearance
2 Speedbrakes
3 Landing Gear Down
- Radio if no contact inside 12nm
- Open
- Three green downlocks,
handle light out

SHUTDOWN:
1 Parking Brake - Set
2 Speedbrakes - Close
3 Ejection seat - Safe
4 Avionics - OFF
5 Throttle/Fuel switches - OFF
6 External/LDG/Taxi lights - OFF
7 MAIN PWR switch - OFF

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