Eurocopter AS 350 83 Flight Manual page 161

FLIGHT MANUAL
4 NORMAL PROCEOURES .
Apart from the specific procedures given below, the normal procedures laid
down in the basic Flight Manual remain applicable:
Mm : In case the copilot's cyclic stick has been removed check for
presence of threaded shunt plug on relevant connector (28-VDC
power supply to autopilot).
4.1 Checks before take-off
-Pushbuttons : -Released
.TRIM RELEASE (ARTIFICIAL LOADS)
.PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR
.ROLL TRIM ACTUATOR
. -Cyclic stick -Friction untightened
-Rudder pedals -Friction tightened
-Static inverter -Pushbutton pressed in
-Horizontal Situation Indicator -HDG flag not visible
--Pilot's and copilot's gyro horizons -Flag not visible
4.1.1 Autopilot test
-Test selector switch set to LTS -Lights on control panel
(Detail 5 on Figure 4). (Fig. 1) illuminate.
-Lights on AP monitoring
panel (Fig. 4) illwninate
(21/2 second time delay).
-Test function light (4)
(Figure 4) illuminates.
-Test selector switch set to O. -Test function light (4)
(Figure 4) extinguishes.
Pitch, roll and yaw channels -P, R, Y, MONIT pushbutton
engaged. lights illuminate (Fig. 1).
-Lights below galvanometers
extinguish (Detail 4, Fig. 2).
.Four-way beep trim button: -Check cyclic stick and
successively actuate in each relevant galvanometer pointer
direction. move in the right direction.
.Switch off autopilot through AP -Lights below galvanometers
release pushbutton on pilot's illuminate.
.
cyclic stick. -AP light (Fig. 4) blinks for
Then repeat this step through 10 seconds.
same pushbutton on copilot's -Lights on control panel
cyclic stick (if fitted) after (Fig. 1) extinguish.
re-engaging the three autopilot
channels.
DGAC Approved: 35083 SUP.16
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