Piaggio Avanti P-180 Procedures

 

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Display/hide GPS

SHIFT+3

Display/hide engine controls

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Display/hide Warning annunciator panel

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Display/hide compass

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Display/hide lights/gear controls

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BEFORE ENGINE STARTING

 

 

 

[ ] Flaps and flap switches

SAME SETTING

[ ] Battery switch

OFF

[ ] Avionics switch

OFF

[ ] Parking Brake
 

SET
(press CTRL+PERIOD key)

[ ] Landing Gear Control

CHECK DOWN

[ ] Power Levers
 

IDLE
(press F2 until Idle)

[ ] Propeller Controls
 

FULL FEATHERED
(press CTRL+F2 until fully out)

[ ] Condition Levers

 

FUEL CUTOFF
(press CTRL+SHIFT+F2 until fully out)

[ ] Fuel Quantity

CHECK AS NEEDED

[ ] Anti-ice

ON

[ ] Beacon

ON

[ ] "Anti-ice" Annunciators

 

ILLUMINATED
(press SHIFT+5 to display annunciator panel)

 

 

ENGINE STARTING (BATTERY)

 

 

 

Press CTRL+E to initiate engine autostart sequence, or:

 

 

[ ] Battery Switch

ON

[ ] Beacon

ON

[ ] Propeller Area

CLEAR

[ ] Fuel Mixture
 

FULL
(press CTRL+SHIFT+F4)

[ ] Fuel Cuttoff

OPEN

[ ] Right Ignition and Engine Start Switch
 

ON
(click repeatedly until engine starts)

[ ] Right Condition Lever

 

LOW IDLE
(after the N1 Turbine RPM has stabilized, 12% minimum)

[ ] Right ITT and N1 Turbine RPM

MONITOR

[ ] "R FUEL PRESS LO" Annunciator

EXTINGUISHED

[ ] "R OIL PRESS LO" Annunciator

EXTINGUISHED

[ ] Right Oil Pressure

CHECK

[ ] Right Condition Lever

HIGH IDLE

[ ] Right Generator

ON

[ ] Left Ignition and Engine Start Switch
 

ON
(Click repeatedly until engine starts)

[ ] Left Condition Lever

 

LOW IDLE
(after the N1 Turbine RPM has stabilized, 12% minimum)

[ ] Left ITT and N1 Turbine RPM

MONITOR

[ ] L FUEL PRESS LO Annunciator

EXTINGUISHED

[ ] L OIL PRESS LO Annunciator

EXTINGUISHED

[ ] Left Oil Pressure

CHECK

[ ] Left Condition Lever

HIGH IDLE

[ ] Right Condition Lever

REDUCE TO LOW IDLE

[ ] Left Generator

ON

[ ] Avionics Master Switch

ON

 

 

TAXI

 

 

 

[ ] Propeller condition

IDLE

 (unfeathered: press CTRL+F1 to feather then CTRL+F3 to get moving)

[ ] Throttle

HIGH IDLE

[ ] Brakes

TESTED

 (from relative* 40 to stop)

Notice:         Use Brakes to Prevent Speeds Exceeding Relative* 45

*Relative to ground.

 

 

 

BEFORE TAKEOFF (RUNUP)

 

 

 

[ ] Avionics

CHECK

[ ] Altimeter

SET

(For local ATIS or ATAS)

[ ] Autopilot

SET and OFF

[ ] Electronic Pitch Trim Control

CHECK

[ ] Trim Tabs

 

SET
(with Num Lock off press Num Pad 1 or Num Pad 7 as necessary)

[ ] Primary Governors

EXERCISE AT 1500 RPM

[ ] Autofeather

ARM

[ ] Manual Propeller Feathering

CHECK

[ ] Anti-ice

AS REQUIRED

[ ] Fuel Quantity, Flight, and Engine Instruments

CHECK
 

 

 

BEFORE TAKEOFF (FINAL ITEMS)

 

 

[ ] Annunciator Lights

EXTINGUISHED OR CONSIDERED

[ ] Transponder

ON ALT

[ ] Lights

AS REQUIRED

[ ] Anti-ice

AS REQUIRED

[ ] Takeoff speeds (V1, VR, and V2)

