Operation Manual Part 1

Aerosoft – Digital Aviation
CRJ-700 CRJ-900
AOM PART 1
AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX
VOL
1
1-1-22
1 August 2017
THROTTLE HOTKEYS
For people who need it we have programmed a way to control the throttle with key commands:
• F1 sets the throttles to idle
• F2 sets them to the next lower detent (MAX -> TOGA; TOGA -> CLB)
or decreases throttle in the manual range
• F3 sets them to the next higher detent (CLB -> TOGA; TOGA -> MAX) or increases throttle in the
manual range
• F4 sets them to the next higher detent (IDLE/manual range -> CLB; CLB -> TOGA; TOGA -> MAX)
ADDITIONAL TOOLS / OPTIONS
Several tools and options are provided to configure the product or to assist you in flight.
SAVING AND LOADING A FLIGHT
When you save a flight using the standard FSX menu option while flying the CRJ, an ‘Aircraft State’ file will be
created as well. This Aircraft State file contains all the settings that are normally not saved by FSX. When you
load a flight the accompanying Aircraft State file will be loaded so you can continue your flight exactly as you
left off. However, this ONLY works if you load a flight using the standard FSX menu and not when you load it
via the ‘Free Flight’ menu.
USING PANEL STATES
You can also use Aircraft State to configure the
aircraft. There are three default Aircraft States:
• COLD & DARK: As the aircraft is left
when the last flight of the day is done.
All systems are powered down.
• ENG STARTUP: Aircraft configured to
the state just before engines are
started.
• ENG RUNNING: Aircraft is configured
to the state where engines have just
been started (you could consider this a
‘ready for taxi’ state. Brakes are set
and all lights are set.
It is also possible to create your own states.
Just configure the aircraft as you want and use
the SAVE STATE option after you entered a
name. The name can only be 10 characters (a-
z,0-9). In the image a state ‘Short Final’ has
been saved by the user.
The Aircraft States menu can be reached by pressing the MCDU MENU button on the MCDU. If the aircraft is in
a Cold and Dark state, you must provide electrical power to the aircraft bus to activate the MCDU’s. The
easiest way to do this is to switch on the battery bus (Battery Switch on Overhead to ON) and to use Dave to
provide Ground Power (under the Services option). On the Overhead Electrical panel, the AC Available light will
be lit. Press the button to connect it to the aircraft bus.