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
Aerosoft PBY Catalina 1.00 Manual
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1. Beacon light ON
2. Right Fuel Selector to BOTH
3. Right Mixture Control to FULL RICH
Switch to Main Virtual Cockpit View
4. Throttle slightly open (cracked)
5. Right Fuel Booster to ON
6. Right Starter ON and wait 6 seconds (12 blades count)
7. Right Prime to ON for a 4 seconds and repeat and
8. Immediately Right Magneto to BOTH
9. When engine starts Right Mixture Control to AUTO RICH
10. Right Starter to OFF
11. Right Fuel Booster to OFF
12. Repeat for Left Engine
When engine does not start
• Starter to OFF
• Fuel Boost to OFF
• Ignition to OFF
• And repeat with at item 4 with more priming.
Before Taxi
• ................................................................................................ Oil Pressure Check
o Check oil pressure between 80-100 psi
• ................................................................................................ Booster Pumps Off
• ................................................................................................ Fuel Pressure Check
o Check fuel pressure between 14-16 psi
• ................................................................................................ Hydraulic/ Brake Pressure
.................................................................................................... Check
o Check pressure between 850-1050 +/- 50psi
• ................................................................................................ Temperatures Check
o Check oil temp between 40°-100°C before using the engines
o Check cylinder head temp between 120°-200° C before using engines
• ................................................................................................ Suction Check
o Check pressure between 2.8 –4.5 psi
• ................................................................................................ Generators/ Radio Master
switch .......................................................................................... On
• ................................................................................................ Radio’s On
o Switch VHF/NAV1 and VHF/NAV2 On
o Switch Transponder Stby
o Set Transmit/ Receive panel for departure
• ................................................................................................ Nav/Comm Setup Set