FA-18 Super Hornet, Start-Up Sequence, Shore-Based

1) SAFE 26) LDDI, inspect for: 2) Parking Brake SET • No "1s" or "Ls" 3) Master Arm SAFE 27) Master Caution CLEAR, hold [LMB] 4) Battery ON [RMB] 28) On-Board Oxygen Generation System ON 5) Test Channel A, hold [RMB] 29) Hook Bypass FIELD • Observe lights and warnings 30) Radar OPR 6) Battery OFF [LMB] then ON [RMB] 31) Inertial Navigation System GND 7) Test Channel B, hold[LMB] 32) FCS RESET • Observe lights and warnings 33) Flaps HALF 8) Axillary Power Unit ON 34) FCS BIT, hold [Y], then FCS (RPB 20) • APU Accumulator message should • Beeping will announce end of BIT NOT be displayed 35) UFC: TIME on MPCD (PB 1) • Wait for light to turn green • Zulu Time-of-Day (ZTOD) on UFC 9) Engine Crank, right [RMB] 36) Flaps UP • Wait for IFEI to reach 25% RPM 37) Test flaps: aft, forward, left, right then… 38) Flaps HALF 10) Introduce fuel, engine, right [R-Shift + 39) Take-Off Trim SET (press post button in Home] center of Trim knob) 11) Master Caution CLEAR [LMB] 40) Nosewheel Steering DISENGAGE 41) Tail Hook DOWN 12) LDDI NIGHT or DAY, as appropriate 42) Pitot ON 13) RDDI NIGHT or DAY, as appropriate 43) AV Cool EMERGENCY 14) HUD ON 44) Fuel Probe EXTEND 15) ALT RADAR 45) Speed Brake EXTEND 16) MPCD ON 46) TCN: 17) Console Lights ON (if needed) 18) Switch should start on Normal, • Click: ON rotate 360-degrees, [RMB] x4 • Click: CLR 19) Inspect canopy rail for obstructions • Enter: 96 20) Canopy CLOSE [L-Ctrl + C] • Click: X 21) LDDI, inspect for: • Click: TCN on MPCD (PB 20) • No "2s" or "Rs" 47) MPCD set for HSI function: • Bring up FCS page: • Click: DATA (PB 5) o Click: Menu (LPB 13) • Click: A/C (PB 1) o Click: FCS (LPB 10) • Click: Menu (PB 13) 22) RDDI, press STOP (RPB 5) to stop BIT • Click: TAC (PB 13) page blinking • Click: HSI (PB 17) 23) Lt Test hold [LMB], inspect the following 48) INS NAV lights for function: 49) RADAR , 200' [MMB] scroll • APU light: GREEN 50) Barometric Altimeter set to current airfield • Fuel lights: ON altitude • Annunciator panel: ON 51) Stand-by UNCAGED • AOA Indexer: all lights ON 52) BINGO Fuel click and hold up arrow (8,000) 53) RWR Sweep ON • Hook indicator: ON 54) Speed Brake RETRACT • Stand-By Caution panel: All lights ON 55) Probe RETRACT 24) Engine Crank, left [LMB] 56) Hook RETRACT • Wait for IFEI to reach 25% RPM, 57) Pitot AUTO then… 58) AV Cool NORM 25) Introduce fuel, Engine, left [R-Alt + Home]