DOUGLAS DC-3/R4D CHECKLISTS
DOUGLAS DC-3 · Checklist
Overview
This document is a condensed checklist for the Douglas DC-3/R4D aircraft, detailing procedures for various phases of flight including pre-start, taxi, takeoff, landing, and post-landing operations. It includes specific instructions for engine start, cruise settings, and safety checks.
- Battery and generator switches must be ON before starting engines.
- Cruise RPM settings range from 1700 to 2250 RPM depending on desired performance.
- Landing gear must be down and latched before landing.
- Flaps should be set as desired before takeoff.
- Pitot heat and carburetor heat should be used as needed.
- Fuel boost pumps should be ON during takeoff and landing.
- Engine run-up checks are required before taxiing.
- Parking brake must be ON during engine start.
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Source
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Document details
- Type ·
- Checklist
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- 50 KB
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- dc3airways.net
- Language ·
- en
Specifications & performance
Extracted from this document.
Specifications
- Fuel capacity (gal) ·
- 804
Performance
- Stall speed (kt) ·
- 61
V-speeds
- V1_KTS ·
- 81
- V2_KTS ·
- 84
- VR_KTS ·
- 84
- VLE_KTS ·
- 140
- VMC_KTS ·
- 71
- VNE_KTS ·
- 180
- VREF_KTS ·
- 80
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- Pilot's Operating Handbook / AFM
- Checklist
- Maintenance Manual
- Parts Catalog (IPC)
- Systems & Wiring
- Service Bulletins on file
- Type Certificate (TCDS)
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In this document
Before Starting Engines
Checklist includes turning ON battery and generator switches, checking fuel gauges, and ensuring the automatic pilot is OFF.
Cruise Settings
Cruise RPM settings are specified for desired, economy, max, and min cruise conditions.
Before Landing
Checklist includes setting the altimeter, ensuring the gear is down, and turning ON landing lights.
Before Takeoff
Checklist includes setting the altimeter, ensuring mixtures are auto rich, and confirming landing lights are ON.
After Landing
Checklist includes raising flaps, turning OFF fuel boost pumps, and logging landing time.
Engine Start Procedure
Detailed steps for starting each engine, including magneto checks and fuel boost pump operations.
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Safety notes
- Max allowable drop for magneto checks is 65 RPM.
- Allowable difference in RPM drop between left and right magneto is 40 RPM.
- Cowl flaps should be adjusted as required during various phases of flight.
- Ensure parking brake is OFF before taxiing.
- Check for positive vertical velocity before raising gear after takeoff.
- Use caution with carburetor heat settings.
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Full document text
<DC-3-4.doc> Page 1 DOUGLAS DC-3/R4D CHECKLISTS (Condensed, * = R4D Only) BEFORE STARTING ENGINES Battery Switch - ON Generator Switch - ON Fuel Gauges - Amount of Fuel Automatic Pilot - OFF Nav & Strobe Lights - ON Seat Belt/No Smoking Lights - ON Trim Tabs - Neutral Parking Brake - ON Carburetor Heat - As Needed * Cowl Flaps - OPEN Fuel Selector - As required Propellers - Full Forward, High RPM Throttles - Cracked (or 5 keystrokes) Mixtures - Idle Cut-Off (or 5 keystrokes) Pitot Heat - OFF CRUISE (CHT = Cylinder Head Temp) Desired Cruise - 2000-2150 RPM, 26” Abv 3,500’Auto-Lean CHT 232C Economy Cruise -1750 RPM, 25”, Auto Lean Max Cruise - 2250 RPM, 34”, Below 3,500’ - Auto Lean CHT 232C Min Cruise - 1700 RPM, 32” MAP, Auto Lean CHT 232C Fuel Selector - To Desired Cruise Tanks Seat Belt Light - OFF * Cowl Flaps - AS REQUIRED or OFF START ENGINES (see detailed checklist) BEFORE TAXI Crew