User manual
Table Of Contents
- PBY Catalina
- Introduction
- System requirements
- Credits
- Copyrights
- Contact support
- Models and versions
- Limitations
- Failure model and special features
- Aerosoft Sound Control
- Flight model
- Using the switches and knobs
- Interactive Checklist
- Avionics, 1940’s military cockpit
- Avionics, modern cockpit
- Engine Settings
- Mission
- Appendix A: Simplified checklist
- Appendix B: KX 165A TSO
- Appendix C: KLN-90B User Manual
- INTRODUCTION
- OVERVIEW
- DEFINITIONS:
- SYSTEM USE
- NAV: NAVIGATION PAGES
- CALC: CALCULATOR PAGES
- STAT: STATUS PAGES
- SETUP: SETUP PAGES
- OTHER: OTHER PAGES
- TRIP: TRIP PLANNING PAGES
- MOD: MODE PAGES
- FPL: FLIGHT PLAN PAGE
- NAV: NAVIGATION PAGES (right screen)
- APT: AIRPORT PAGES
- NEAREST Airport Pages
- VOR: VOR Page
- NDB: NDB Page
- INT: INTERSECTION PAGE
- SUPL: SUPPLEMENTAL PAGE (SUP)
- CTR: CENTER WAYPOINT PAGE
- REF: REFERENCE WAYPOINT PAGE
- ACTV: ACTIVE WAYPOINT PAGE (ACT)
- D/T: DISTANCE/TIME PAGES
- MESSAGE PAGE
- DIRECT-TO PAGE
Part B Section
CLEAN UP CHECKS
Suction
Fuel
Cowl Flaps
Ignition
Generators
Hydraulics
ATC
Check
Cross feed as required, check range options
Closed on dead engine
Off on dead engine
Check charge rate
If starboard engine failed use Aux Pump
Advise of requirements, review options
05 ENGINE FAILURE DURING APPROACH
Same as for engine failure After Take-off (below Safe Altitude)
Feather engine immediately
Review options for gear down,
Use auxiliary hydraulic pump if necessary.
Not lower the gear until sure of making the runway.
Continue for the landing.
Advise A TC
06 SINGLE ENGINE CRUISE
The charts for Single Engine Cruise are found in Section 5 and should be consuited for
range, fuel consumption, power available and best altitude. In general the aim should be to
conserve the engines by using the lowest power settings possible consistent with safety.
The Catalina will not maintain attitude with cruise power set on the live engine, even at sea
level, and its best rate of climb at sea level at 28000 lbs AUW with Take-Off power set is
150 feet per minute.
Unless distance is the objective to make a land fail then the aim should be to land at the
nearest available airfield suitable for a landing. In this case altitude may be sacrificed to
maintain a speed compatible with cruise power in auto lean, on the remaining engine, and
consistent with safety aspects of the route to be flown. if this is not possible, use higher
power in Auto Rich to conserve height.
The IAS to fly is 87 Kts. This speed may only be obtained at an altitude below full Throttle
height for the remaining engine, as power required is a function ofTAS x Drag. if the
aircraft continues to descend below this altitude without stabilising, a ditching or forced
landing must be considered. if extreme power settings are used to maintain altitude a
second engine failure is a real possibility.
In all cases of single engined flight Air Traffic Control is to be kept informed of the
intentions of the crew and to speed Search and Rescue action should that become
necessary.
Land As Soon As Possible
Stichting Catalina PH-PBY Rev No: 00
18 May, 2004 Page: 9