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Pilot's Operating Manual
Author: Julian Lockwood (julian@x-plane.com)
Copyright: Laminar Research 2021
Disclaimer
The information contained in this document is for simulation use only, within the X-Plane flight simulator. This document is not
subject to revision and has not been checked for accuracy. This document is intended for entertainment only and may not to be
used in situations involving real-life aircraft, or real-life aviation.
Distribution
This document may be copied and distributed by Laminar Research customers and developers, for entertainment. It may also be
distributed with third-party content developed for X-Plane 11.
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  • Page 1 This document is intended for entertainment only and may not to be used in situations involving real-life aircraft, or real-life aviation. Distribution This document may be copied and distributed by Laminar Research customers and developers, for entertainment. It may also be distributed with third-party content developed for X-Plane 11.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents The Van’s RV-10 ............................5 Van’s RV-10 Specifications ........................6 The X-Plane RV-10 ............................7 Views and Controls ............................8 Creating “Quick Look” views ........................9 Operating the controls ..........................13 Assigning peripheral devices ........................15 A Tour of the Cockpit ..........................18 Overhead..............................
  • Page 3 Attitude Indicator ............................ 30 Next Waypoint ............................30 Active & Stand-by COM1 and COM Frequencies ..................30 COM Frequency Toggle ........................... 30 COM Audio Squelch ..........................30 COM Rotary ............................. 30 CRS/BARO Rotary ............................ 31 Altimeter ..............................31 Joystick ..............................31 Flight Plan Key Group ..........................
  • Page 4 ALT Rotary ............................... 37 Autopilot Key Group ..........................37 HDG Rotary ............................. 37 NAV Rotary .............................. 37 NAV Frequency Toggle ..........................37 Engine Indication System (EIS) ........................ 37 Weight & Balance............................38 Checklists ..............................39 Pre-Flight Exterior Inspection ......................... 39 Cold and Dark to Engine Start .........................

  • Page 5: The Van's Rv-10

    The Van’s RV-10 The Van’s RV-10 is a single-engined four-seater home-built General Aviation aircraft that is currently the world’s most popular four- seat kit airplane. The RV-10 offers budget-minded pilots similar capability to the benchmark Cirrus SR-22, for a much lower price. The prototype aircraft first flew in May 2003 and delivery of kit parts to customers followed in September of the same year.

  • Page 6: Van's Rv-10 Specifications

    Van’s RV-10 Specifications Engines: Model ----------------------------------------- 1 × Lycoming IO-540 piston-engine Power ----------------------------------------- 260 hp (194 kW) Fuel: Capacity ----------------------------------------- 60 U.S. gallons (227 Liters) Type ----------------------------------------- Avgas Burn (cruise)* ----------------------------------------- 11 US gallons (42 liters) per hour Weights and Capacities: Max.

  • Page 7: The X-Plane Rv-10

    The X-Plane RV-10 Unlike other flight simulators, X-Plane employs a technique called “Blade Element Theory”. This utilizes the actual shape of the aircraft (as modeled in the simulator) and breaks down the forces on each part separately. The force of the “air” acting on each component of the model is individually calculated, and combined, to produce extremely realistic flight.

  • Page 8: Views And Controls

    Views and Controls The X-Plane RV-10 features a detailed 3-D cockpit with many of the primary controls and systems modeled, including: Flight controls (control sticks, rudder pedals, throttle, prop, and mixture), electrical systems, pneumatic systems, navigation aids, radios, interior and exterior lighting, and fuel systems.

  • Page 9: Creating "Quick Look" Views

    Creating “Quick Look” views Before discussing the controls, we suggest that the pilot establish a series of “Quick Look” views that will be helpful later when interacting with this particular aircraft. If you are not familiar with this technique, more information is available in the X-Plane Desktop Manual.
  • Page 10 Throttle Quadrant Right Door Handle Pilot View Forward...
  • Page 11 G1000 PFD, Audio and Electrical Panels G1000 MFD, Autopilot and External Lights Panel Left Glance View...
  • Page 12 Cabin Overhead Lighting Right Glance View...

