F/A-18C Basic Course (DCS)

After landing, a few points must be worked through before the machine is handed over to the ground crew. Many virtual pilots skip the shutdown, but a successfully completed test includes the shutdown. The shutdown is divided into two checklists.

After Vacating the Runway

After Landing Checks

After you leave the runway, you brake and bring the plane to a standstill. Then you execute the following:

• Flaps to automatic (FLAPS AUTO).

• Taxi light on (TAXI ON)

  

• Switch off the ejection seat (EJECTION SEAT SAFE).

• Reset to Take-off trim and observe the ADV-TRIM note in the LDDI (T/O TRIM).

Now you taxi back in and go to the parking position.

At Parking Position

Before shutting down engines

• Set parking brake (PARK BRK)

  
  
  

• Shut down inertial navigation system (INS OFF).

  
  
  

• Cage the Standby Artificial Horizon (CAGE SAI).

  
  
  
• Radar off (RADAR OFF).
  
  
  

• Switch the Avionics off, including the UFC (UFC OFF).

• And both Radio 1 and 2 off (COMM1 OFF / COMM2 OFF).

  
  
  

• Switch off the external lights control knobs (POSITION OFF / FORMATION OFF).

• Also the landing / taxi light off (LDG/TAXI OFF)

• Open the canopy (CANOPY OPEN)

  
  
  

Engines Shutdown Checks

• Disengage the nose wheel with S (NWS disengage).

• Select flaps to FULL (FLAPS FULL).

NOTE

In real life, before switching off the engines, they should be operated at idle for 5 minutes to allow the engine temperatures to stabilise.

But we skip this waiting time.

• Left thrust lever to OFF RAlt+End (LEFT ENG OFF),

• DDIs, AMPCD and HUD off (LEFT DDI OFF / RIGHT DDI OFF / HUD OFF / AMPCD OFF).

  
  
  
• Right throttle lever to OFF RShift+End (RIGHT ENG OFF).
  

• Switch off the battery (BATT OFF).

The ground crew can now take over the aircraft and the mission can be completed.