and Passengers Aboard Door Secured, Light - OFF ( / (slash) key) Radios - ON, and SET Clock - SET Parking Brake - OFF ENGINE RUN-UP Parking Brake - ON Fuel Boost Pumps - OFF Mixtures - Auto Rich Fuel Selector - All Tanks Carb Heat - ON, Check, OFF Ignition & Propeller Checks, each engine See detailed checklists BEFORE LANDING Altimeter - SET Fuel Selector - ALL Mixtures - Auto Rich Carburetor Heat - As Needed Pitot Heat - As Needed Landing Lights - ON Fuel Boost Pumps - ON Seat Belt/No Smoking Lights - ON Propellers - 1800-2000 RPM Gear - Down and Latched, Green Light, Check Wheels Visually Parking Brake - Off, brake pressure on pedals Flaps - As Desired Propellers full forward in case of go around. Airspeeds: Downwind - 125k, Base - 105k Final 85k BEFORE TAKEOFF Altimeter - SET Mixtures - Auto Rich Landing Lights - ON Fuel Boost Pumps - On Pitot Heat - As Required Flaps - SET * Cowl Flaps - TRAIL, then OFF Take Off - 2700 RPM, 48” Log takeoff time AFTER LANDING Flaps - Up Fuel Boost Pumps - Off Elevator Trim - Neutral Propellers - Full Forward, High RPM * Cowl Flaps - OPEN Pitot Heat - OFF Log landing time AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMB Gear - UP (After Positive Vertical Velocity and Altimeter Indication) Flaps - UP Wheels- Stop Rotation With Brakes 90 KIAS - 2550 RPM, 40” 110 KIAS - 2350 RPM, 36” Fuel Boost Pumps - OFF Landing Lights - OFF PARKING Parking Brake - ON (chocks in - OFF) Ignition - OFF Mixtures - Idle Cut-Off Fuel Selectors - OFF Battery Switch - OFF Generators - OFF Flap Handle - UP Navigation, Strobe, Landing lights - OFF Pitot Heat - OFF Seat Belt Sign - OFF Door - OPEN <DC-3-4.doc> Page 2 START ENGINES Right Magneto Lever - Both Right Fuel Boost Pump - On Prime Switch - On Right Start Switch - ON RIGHT, 10 to 15 seconds Mesh Switch - On Right Mesh Switch - Off Start Switch - OFF Right Mixture - Auto-Rich Right Fuel Boost Pump - OFF Repeat for Left Engine AIRSPEEDS Vmc (min control) 71k V1 (decision) 81k V2 (single engine climb) 84k Vref (refusal) 80k Vr (rotate) 84k Max Extension, Gear Down - Vle 140 Flaps, Max Speeds: 10 ( 1 / 4 ) - 130 KIAS 20 ( 1 / 2/) - 105 KIAS 30 ( 3 / 4 ) - 99 KIAS 40 ( Full) - 97 KIAS Engine Runup - Ignition Check Set brakes Magneto switches in Both position. Propellers in the High position--full forward Right Engine throttle to 2350 RPM. Mag switch to Left, note RPM drop Mag switch to Both Mag switch to Right, note RPM drop Mag switch to Both - Max allowable drop (Left or Right magneto) is 65 RPM, 25 RPM is the normal drop. - Allowable difference (left and right magneto) in RPM drop is 40 RPM Repeat for Left Engine * Propeller Feather Check Left Engine - FEATHER, UNFEATHER Repeat for Right Engine Engine Runup - Propeller Check Magneto switches in the Both position Propellers in the High position--full forward Set 1000 RPM on both engines Set the left engine to 1700 RPM. Left-engine prop control to Low RPM Note that the RPM decreases to 1200 RPM or below. Return prop control to High RPM, back to 1700 RPM Left throttle to 1000 RPM Repeat the prop check for the right engine. Misc Info Carb Heat - Forward is OFF <DC-3-4.doc> Page 3 Here are some tips on reading the Fuel Selector Gauge and the Fuel Quantity Gauge Fuel Tank Selector Selector Handle Fuel Quantity and Fuel Quantity Gauge Fuel Quantity The Dutch Dakota (PH-DDZ), Company DC-3 (DCA N1776) and the R4D (50819) all have the same fuel load. The 804 Gallons are distributed as follows: Left Aux – 200, Left Main – 202, Right Main – 202, and Right Aux – 200 Fuel Gauge E for Empty, F for Full All this information in available on the Fuel Dialog box ( Aircraft | Fuel ) but this may make it a bit easier to read directly from the cockpit. Right Main Right Aux ALL Left Main Left Aux OFF Thick Red Points to Desired Selection