Pocket Checklist

AH-64D AIRCRAFT
REV: 20220314

Procedures
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Contents

1 PROCEDURES 1-1
1.1 START-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.1.1 INTERIOR CHECKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.1.2 APU-START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.1.3 DMS SWEEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1.1.4 ENGINE-START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
1.1.5 PRE-TAXI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
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PROCEDURES

Contents
1.1 START-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.1.1 INTERIOR CHECKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Procedures
1.1.2 APU-START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
1.1.3 DMS SWEEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
1.1.4 ENGINE-START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
1.1.5 PRE-TAXI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

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1.1 START-UP
1.1.1 INTERIOR CHECKS

• Canopy Door As Desired

(PLT/CPG)
LEFT SIDE – BACK TO FRONT
• Lights Panel • EXT LT/INTR LT Panel . . . . . . . . As Required
(PLT/CPG) (PLT)
• INTR LT Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Required
(CPG)
• Power Levers OFF
(PLT/CPG)
• ENG START OFF
Switches (PLT)
• RTR BRK Switch OFF
(PLT)
• NVS MODE OFF
Switch
(PLT/CPG)
FRONT PANEL – LEFT TO RIGHT
• KU Brightness As Desired
Knob (PLT/CPG)
• VIDEO Panel Knobs at 12 o’clock
(PLT)
• MPD/EUFD As Desired
Brightness Knob
(PLT/CPG)
• CMWS (PLT) • CMWS Control Indicator PWR . . . . . . . . OFF
• CMWS/NAV Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CMWS
• BYPASS/AUTO Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTO
• JETTISON Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OFF
• TEDAC R Grip LT OFF
(CPG)
• PARK BRAKE SET, Handle out
(PLT)
• Standby Instru- Check, caged
ments (PLT)

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RIGHT SIDE – FRONT TO BACK

• COMM Panel As Desired
(PLT/CPG)
• HDU (PLT/CPG) As Desired

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1.1.2 APU-START

PRE APU START

1. MSTR IGN Switch BATT
(PLT)
2. Searchlight (PLT) As Required
3. TAIL WHEEL But- Locked, UNLOCKED Light is off
ton (PLT)
4. EMERG HYD But- Verify ON Light not illuminated
ton (PLT/CPG)
5. Cautions Check MSTR WARN, MSTR CAUT, EUFD
(PLT/CPG)
6. Fire Test (a) FIRE DET/EXTG TEST . . . . . Position 1 (PLT)
(PLT/CPG) (b) FIRE DET/EXTG TEST . . . . Position 2 (CPG)

In each position, both crewmembers should check

the following
• MSTR WARN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . illuminated
• ENG 1 FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . illuminated
• APU FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .illuminated
• ENG 2 FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . illuminated
• AFT DECK FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . EUFD Warning
• Voice Warning System . . . . . . . . . . . .activates
APU START
7. APU (PLT) (a) APU Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Press & Release
(b) EUFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Observe Advisories
• APU START
• APU POWER ON
• ACCUM OIL PRESS LO
POST APU START
8. Canopy As Desired
(PLT/CPG)
9. DTU Page Select Load
(PLT/CPG)
10. Menu Page Perform DMS Sweep
(PLT/CPG)

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1.1.3 DMS SWEEP

NOTE

• Recommended Technique: Clockwise from top right of any page

• Exact sweep may vary based on mission requirements

• ‘M’ Page • ASE–UTIL

(PLT/CPG) – RLWR VOICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
– Chaff Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
– CHAFF Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
• AUTOPAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
• TSD Page • SHOW
(PLT/CPG) – PHASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select ATK
– THRT SHOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
– COORD SHOW . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
– PHASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select NAV
– COORD SHOW . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
• UTIL
– TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .As Desired
– SYSTEM TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . .As Desired
• SCALE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
• CTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
• RTE
– DIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set Desired Point
• MAP
– GRID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
– ORIENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .As Desired
– COLOR BAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
– TYPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
• INST
– UTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select
– ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ON
configure as necessary

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• WPN Page • GRAYSCALE . . . . . . . . . . . . Select & Optimize

(PLT/CPG) • BORESIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select & Perform
(Both Crewmembers)
• GUN
– BURST LIMIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . .As Desired
– MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
• MSL
– CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Select
– SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select
– LRFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
– LST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
• PRI/ALT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Required
• RKT
– INVENTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
– QTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
• ACQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
• MANRNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
(‘A’ for Auto-Range)
• A/C Page • FLT–SET
(PLT/CPG) – HI / LO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .As Desired
– UNIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
– ALT or PRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
– UNIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
• FUEL–CHECK
– Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
• PERF–WT
– AC BASIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verify/Update
– LEFT AFT BAY . . . . . . . . . Verify/Update
– SURVIVAL KIT BAY . . . . Verify/Update
– PILOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verify/Update
– CPG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verify/Update
• UTIL
– SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As Desired
• COMM Page • MAN
(PLT/CPG) – VHF FREQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set
– UHF FREQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set
– FM1 FREQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set
– FM2 FREQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set
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NOTE

• Recommended MPD Setup: Right MPD set to TSD, Left MPD

used as “Working MPD”

1.1.4 ENGINE-START

PRE ENGINE START

1. NVS Mode Switch As Desired
(PLT/CPG)
2. Standby ADI Uncage
(PLT)
ENGINE START
3. RTR BRK Switch OFF or LOCK for rotor lock start
(PLT)
4. EXT LT ANTI COL WHT for day, RED for night
(PLT)
5. ENG 1 Start (a) ENG 1 START Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . START
(PLT) (b) EUFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ENG 1 START
(c) ENG TGT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 80 deg C
(d) Power Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IDLE
(e) Monitor
• TGT
• NG
• MSTR WARN/CAUT
• EUFD
6. ENG 2 Start (a) ENG 2 START Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . START
(PLT) (b) EUFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ENG 2 START
(c) ENG TGT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 80 deg C
(d) Power Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IDLE
(e) Monitor
• TGT
• NG
• MSTR WARN/CAUT
• EUFD
7. RTR BRK Switch OFF
(PLT)
8. Stabilized Param- • ENG 1 & 2 OIL PRES – < 70 PSI
eters (PLT) • NGB TEMP – > 20 deg C
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9. Power Levers Advance smoothly to FLY

(PLT)
10. NP & NR (PLT) Verify 101%
11. APU (PLT) OFF

1.1.5 PRE-TAXI

1. EXT LT Panel Verify NAV lights set to BRT, ANTI-COL Set as

(PLT) required
2. Searchlight As Required
(PLT/CPG)
3. PARKING BRAKE Released, Handle in
(PLT)
4. TAIL WHEEL But- UNLOCK as desired
ton (PLT)

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