Securing aircraft After the landing and before you go having a beer you need to secure the aircraft. This tutorial will take you through that process. !!!CAUTION!!! Starting this tutorial with the engine not running will NOT work! /controls/switches/magnetos 3 /controls/switches/starter true /engines/active-engine/running true /controls/engines/engine/use-primer true /controls/engines/engine/primer 3 /instrumentation/adf/frequencies/selected-khz 367 /environment/weather-scenario Fair weather

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We're almost done. But before we're finished you need to shut down the engine and secure the aircraft. /sim/model/c172p/brake-parking false /controls/flight/flaps 0.0 sim/model/c172p/engine_flag_0 1 sim/model/c172p/engine_flag_1 0 /controls/engines/active-engine 0 sim/model/c172p/bushkit_flag_0 1 sim/model/c172p/bushkit_flag_1 0 sim/model/c172p/bushkit_flag_2 0 sim/model/c172p/bushkit_flag_3 0 sim/model/c172p/bushkit_flag_4 0 fdm/jsbsim/bushkit 0 /engines/active-engine/running true /controls/engines/current-engine/throttle 0.2 /controls/engines/current-engine/mixture 1 /sim/model/door-positions/baggageDoor/position-norm 0 /sim/model/door-positions/leftDoor/position-norm 0 /sim/model/door-positions/rightDoor/position-norm 0 /sim/model/c172p/chock 0 /sim/model/c172p/tiedownL 0 /sim/model/c172p/tiedownR 0 /sim/model/c172p/tiedownT 0 /sim/model/c172p/pitot-cover 0 10 /controls/switches/starter false Set the parking brake.

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3.4667 You need to set the parking brake or the aircraft may roll away! sim/model/c172p/brake-parking sim/model/c172p/brake-parking Set the throttle below 1000 RPM.

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Switch off the avionics.

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1.7000 Now switch off the avionics! /controls/switches/master-avionics /controls/switches/master-avionics Set the mixture to CUTOFF (pulled full out)

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3.0000 To stop the engine, you have to pull the mixture lever full out.

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/controls/engines/current-engine/mixture 0 Now you can switch off the ignition.

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2.0000 Switch off the ignition.

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1.1322 /sim/model/hide-yoke true Switch off the Beacon light! /controls/lighting/beacon Switch off the Landing light! /controls/lighting/landing-lights Switch off the Nav lights! /controls/lighting/nav-lights Switch off the Strobe lights! /controls/lighting/strobe Switch off the Taxi light! /controls/lighting/taxi-light Switch off the Pitot Heat! /controls/anti-ice/pitot-heat /controls/lighting/beacon /controls/lighting/landing-lights /controls/lighting/nav-lights /controls/lighting/strobe /controls/lighting/taxi-light /controls/anti-ice/pitot-heat Switch off the alternator.

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1.6333 /sim/model/hide-yoke true Click the alternator master to switch it off. /controls/switches/master-alt /controls/switches/master-alt Switch off the battery master, too.

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1.9333 /sim/model/hide-yoke true Click the battery master to switch it off. /controls/switches/master-bat /controls/switches/master-bat In the cockpit we're finished. Now open the door.

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Close the door.

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4.3427 Close the door!

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Put the pitot tube cover.

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3.1983 To protect the Pitot tube, you have to cover it! sim/model/c172p/pitot-cover sim/model/c172p/pitot-cover Attach the left tiedown.

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4.5041 You have to secure the aircraft with the tiedowns! sim/model/c172p/tiedownL sim/model/c172p/tiedownL Place the wheel chocks.

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7.3306 You must place the wheel chocks now! sim/model/c172p/chock sim/model/c172p/chock Attach the right tiedown.

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3.0000 You have to secure the aircraft with the tiedowns! sim/model/c172p/tiedownR sim/model/c172p/tiedownR Attach the rear tiedown.

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3.0000 You have to secure the aircraft with the tiedowns! sim/model/c172p/tiedownT sim/model/c172p/tiedownT Congratulations! You finally made it! Now let's go and have a beer...

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