CONFIRM

[ ] Flaps

AS REQUIRED

 (Approach setting for short takeoff)

 

 

TAKEOFF

 

 

 

[ ] Brakes

PARKING

(Until 50% RPM reached)

[ ] Power Levers

 

100% N1 TURBINE RPM
(OBSERVE ITT LIMITS)
(press F3 as necessary)

[ ] Prop Levers

100%

(Press CTRL+F4)

[ ] Brakes
 

RELEASE
(press PERIOD key)

[ ] VR
 

ROTATE TO APPROX. 10 DEGREES PITCH UP

[ ] Landing Gear

 

UP (WHEN POSITIVE CLIMB ESTABLISHED)
(press G)

[ ] Airspeed
 

MAINTAIN V2 UNTIL CLEAR OF OBSTACLES

[ ] Flaps
 

UP (BLUE LINE, 125 KIAS MINIMUM)

 

 

CLIMB

 

 

 

[ ] Climb Power

 

90% N1 TURBINE RPM (OR AS DESIRED)
(press F2 or F3 as necessary)

[ ] Propellers

 

1600 RPM (OR AS DESIRED)
(press CTRL+F2 or CTRL+F3 as necessary)

[ ] Propeller Synchronizer

ON

[ ] Engine Instruments

MONITOR

[ ] Lights

AS REQUIRED

 

 

CRUISE

 

 

 

[ ] Cruise Power
 

AS DESIRED
(press F2 or F3 as necessary)

[ ] Engine Instruments

MONITOR

[ ] Autofeather

OFF

[ ] Autopilot 

AS REQUIRED

 

 

DESCENT

 

 

 

[ ] Altimeter

SET

[ ] Autofeather

ARM

[ ] Fuel Balance

CHECK

[ ] Power
 

AS REQUIRED
(press F2 or F3 as necessary)

[ ] Propeller setting

AS REQUIRED

(press CTRL+F2 or CTRL+F3 as necessary)

 

 

BEFORE LANDING

 

 

 

[ ] Autofeather

VERIFY ARMED

[ ] VREF

CONFIRM

[ ] Altimeter

SET

[ ] Flaps
 

APPROACH
(press F7 until APPR)

[ ] Landing Gear
 

DOWN
(press G)

[ ] Lights

AS REQUIRED

[ ] Anti-ice

AS REQUIRED

 

 

NORMAL LANDING

--When landing is assured--

[ ] Flaps
 

DOWN
(press F7 until DN)

[ ] Airspeed

VREF

[ ] Condition Levers

 

HIGH IDLE
(press CTRL+SHIFT+F3 until fully in)

[ ] Propeller Levers
 

MINIMUM 75%
(press CTRL+F3)

[ ] Power Levers
 

AS REQUIRED
(press F2 until Idle)

 

 

--After touchdown--

 

[ ] Power Levers
 

GROUND FINE
(press F2 until fully out)

[ ] Propeller setting

FEATHERED

(Press CTRL+F2 until fully out)

[ ] Brakes
 

AS REQUIRED
(press PERIOD key)

 

 

AFTER LANDING

 

 

 

[ ] Engine Auto-Ignition

OFF

[ ] Anti-ice

OFF

[ ] Lights

AS REQUIRED

[ ] Transponder

 

STANDBY
(press SHIFT+2 to display radio stack)

[ ] Trim Tabs

 

SET
(with Num Lock off press Num Pad 1 or Num Pad 7 as necessary)

[ ] Flaps
 

UP
(press F6 until UP)

 

 

SHUTDOWN AND SECURING

 

 

 

[ ] Parking Brake
 

SET
(press SHIFT+PERIOD key)

[ ] Avionics Master

OFF

[ ] Autofeather

OFF

[ ] Lights

OFF

[ ] ITT
 

STABILIZED AT MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR 1 MINUTE

[ ] Condition Levers

 

FUEL CUTOFF
(press CTRL+SHIFT+F2 until fully out)

L:[ ] R:[ ] Fuel valves

OFF

[ ] Propellers
 

FEATHER
(press CTRL+F2 until fully out)

[ ] Battery and Generator Switches

OFF (below 15% N1)