  • Page 13: Operating The Controls

    Operating the controls This section covers the control manipulators used in X-Plane. The specific illustrations in THIS chapter may differ from YOUR aircraft. Toggle and Rocker switches are operated with a single click of the mouse. Place the mouse pointer slightly above, or below, the center point of the switch, depending on the direction you intend to move it.
  • Page 14 Push buttons are operated by pointing and clicking with the mouse. Guarded switches are used in situations where accidental activation of the switch must be prevented. To operate a guarded switch, the guard must first be opened. Do this by positioning the mouse pointer over the switch until the two vertical white arrows are displayed.

  • Page 15: Assigning Peripheral Devices

    Assigning peripheral devices This section of the manual deals with an “ideal” scenario, in terms of the assignment of external computer peripherals to operate the X-Plane PA18 with the highest degree of realism. If you are missing some of these external peripherals, you may elect to choose a different configuration that better suits your hardware.
  • Page 16 This aircraft is equipped with a single mixture lever which controls the ratio of fuel to air entering the engine’s combustion chambers. Assign the throttle lever on your quadrant to the “Mixture” property in X-Plane. This aircraft is equipped with a Flap lever, which controls the deployment of the...
  • Page 17 This aircraft has conventional rudder toe- braking, actuated by the tip of the rudder pedals. To simulate this, assign the brake “toe-tipping” motion of each individual pedal (or a joystick axis) to the “left toe brake” and “right toe brake” property in X- Plane.

  • Page 18: A Tour Of The Cockpit

    A Tour of the Cockpit In this section of the manual, the cockpit will be broken down into distinct functional areas, and the controls that are featured in those areas will be identified and described. This will assist in locating the necessary instruments and controls later, when working through the aircraft check lists, and flying the aircraft.

  • Page 19: Battery And Electrical Panel

    Battery and Electrical Panel Select ALT (Alternator) to energize the electrical systems when the engine is running, and also to charge the battery. Select AUTO PILOT to energize the AC bus that powers the autopilot. Select AVIONICS MASTER to energize the avionics electrical bus.

  • Page 20: External Lighting Panel

    External Lighting Panel Select NAV LIGHTS to activate the green, red, and white navigation lights that provide visibility to other aircraft, together with direction and orientation. Select LANDING LIGHTS to activate the landing lights that are mounted in both wing leading edges.

  • Page 21: Primary Flight Controls

    Primary Flight Controls Controls pitch and roll. Actuates the ailerons that are built into the Control Stick wings. Controls Yaw. Actuates the rudder that is built into the tail Rudder Pedals assembly. Toe-tipping motion actuates the left and right Rudder Toe Brakes wheel brakes.

  • Page 22: G1000 Avionics Panels

    G1000 Avionics Panels Primary Flight Display (PFD) This aircraft features the Garmin (See also: PFD Controls & Features) G1000 avionics system, represented here by the X-Plane ‘X1000’ version. The X1000 avionics system is comprised of a Primary Flight Display (PFD) on the left, and a Multi-Function Display (MFD) on the right.

  • Page 23: Multi-Function Display (Mfd)

    This aircraft features the Garmin Multi-Function Display (MFD) G1000 avionics system, represented here by the X-Plane ‘X1000’ version. (See also: MFD Controls & Features) The X1000 avionics system is comprised of a Primary Flight Display (PFD) on the left, and a Multi-Function Display (MFD) on the right.

  • Page 24: Backup Primary Flight Display (Pfd)

    Backup Primary Flight Display (PFD) Provides redundancy for the G1000 PFD. This panel operates independently from the avionics electrical bus.

