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| B-17 Cockpit Checklist | |
From the Pilot Training Manual for the Flying Fortress - p.55 - 56  APPROVED B-17F and G CHECKLIST PILOT'S DUTIES IN RED COPILOT'S DUTIES IN BLACK BEFORE STARTING 1. Pilot's Preflight-COMPLETE 2. Form 1 A-CHECKED 3. Controls and Seats-CHECKED 4. Fuel Transfer Valves & Switch-OFF 5. Intercoolers-Cold 6. Gyros-UNCAGED 7. Fuel Shut-off Switches-OPEN 8. Gear Switch-NEUTRAL 9. Cowl Flaps-Open Right- OPEN LEFT-locked 10. Turbos-OFF 11. Idle cut-off-CHECKED 12. Throttles-CLOSED 13. High RPM-CHECKED 14. Autopilot-OFF 15. De-icers and Anti-icers, Wing and Prop-OFF 16. Cabin Heat-OFF 17. Generators-OFF STARTING ENGINES 1. Fire Guard and Call Clear-LEFT Right 2. Master Switch-ON 3. Battery switches and inverters-ON & CHECKED 4. Parking Brakes-Hydraulic Check-On & CHECKED 5. Booster Pumps-Pressure-ON & CHECKED 6. Carburetor Filters-Open 7. Fuel Quantity-Gallons per tank 8. Start Engines: both magnetos on after one revolution 9. Flight Indicator & Vacuum Pressures - CHECKED 10. Radio-On 11. Check Instruments-CHECKED 12. Crew Report 13. Radio Call & Altimeter-SET ENGINE RUN-UP 1. Brakes-locked 2. Trim Tabs-SET 3. Exercise Turbos and Props 4. Check Generators-CHECKED & OFF 5. Run up Engines BEFORE TAKEOFF 1. Tailwheel-Locked 2. Gyro-Set 3. Generators-ON AFTER TAKEOFF 1. Wheel-PILOT'S SIGNAL 2. Power Reduction 3. Cowl Flaps 4. Wheel Check-OK right-OK LEFT BEFORE LANDING 1. Radio Call, Altimeter-SET 2. Crew Position-OK 3. Autopilot-OFF 4. Booster Pumps-On 5. Mixture Controls-AUTO-RICH 6. Intercooler-Set 7. Carburetor Filters-Open 8. Wing De-icers-Off 9. Landing Gear a. Visual-Down Right-DOWN LEFT Tailwheel Down, Antenna in, Ball Turret Checked b. Light-OK c. Switch Off-Neutral 10. Hydraulic Pressure-OK Valve closed 11. RPM 2100-Set 12. Turbos-Set 13. Flaps 1/3-1/3 Down FINAL APPROACH 14. Flaps-PILOT'S SIGNAL 15. RPM 2200-PILOT'S SIGNAL  AFTER LANDING 1. Hydraulic Pressure-OK 2. Cowl Flaps-Open and locked 3. Turbos-Off 4. Booster Pumps-Off 5. Wing Flaps-Up 6. Tailwheel-Unlocked 7. Generators-OFF END OF MISSION 1. Engines-Cut 2. Radio-On ramp 3. Switches-OFF 4. Chocks 5. Controls-LOCKED 6. Form 1 GO-AROUND 1. High RPM & Power-High RPM 2. Wing Flaps-Coming Up 3. Power reduction 4. Wheel Check-OK Right-OK LEFT RUNNING TAKEOFF 1. Wing Flaps-Coming Up 2. Power 3. Wheel Chock-OK Right-OK LEFT SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF 1. Trim Tabs-SET 2. Wing Flaps-UP 3. Cowl Flaps-Open Right-OPEN LEFT 4. High RPM-CHECKED 5. Fuel-Gals per tank 6. Booster Pumps-ON 7. Turbos-SET 8. Flight Controls-UNLOCKED 9. Radio Call SUBSEQUENT LANDING 1. Landing Gear a. Visual-Down Right-DOWN LEFT Tailwheel Down, Ball Turret Checked b. Light-ON 2. Hydraulic Pressure-OK 3. RPM 2100-Set 4. Turbo Controls-Set 5. Wing Flaps 1/3 - 1/3 Down 6. Radio Call FINAL APPROACH 7. Flaps-PILOT'S SIGNAL 8. RPM 2200-PILOT'S SIGNAL FEATHERING 1. Throttle Back 2. Feather 3. Mixture and Fuel Booster-Off 4. Turbo Off 5. Prop Low RPM 6. Ignition Off 7. Generator Off 8. Fuel Valve Off UNFEATHERING 1. Fuel Valve-On 2. Ignition On 3. Prop Low RPM 4. Throttle Cracked 5. Supercharger Off 6. Unfeather 7. Mixture Auto-Rich 8. Warm up Engine 9. Generator On SEQUENCE OF POWER CHANGES INCREASING POWER 1. Mixture Controls 2. Propellers 3. Throttless 4. Superchargers DECREASING POWER 1. Superchargers 2. Throttles 3. Propellers 4. Mixture Controls Return to the Tour |