AlphaSim Sikorsky S-55 Checklists
(Abbreviated for use with the
flight simulator only)
- Exterior
Check
- Main landing
gear
- Engine Inlet
- Upper flight
controls and swashplate
- Pylons
- Tailboom
- Stabilizer
- Tail rotor.
Controls, hub and blades
- Canopy
- Interior
Check (Pilot controls)
- Canopy door
- Seat adjustment
to design eye position
- Pedals check
- Parking brake
- ON
- Pitot switch
- OFF
- Engine - OFF
- Carb heat -
OFF
- Battery
- OFF
- Lights - OFF
- NAV / GPS -
OFF
- Magnetos -
OFF
- Rotor brake
- OFF
- Fuel valve -
OFF
- Clock - Set
- Power lever
(collective) – 0%
- Master battery
switch - ON
- Instrument panel
lights as required - ON
- Beacon lights
- ON
- Fuel valve -
OPEN (ON)
- Rotor clutch
- ON
- Magnetos 1
& 2 - ON
- Power lever
(collective) – 40%
- Start Engine
until 700 RPM – ON
- Observe RPM
increase
- Gently
increase power lever until RPM reaches self sustaining 2200 RPM
- Engine RPM at
+2200 RPM – Power lever to 0%
- Allow engine
(2700 RPM) and temperatures to stabilise
- Pitot heat –
ON if required
- Carburetor –
ON if required
- Navigation
lights – ON
- Parking brake
- RELEASE
- Increase
collective to 45-50%.
- Apply slight
forward cyclic to begin taxi.
- Use rudder to
turn.
- Increase
power (collective) smoothly to 100% to lift off.
- Counter yaw
torque with rudder inputs.
- Set power
(collective) to desired level for fwd flight
- Maintain
cruise speed 70-75Knts IAS
- Adjust right
trim to level flight and avoid excessive left roll.
- Right trim
can be adjusted to match forward speed, remove right trim before landing
- Navigation
lights - OFF
- Panel lights
switch – OFF
- Pitot Heat
switch – OFF
- Carb heat switch
– OFF
- Power lever
(collective) – 0%
- Allow engine
to stabilize
- PARKING BRAKE
set
- Power
Lever - 0%
- Rotor clutch
- OFF
- Let engine
cool at IDLE for 1 minute
- Fuel valve –
CLOSED (OFF)
- Magnetos 1
& 2 – OFF
- Apply rotor
brake – hold switch or SHIFT + B ( hold on constant to apply )
- Beacon lights
- OFF
- Master battery
switch - OFF