  • Page 25: Autopilot

    Autopilot Engages Track mode. The aircraft will steer according to the selected heading (see 2). Note: On the LCD panel, the graphic ‘TRK’ is always displayed even if TRK (Track) Mode Button Track Mode is OFF. A detailed manual for the operation of the X1000 avionics system is available here: https://x-plane.com/manuals/G1000_Manual.pdf Levels the aircraft at the current altitude.
  • Page 26 SEL (Altitude Select) Used together with the Altitude Rotary (2) and Vertical Speed Switch (12) to Button ascend or descend to a pre-selected altitude. The aircraft will follow the back-course of an ILS Localizer when selected using REV (ILS Reverse the G1000 PFD.

  • Page 27: Center Console And Throttle Quadrant

    Center Console and Throttle Quadrant Throttle Lever This aircraft is equipped with a single throttle – which controls the torque (power) output by the engine. In flight, the throttle does not change the propeller RPM, which is set using the Propeller Lever. Propeller Lever This aircraft is equipped with a constant speed (and variable pitch) propeller.

  • Page 28: Mixture Lever

    Mixture Lever This aircraft is equipped with a single mixture control that alters the ratio of fuel and air entering the engine. Pull backwards to lean the mixture. Push forwards to richen the mixture. As altitude increases, the pilot leans the mixture to compensate for the decrease in air-density.

  • Page 29: Pfd Controls & Features

    PFD Controls & Features This section identifies the controls and features of the (pop-up) X1000 PFD (Primary Flight Display). A detailed manual for the operation of the X1000 avionics system is available here: https://x-plane.com/manuals/G1000_Manual.pdf Toggles the Morse code audio identifier (of the selected NAV radio frequency) ON and OFF.

  • Page 30: Attitude Indicator

    Displays the aircraft’s attitude, relative to the horizon. Attitude Indicator In Flight Director mode, displays an inverted-V style Flight Director This area of the display panel features the next waypoint in your flight plan, together with the distance Next Waypoint and bearing to that waypoint from the current location.

  • Page 31: Crs/Baro Rotary

    Use the outer rotary control to set the altimeter barometric pressure. Use the inner rotary control to adjust the CDI (Course Deviation Indicator) when the HSI is in VOR/LOC or GPS-OBS mode. CRS/BARO Rotary Pressing the inner rotary will reset the selected course to the bearing or the localizer front course, depending on selected navigation source.

  • Page 32: Fms Rotary

    Click the center of this control to activate the flight plan cursor (when the Flight Plan Page is displayed). When viewing the flight plan, use the outer rotary to SELECT the next or previous waypoint. Use the inner rotary to commence input of a new waypoint, and to FMS Rotary change each character in the waypoint identifier.

  • Page 33: Airspeed Indicator

    Displays the Airspeed in knots (relative to the air around the aircraft). Numeric labels are shown at intervals of 10 knots. Minor increments are shown at intervals of five knots. A color-coded speed range is also displayed, which Airspeed Indicator differs for individual aircraft.

  • Page 34: Mfd Controls & Features

    MFD Controls & Features This section identifies the controls and features of the (pop-up) X1000 MFD (Multi-Function Display). A detailed manual for the operation of the X1000 avionics system is available here: https://x-plane.com/manuals/G1000_Manual.pdf Toggles the Morse code audio identifier (of the selected NAV radio frequency) ON and OFF.

  • Page 35: Navigation Map

    The Navigation Map displays aviation data (airports, VORs, airways, airspaces), geographic data (cities, Navigation Map lakes, highways, borders), topographic data (map shading indicating elevation), and hazard data (traffic, terrain, weather) This area of the display panel shows information pertaining the activate navigation leg. It shows ground speed (GS), desired track (DTK) to the active Data Fields waypoint, ground track (TRK) and estimated time...

  • Page 36: Joystick

    This rotary control adjusts the map range (zoom level) display). Rotate clockwise to zoom out, and Joystick counterclockwise to zoom in. Push in the center to activate or de-activate panning. Direct-to Key: Used to establish a direct course to a selected waypoint, or Map Pointer position.

