<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Malmö Aviation Avro RJ Normal Checklist]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Hello,</p>
<p dir="auto">If anyone's looking for a real normal checklist, you can find one here:<br />
https://flightsim.to/file/85278/avro-rj-complete-checklist-malmo-aviation-scw</p>
<p dir="auto">I'm not the author of the checklist but I can vouch for it's accuracy as I have access to the original checklist.</p>
<p dir="auto">If anyone has any questions about the Malmö Aviation checklist or SOP, I'll be happy to answer questions as I've been taught a lot about the normal procedures by a real pilot who flew the RJ for Malmö Aviation and BRA.<br />
I might not have answers for every possible question, but at least for quite a few of them.<br />
And for the record, I don't see the harm in revealing company procedures in this way as Malmö Aviation doesn't exist anymore and BRA don't operate the RJ anymore.</p>
<p dir="auto">A lot can be said about this checklist as it has a different structure than the ones you usually find online, which are more heavily based on FCOM Volume 3 Part 2, which is the manufacturer's normal checklist.<br />
Most of the FCOM items are covered by the SOP and checklists, but might be done in a different order.</p>
<p dir="auto">Flight Deck Safety is performed in a read-and-do manner.<br />
All other checklists except for the Before Take-off checklist are preceeded by a scan flow.<br />
Don't automatically go for starting the APU here - it burns fuel and causes noise! <img src="https://community.justflight.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/emoji-one/1f609.png?v=75b85052940" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-emoji-one emoji--winking_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=";-)" alt="😉" /><br />
Delay the APU start as long as possible if you need it for AC power during push-back.<br />
You might need the APU to keep the cabin temperature acceptable during winter ops though or in high ambient temperatures.</p>
<p dir="auto">The commander would normally do the walk-around inspection before the first flight of the day, which means that the co-pilot had to switch on power prior to the commander reading Flight Deck Safety - CMD.<br />
The item HANDLING FREQUENCY.....MONITOR in Flight Deck Safety - CP checklist requires the avionics masters to be switched on first or you won't be able to tune in the local handling frequency.<br />
Assuming single pilot ops, I would say that you should do the following in order for the procedures and checklists to function:</p>
<ol>
<li>Perform Flight Deck Safety - CMD</li>
<li>Switch on master switches, left to right.</li>
<li>Push the MWS GRND OP switch (if it was pulled and illuminated) so that you can check the attention getting in the APU FIRE test.</li>
<li>Perform Flight Deck Safety - CP</li>
</ol>
<p dir="auto">Flight Deck Originating contains all the steps you do from memory, but is split up.<br />
Because you won't find the complete scan flow in any video, I will show what it looks like below in a picture I put together:<br />
<img src="https://jf-community-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/419bf3a2-7e0b-4008-bf1c-3e57bfd00eed.png" alt="38ddf786-1f69-4efa-a87f-dcf9dd7d2362-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /><br />
As you can see, the co-pilot does most of the Flight Deck Originating checks.<br />
On the overhead panel, the commander will check that the fire handles are in and the leftmost side of the overhead.<br />
This is intentional as the commander was meant to have a better overview of the departure process instead of pushing a bunch of buttons in this phase.<br />
The idea is that you perform the checklist items from memory in the order that they are passed in the scan flow.<br />
Although the commander responds to most of the Flight Deck Originating checklist challenges, most of the items have been performed by the co-pilot, which might sound a bit odd from a Boeing SOP perspective, but that's the way they did it.<br />
Sometimes, you might have to deviate from the scan flow, for example you won't be able to test the CVR on the left side console before switching on the avionics masters.</p>
<p dir="auto">The areas of responsibilities on the checklist don't always match the scan flows unlike Boeing SOP, but since most of us fly this bird single-pilot, it doesn't matter that much.</p>
<p dir="auto">There are some differences to the manufacturer's expanded checklist.<br />
One of them is that the AC pump is switched off when climbing through FL100 instead of the PTU, and then switched ON when descending through FL100.<br />
The reason for this is that on some of their aircraft, the AC PUMP ON annunciator on the CSP wasn't installed.<br />
This meant that the AC pump could be operating without the pilots knowing about it and potentially get worn out.</p>
<p dir="auto">Finally, EXT AC.....OFF isn't mentioned on the Leaving Aircraft checklist, though it was added later.<br />
You will have to do this one from memory.<br />
As you exit the flight deck, also switch on the ground service bus.</p>
<p dir="auto">I put the following guide together to clear up some things<br />
<img src="https://jf-community-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/a1a4eb36-aec9-44db-af75-d40af25c77ab.png" alt="0dd2db35-dc92-4f4c-a5fc-7734bcb94bfe-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /><br />
The term <em>Monitoring pilot</em> is not a typo, this is what they called the pilot monitoring.</p>
<p dir="auto">Below, you will find a scenario that details what checklists to read on each flight:<br />
<img src="https://jf-community-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ea227d38-b3c1-4535-bc85-626f10d815d1.png" alt="c7dc8d7e-9fd8-4367-a590-d4fff452da20-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">You can find some relevant videos from AeroPresentation on youtube, just search for <em>malmö aviation cockpit</em> and you'll find some cockpit videos (though they are mostly in Swedish).<br />
Ask me if there's something you don't understand as Swedish happens to be my native language.</p>
<p dir="auto">You can also use the BRA Avro RJ100 videos from AirClips as reference since BRA kept most of the SOP, checklists and pilots from Malmö Aviation.</p>
<p dir="auto">If there's enough interest, I might write a document containing scan flows and the expanded checklist or make a series of videos.<br />
Obviously, info coming directly from real pilots will always be far superior to anything a non-pilot like myself will ever say, but until an ex Malmö Aviation or BRA RJ pilot decides to educate us, I'll share what I know for those who are as passionate about those airlines and the RJ as I am. <img src="https://community.justflight.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/emoji-one/1f642.png?v=75b85052940" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-emoji-one emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":-)" alt="🙂" /></p>
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