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548 lines
15 KiB
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<PropertyList>
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<name>Before Takeoff Checks</name>
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<description>
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This tutorial covers the before takeoff checklist. This involves the engine checks that are made in the run-up area just prior to taxiing to the runway and taking off.
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For more information on the before takeoff checklist, see Section 2-11 of the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook available at http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/airplane_handbook/.
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</description>
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<audio-dir>Aircraft/c172p/tutorial/startup</audio-dir>
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<timeofday>morning</timeofday>
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<presets>
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<airport-id>KLVK</airport-id>
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<on-ground>1</on-ground>
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<runway>12</runway>
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<altitude-ft>-9999</altitude-ft>
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<latitude-deg>37.6946</latitude-deg>
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<longitude-deg>-121.82949</longitude-deg>
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<heading-deg>80.0</heading-deg>
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<airspeed-kt>0</airspeed-kt>
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<glideslope-deg>0</glideslope-deg>
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<offset-azimuth-deg>0</offset-azimuth-deg>
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<offset-distance-nm>0</offset-distance-nm>
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</presets>
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<init>
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<set>
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<property>/controls/gear/brake-parking</property>
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<value>1</value>
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</set>
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<set>
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<property>/controls/flight/flaps</property>
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<value>0.0</value>
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</set>
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<set>
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<property>/controls/engines/engine/magnetos</property>
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<value>3</value>
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</set>
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<set>
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<property>/controls/engines/engine/throttle</property>
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<value>0.07</value>
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</set>
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<set>
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<property>/controls/engines/engine/starter</property>
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<value>true</value>
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</set>
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<set>
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<property>/engines/engine/running</property>
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<value>true</value>
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</set>
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<set>
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<property>/instrumentation/adf/frequencies/selected-khz</property>
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<value>340</value>
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</set>
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<set>
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<property>/environment/weather-scenario</property>
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<value>none</value>
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</set>
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<set>
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<property>/controls/flight/elevator-trim</property>
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<value>0.17</value>
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</set>
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</init>
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<step>
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<message>In this lesson we'll cover the pre-takeoff checks.</message>
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<nasal>
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<script>
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# Script to simulate holding down the starter button until the engine starts
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var starter = func() {
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setprop("/controls/engines/engine/starter", 1);
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if (! getprop("/engines/engine/running")) {
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settimer(starter, 0);
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}
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};
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# The FDM resets the starter property on each FDM cycle. By effectively starting
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# a number of threads to continually keep setting the starter to true, we can
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# get around this and give the engine the opportunity to catch.
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starter();
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starter();
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starter();
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starter();
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starter();
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</script>
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</nasal>
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</step>
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<step>
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<set>
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<property>/controls/engines/engine/starter</property>
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<value>false</value>
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</set>
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<message>You can access the pre-takeoff checklist by selecting Help->Checklists from the menu.</message>
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<wait>10</wait>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>The parking brakes are already applied, so our first check is that the flight controls are free and correct.
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</message>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>Check that moving the yoke from left to right moves the aileron in the expected manner.</message>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>105.2</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>1.0</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.3</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.2</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>55.0</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>1.4000</x-m>
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<y-m>-4.0000</y-m>
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<z-m>0.3000</z-m>
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<scale>41.0000</scale>
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</marker>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>Now, check the other aileron. We're checking that the controls aren't jammed by our seatbelts etc.