E 20 50 90 130 160 180 F <DC-3-4.doc> Page 4 DC-3 Airways - Pilot’s Log Flight Log for: Pilot #: Page #: Date Type Acft Flight Num- ber Takeoff Time Landing Time Flight Time - in Minutes (10ths) Total Time Hrs . Min (in 10ths) PIREP Sub- mitted Minutes to Tenths conversion: 1 to 6 = 1, 7 to 12 = 2, 13 to 18 = 3, 19 to 24 = 4, 25 to 30 = 5, 31 to 36 = 6, 37 to 42 = 7, 43 to 48 = 8, 49 to 54 = 9, 55 to 60 = full hour <DC-3-4.doc> Page 5 DOUGLAS DC - 3 CHECKLISTS PAX (passenger) Stops - Through Flights BEFORE LANDING Pitot Heat - As Needed Landing Lights - ON Fuel Boost Pumps - ON Mixture - AUTO RICH Seat Belt/No Smoking Lights - ON Propellers - 1800-2000 RPM Gear - DOWN & LATCHED (Green Light) Flaps - As Desired Propellers – FULL FORWARD Airspeeds: Downwind - 125k, Base - 105k Final 85k BEFORE TAKEOFF Altimeter - SET Mixtures - AUTO RICH Landing Lights - ON Fuel Boost Pumps - ON Pitot Heat - As Required Take Off - 2700 RPM, 48” Log takeoff time AFTER LANDING Flaps - UP Fuel Boost Pumps - OFF Elevator Trim - Neutral Propellers - FULL FORWARD, High RPM Trim - SET Pitot Heat - OFF Log landing time Engine #1 – SHUT DOWN Seat Belt Sign – OFF Door – OPEN ( / (slash) key) AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMB Gear - UP Flaps - UP Wheels- Stop Rotation With Brakes 90 KIAS - 2550 RPM, 40” 110 KIAS - 2350 RPM, 36”
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Fuel Boost Pumps - OFF Landing Lights – OFF BEFORE TAXI Door Secured, Light - OFF ( / (slash) key) Radios - ON, and SET Clock – SET Engine #1 - RESTART Trim – SET Flaps - SET Parking Brake – OFF CRUISE Desired Cruise - 2000-2150 RPM, 26” Economy Cruise -1750 RPM, 25” Auto Lean Max Cruise - 2250 RPM, 34”, Min Cruise - 1700 RPM, 32” MAP Auto Lean Fuel Selector - To Desired Cruise Tanks Seat Belt Light - OFF Use these check lists with combined flights. Get the <ne-sked-2.zip> file for New England Schedule, Regrouped into flights of 2 to 4 legs. It’s on the Download page of the DC-3 Airways web site. <DC-3-4.doc> Page 6 Compute Headings for VFR Traffic Patterns Right Hand Pattern Left Hand Pattern (2) Base (2) Base (3) Downwind (3) Downwind (1) Final (1) (4) 45 to (4) 45 to Downwind Downwind Enter Pattern Headings Below Right Traffic Left Traffic Enter Pattern Headings Below Runway Hdg Final Approach Runway Hdg (1) Runway Hdg (1) MINUS 90 degrees Base Leg (2) (1) PLUS 90 degrees Runway Reciprocal Downwind (3) Runway Reciprocal (2) MINUS 45 degrees 45 to Downwind (4) (2) PLUS 45 degrees Example: Right Traffic Pattern to Land Runway 33 240 330 150 195 Enter Pattern Headings Below Right Traffic 330 Runway Hdg Final Approach Runway Hdg (1) 240 (1) MINUS 90 degrees Base Leg (2) 150 Runway Reciprocal Downwind (3) 195 (2) MINUS 45 degrees 45 to Downwind (4) <DC-3-4.doc> Page 7 Source: manuals, aircraft checklists & placards Airspeed (AS) in knots DC – 3 DDA – PH DDZ R 4 D 50819 DC - 3 DCA 1776 Take Off Flaps 0 0 Trim 0 0 Power 48” 2700 52” 2800 48" 2800 Vr Rotate 84 85 METO Power 40” 2550 43” 2600 43” 2600 Flaps Up 105k 105k 41” 500 Feet 36” 2350 36” 2400 36” 2400 Climb Power 35” 2400 Vy Best Rate Vx Best Angle 105 105 84 Cruise Power Normal 26” 2150 Min 32” 1700 Max 34” 2250 32” 2000 31” 1850 32" 2000 31" 1850 AS 145 – 185 145 - 185 Va Maneuver 122 Vne Never Exc 180 180 172 (154 full wgt) Max AS Vno Vmo Vmo Max Opr Landing Vfe Flaps 10o ( 1 / 4 ) 130 135 135 20o ( 1 / 2 ) 105 99 99 30o ( 3 / 4 ) 99 97 87 40o ( Full ) 97 Gear Max Vle Vlo Oper Dn - Up 140 140 140 140 Vmc Min Cont 71 77 77 Pattern Downwind 23” 2000 125k 20” 2000 125k 20" 2000 Final AS Vref 80 80 80 Clean Flaps 85 85 85 Stall (24,000 GrWgt) - Clean Vs 67 67 - Gear/Flaps Vso 61 61 61 Go Around 33” 2300 33" 2300 Best Glide 115 115 Close Exterior Door / (slash) Nav Lights – ON Remove Signs / Chocks N/A Parking Brakes - OFF