Briefings and Checks Robinson R 44 Raven I Helicopter Data: 1. Call Sign... HB-ZOC 2. S/N... 1388 3. Empty weight... 1440 lbs 4. Fuel... 5. Weight PIC/PAX... 6. Actual TOM... 7. Actual HOGE... 8. MAX TOM... 2400 LBS 9. Fuel Flow... ca. 60 L/h 1
LIMITATIONS AIRSPEED LIMITATIONS 1. Up to 3000 ft DA 2200 lbs TOM or below... 130 KIAS over 2200 lbs TOM... 120 KIAS AR... 100 KIAS 2. Above 3000 ft DA... according placard 3. Above MCP... 100 KIAS 4. Any doors removed... 100 KIAS WEIGHT LIMITATIONS 1. Max gross weight... 2400 lbs 2. Min gross weight... 1550 lbs 3. Max weight per seat inl. Baggage.. 300 lbs 4. Max weight in baggage compartment 50 lbs 5. Min solo pilot incl. baggage... 150 lbs ROTOR LIMITATIONS 1. Power On... Max 102%... Min 101% 2. Power Off... Max 108%... Min 90% 3. Low RPM warning... 97% ALTITUDE LIMITATIONS 1. Max operating altitude... 14 000 ft DA and 9000ft GND 2
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DEPARTURE BRIEFING 1. Obstacles / Wind... Checked 2. Departure procedure... take off profile (HIGE/HOGE) 3. Limitations... LMP / MCP / Vne / HOGE Performance 4. Emergency... briefed PREPARATION OF HELICOPTER 1. Outside Check... COMPLETED 2. Flight Log... CHECKED 3. Flight Notification... FILLED OUT ENGINE PRESTART Departure briefing completed (METEO / NOTAM / DABS / FUEL CAPS / CABIN / PAX / BAGGAGE / AFT DOORS UNLOCKED AND LATCHED / DUAL CONTROLS REMOVED IF SOLO) 1. Seat belts... Fastened 2. Fuel shut-off valve... On 3. Cyclic / collective friction... Off 4. Cyclic / Collective / Pedals... Full travel free 5. Throttle... Full travel free - CLOSED 6. Collective... Full down, friction on 7. Cyclic... Neutral / friction on 8. Pedals... Neutral 9. All switches / Landing light... Off 10. HYD and GOV switches... On 11. Circuit breakers... All in 12. Carb heat... Off 13. Mixture... Full Rich 14. Mixture Guard... Installed 15. Clutch... Disengaged 16. Altimeter... Set 17. Rotor brake... Disengaged 6
ENGINE START 1. Throttle twists for priming... As required (when engine cold 12x) 2. Throttle... CLOSED 3. Master switch... On 4. Strobe light... On 5. Area... Clear 6. Ignition switch... Start, than both 7. Starter-On light... Out 8. Engine RPM... 50% to 60% 9. Oil pressure... 25 psi minimum within 30 sec 10. Alternator... On (Alt light out) 11. Clutch switch... Engage 12. Rotor Blades turning... less than 5 seconds 13. Carb heat... Full on 14. Headsets... On 15. All necessary consumers... On 16. Wait for clutch light... Out 17. Warm-up RPM... 60 to 70% RUN UP CHECK 1. Engine gages... Green 2. Mag drop @ 75% RPM... Max 7% drop in 2 sec 3. Sprag clutch check from 75% RPM Needles split 4. Carb heat check... Push carb heat, CAT drop and slight RPM rise 5. Doors... Closed and latched 6. Cyclic / Collective friction... Off 7. Hydraulic system... Check 8. Governor on, increase throttle... RPM 101 102% 9. Warning lights... Out 10. Lift collective slightly, reduce RPM. Horn / light at 97% 7
CHECK BEFORE DEPARTURE 2. Cyclic / collective frictions... Off 3. Governor... On 4. Carb heat... out of yellow arc 5. Landing light... as required 6. Fuel quantity... as required 7. Temp s & Pressures... Green arc 8. RPM... 102% 9. Warning lights... Out HOVER CHECK 1. Manifold Pressure... Checked 2. RPM... 102% 3. Wind... Checked 4. Departure sector... Clear CLIMB CHECK 1. Manifold pressure... 20 inch LMP (5 Min) 2. RPM... 102% 3. Speed... 60 KIAS 4. Carb heat... out of yellow arc 5. Landing light... as required CRUISE CHECK 1. Manifold pressure... 19 inch MCP 2. RPM... 102% 3. Carb heat... out of yellow arc 4. Speed... as required 5. Fuel... Endurance 6. Temp s & Pressures... Green arc 7. Warning lights... Out 8. Landing light... as required 8
BRIEFING FOR APPROACH 1. REKO... Done 2. Landing spot... Elevation 3. Limitations... LMP / HOGE 4. Escape... Define route CHECK FOR APPROACH 1. Landing light... as required 2. Carb heat... Full on 3. Fuel... Endurance 4. Temp s and Pressures... Green arc 5. RPM... 102% 6. Warning lights... Out FINAL CHECK 1. Safety window... < 30 kts / < 300 ft ROD 2. Carb heat... Off 3. Decision... Land / Go around SHUTDOWN 1. Collective down, RPM 60 70%... Friction on 2. Cyclic / Pedals... Neutral, friction on 3. CHT... Drop (min 3 Minutes cool down) 4. Avionics... 121.5 checked, off 5. Throttle... Close 6. Clutch switch... Disengage 7. Mixture off... After 30 sec 8. After complete rotor stop... All switches off / ignition off 9
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