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and that the aircraft has been rigged correctly.</message>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>-105.2</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>1.0</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.3</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.2</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>55.0</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>1.4000</x-m>
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<y-m>4.0000</y-m>
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<z-m>0.3000</z-m>
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<scale>41.0000</scale>
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</marker>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>Check the trim is in position</message>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>349.2</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>-32.9</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.2</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.3</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>55.0</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>-0.3129</x-m>
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<y-m>-0.0422</y-m>
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<z-m>-0.4427</z-m>
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<scale>4.0</scale>
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</marker>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>Now check that the mixture is set to rich - fully in.</message>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>336.5</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>-30.3</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.2</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.3</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>55.0</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>-0.3476</x-m>
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<y-m>0.0898</y-m>
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<z-m>-0.2289</z-m>
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<scale>3.6933</scale>
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</marker>
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<error>
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<message>The mixture isn't completely in. Press m to richen the mixture to fully rich.</message>
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<condition>
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<less-than>
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<property>/controls/engines/engine/mixture</property>
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<value>0.99</value>
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</less-than>
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</condition>
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</error>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>Set the throttle to 1700 rpm for the engine checks.</message>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>8.4</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>-31.3</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.2</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.3</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>34.2</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>-0.3653</x-m>
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<y-m>-0.3107</y-m>
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<z-m>-0.1453</z-m>
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<scale>5.0000</scale>
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</marker>
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<error>
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<message>That's a bit high. Reduce throttle to 1700 rpm with PgDn, or your joystick throttle control.</message>
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<condition>
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<greater-than>
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<property>/engines/engine/rpm</property>
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<value>1800.0</value>
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</greater-than>
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</condition>
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</error>
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<error>
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<message>That's too low. Increase throttle to 1700 rpm with PgUp, or your joystick throttle control.</message>
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<condition>
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<less-than>
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<property>/engines/engine/rpm</property>
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<value>1600.0</value>
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</less-than>
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</condition>
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</error>
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<exit>
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<condition>
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<and>
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<greater-than>
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<property>/engines/engine/rpm</property>
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<value>1600</value>
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</greater-than>
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<less-than>
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<property>/engines/engine/rpm</property>
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<value>1700</value>
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</less-than>
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</and>
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</condition>
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</exit>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>This aircraft has a vacuum pump to power some instruments, such as the attitude indicator and directional gyro.</message>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>
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We need to check that the vacuum system is working correct by checking the suction gauge.</message>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>17.3</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>-19.2</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.2</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.3</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>23.2</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>-0.3578</x-m>
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<y-m>-0.4324</y-m>
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<z-m>0.0244</z-m>
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<scale>1.4622</scale>
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</marker>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>Check that the engine instruments are in the green.</message>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>10.7</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>-24.8</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.2</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.3</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>23.2</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>-0.3671</x-m>
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<y-m>-0.4031</y-m>
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<z-m>-0.0595</z-m>
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<scale>3.0</scale>
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</marker>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>Check that the electrical system is also fine.</message>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>15.2</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>-28.2</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.2</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.3</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>23.2</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>-0.3560</x-m>
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<y-m>-0.4102</y-m>
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<z-m>-0.1667</z-m>
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<scale>3.0000</scale>
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</marker>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>Now we need to check that the magnetos are working correctly.</message>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>11.3</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>-34.3</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.2</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.3</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>23.2</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>-0.3671</x-m>
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<y-m>-0.4142</y-m>
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<z-m>-0.2502</z-m>
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<scale>2.3067</scale>
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</marker>
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<set>
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<property>/sim/panel-hotspots</property>
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<value>true</value>
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</set>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>Click the left hotspot twice, to switch to the right magneto, or use your mouse scrollwheel.
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There should be a small drop in the tachometer.</message>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>11.3</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>-34.3</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.2</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.3</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>23.2</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>-0.3511</x-m>
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<y-m>-0.3107</y-m>
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<z-m>-0.1360</z-m>
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<scale>3.0</scale>
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</marker>
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<error>
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<message>Click the left hotspot twice so the key is set to RIGHT.</message>
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<condition>
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<not-equals>
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<property>/controls/engines/engine/magnetos</property>
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<value>1</value>
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</not-equals>
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</condition>
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</error>
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<exit>
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<condition>
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<equals>
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<property>/controls/engines/engine/magnetos</property>
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<value>1</value>
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</equals>
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</condition>
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</exit>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>Click the middle hotspot twice, to switch back to both magnetos.
