Ka-50 Basic Course (DCS)

After landing you ground taxi to the parking position and shutdown all systems normally (called shutdown or "Cold and Dark"). Please note that we only use a clean shutdown in the Advanced Course. It is not required to pass the optional exam in this course. Nevertheless, here is an overview for all those who want to get used to it right from the beginning.

With the normal shutdown procedure, you could say that it is the start checklist but conducted backwards, almost. Whether you want to bring every switch back into the correct position for the next “Cold” start is a matter of personal taste. One pilot wants complete realism and so will carry out a full shutdown down to the last detail, another may be more pragmatic.

Below you will find a fairly pragmatic list of the necessary steps for this course. A complete checklist is provided in the Advanced Course.

1.	Parking Brake	Set On
2.	Collective	Lower Fully
3.	Cyclic (Joystick) and Pedals	Set Neutral Position
4.	ABRIS	Off
5.	K-041 Shkval	Off
6.	Generators	Both Off
7.	INVERTER Lamp	Check On
8.	Engine Throttle Levers	Idle
9.	Non Engine Related Electrical Systems	Off
10.	Fuel Cut-off Valves	Off
11.	Rotor Speed Below 30%, Rotor Brake	On
12.	Engines RPM = 0, Engines Shut-off Valves	Off
13.	EEGs	Off
14.	Fuel Pumps	Off
15.	SAI	Cage (Pull and turn clockwise the knob)
16.	All other switches (fuel gauges, engine controls, fire extinguisher, radios and intercom, EKRAN)	All Off
17.	Battery 1 & 2	Both Off