  • Page 37: Alt Rotary

    Used to select the Autopilot Selected Altitude (displayed above the altimeter). The Autopilot Selected Altitude is used by the Autopilot in certain modes and operations, such as altitude hold or altitude capture. ALT Rotary The outer rotary increments or decrements in units of 1,000 feet.

  • Page 38: Weight & Balance

    Weight & Balance THIS CHAPTER IS DELIBERATELY LEFT BLANK PENDING REVISIONS TO WEIGHT AND BALANCE UI EXPECTED IN XP12.

  • Page 39: Checklists

    Checklists The following check lists are designed with the convenience of the simulation pilot in mind and customized to the X-Plane RV-10. These differ from those of the real aircraft. Pre-Flight Exterior Inspection A Pre-Flight Inspection should always precede flight in any aircraft. The purpose of this inspection is to ensure the aircraft is in a state of readiness for the upcoming flight.
  • Page 40 Hold yaw axis at full deflection. Visually check corresponding movement of rudder.

  • Page 41: Cold And Dark To Engine Start

    Cold and Dark to Engine Start The following check list is a sub-set of the real procedures, and includes only the essential steps leading to engine start: CABIN DOOR – CLOSED Hint: When inside aircraft, use click-spots on interior door handle and window above to open or close.
  • Page 42 FUEL SELECTOR – AS REQUIRED ( LEFT OR RIGHT TANK ) BATTERY MASTER – ON FUEL QUANTITY - CHECK...
  • Page 43 MIXTURE – FULL RICH FUEL PUMP – ON (2 SECONDS) FUEL PUMP – OFF THROTTLE – IDLE...
  • Page 44 STROBES – ON Note: This aircraft does not have a beacon light. The FAA allows the use of strobe lights in place of a beacon, to warn persons in the area that engine start is imminent. ENGINE – START (PRESS AND HOLD BRIEFLY) ALTERNATOR –...

  • Page 45: Before Taxi

    Before Taxi ELEVATOR TRIM – TAKEOFF Hint: This aircraft does not feature a trim wheel or trim indicator. To change the pitch trim in flight, use a peripheral device mapped to the Trim Up’ and ‘Trim Down’ properties To set the pitch trim for takeoff, use a peripheral device mapped to the ‘Pitch trim takeoff’...
  • Page 46 TRANSPONDER – ON PARKING BRAKE – OFF...

  • Page 47: Before Takeoff

    Before Takeoff FLAPS – SET (50%) ALTIMETER - SET LANDING LIGHTS – ON TAXI LIGHTS – OFF...
  • Page 48 TRANSPONDER – ALT...

  • Page 49: After Takeoff

    After Takeoff FLAPS – RETRACTED THROTTLE – SET AS REQUIRED...

  • Page 50: Cruise

    Cruise LANDING LIGHTS - OFF MIXTURE – LEAN AS REQUIRED ALTIMETER - SET...

  • Page 51: Before Landing

    Before Landing ALTIMETER - SET LANDING LIGHTS - ON MIXTURE – FULL RICH...
  • Page 52 FLAPS – AS REQUIRED...

  • Page 53: Landing

    Landing FLAPS – SET (100%)

  • Page 54: After Landing

    After Landing FLAPS – RETRACTED TRANSPONDER – ON...

  • Page 55: Parking

    Parking THROTTLE - IDLE PARKING BRAKE – ON MIXTURE – CUT OFF...
  • Page 56 FUEL SELECTOR – OFF TRANSPONDER – STBY AVIONICS MASTER – OFF ALTERNATOR – OFF BATTERY MASTER - OFF...

  • Page 57: Operating-Speeds

    Operating-Speeds Rotate Speed * 65 KIAS Stall Speed, Flaps 100%, Power Off 56 KIAS Minimum Controllable Speed 60 KIAS Best Angle of Climb 65 KIAS Best Rate of Climb 103 KIAS Best Glide Speed 85 KIAS Maximum flaps Extended Speed 95 KIAS Maximum Maneuvering Speed 125 KIAS...

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