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The tachometer should recover back to 1700rpm.</message>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>11.3</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>-34.3</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.2</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.3</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>23.2</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>-0.3511</x-m>
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<y-m>-0.3107</y-m>
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<z-m>-0.1360</z-m>
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<scale>3.0</scale>
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</marker>
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<error>
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<message>Click the left hotspot twice, so the key is set to BOTH.</message>
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<condition>
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<not-equals>
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<property>/controls/engines/engine/magnetos</property>
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<value>3</value>
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</not-equals>
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</condition>
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</error>
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<exit>
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<condition>
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<equals>
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<property>/controls/engines/engine/magnetos</property>
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<value>3</value>
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</equals>
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</condition>
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</exit>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>Now we'll check the left magneto. Click the left hotspot, to switch to the left magneto.
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Again, there should be a small drop in the tachometer.</message>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>11.3</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>-34.3</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.2</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.3</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>23.2</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>-0.3511</x-m>
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<y-m>-0.3107</y-m>
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<z-m>-0.1360</z-m>
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<scale>3.0</scale>
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</marker>
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<error>
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<message>Click the left hotspot so the key is set to LEFT.</message>
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<condition>
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<not-equals>
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<property>/controls/engines/engine/magnetos</property>
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<value>2</value>
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</not-equals>
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</condition>
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</error>
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<exit>
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<condition>
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<equals>
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<property>/controls/engines/engine/magnetos</property>
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<value>2</value>
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</equals>
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</condition>
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</exit>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>Click the middle hotspot, to switch back to both magnetos.
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The tachometer should recover back to 1700rpm.</message>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>11.3</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>-34.3</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.2</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.3</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>23.2</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>-0.3511</x-m>
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<y-m>-0.3107</y-m>
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<z-m>-0.1360</z-m>
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<scale>3.0</scale>
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</marker>
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<error>
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<message>Click the left hotspot so the key is set to BOTH.</message>
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<condition>
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<not-equals>
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<property>/controls/engines/engine/magnetos</property>
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<value>3</value>
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</not-equals>
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</condition>
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</error>
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<exit>
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<condition>
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<equals>
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<property>/controls/engines/engine/magnetos</property>
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<value>3</value>
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</equals>
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</condition>
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</exit>
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</step>
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<step>
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<message>Set the throttle back to between 800 and 1000 rpm.</message>
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<set>
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<property>/sim/panel-hotspots</property>
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<value>false</value>
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</set>
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<view>
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<heading-offset-deg>11.3</heading-offset-deg>
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<pitch-offset-deg>-34.3</pitch-offset-deg>
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<roll-offset-deg>0.0</roll-offset-deg>
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<x-offset-m>-0.2</x-offset-m>
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<y-offset-m>0.3</y-offset-m>
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<z-offset-m>0.4</z-offset-m>
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<field-of-view>23.2</field-of-view>
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</view>
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<marker>
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<x-m>-0.3511</x-m>
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<y-m>-0.3107</y-m>
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<z-m>-0.1360</z-m>
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<scale>3.0</scale>
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</marker>
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<error>
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<message>That's a bit high. Reduce throttle slightly with PgDn, or your joystick throttle control.</message>
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<condition>
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<greater-than>
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<property>/engines/engine/rpm</property>
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<value>1000.0</value>
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</greater-than>
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</condition>
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</error>
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<error>
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<message>That's too low. Increase throttle slightly with PgUp, or your joystick throttle control.</message>
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<condition>
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<less-than>
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<property>/engines/engine/rpm</property>
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<value>800.0</value>
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</less-than>
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</condition>
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</error>
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<exit>
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<condition>
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<and>
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<greater-than>
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<property>/engines/engine/rpm</property>
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<value>800</value>
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</greater-than>
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<less-than>
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<property>/engines/engine/rpm</property>
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<value>1000</value>
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</less-than>
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</and>
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</condition>
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</exit>
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</step>
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<end>
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<message>Our pre-takeoff checks are now complete. We're ready to fly.</message>
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</end>
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</PropertyList>
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