DCS A-10C Warthog Start Up:

1. Set Battery switch to PWR (right side panel).

2. Set Inverter switch to STBY (right side panel).

3. Test caution and warning systems: press and HOLD the lamp test button (Auxiliary Lighting Panel - left side panel)

4. Test fuel indicator (right side front dash). Two needles should point to 3,000 lbs. and digital totalizer readout should be around 6,000 lbs.

5. Set SUPPLY switch to ON (Oxygen Regulator Panel - left side panel). Oxygen flow should be indicated in the FLOW window.

6. Press the OXY IND TEST button (Oxygen Regulator Panel - left side panel). Watch for OXY LOW caution light on the Caution Lights Panel to turn on when indication falls below 0.5 liters.

7. Set VHF/AM Frequency Mode dial (left side panel) to TR (transmitter). Right- click the Squelch switch to squelch radio static.

8. Set VHF/FM Frequency Mode dial (left side panel) to TR (transmitter). Right click the Squelch switch to squelch radio static.

9. Set the UHF radio Function dial to MAIN.

10. Right-click and HOLD Canopy Control switch (right front panel). LEFT CTRL + C

11. Turn on power to the boost pumps for left/right wing tanks and left/right fuselage tanks. Turn 4 switches to UP (left side panel – Fuel System Control Panel).

12. Set Right and Left Fuel Flow switches to NORM (left side panel).

13. Set APU start switch to START (left side panel). Monitor APU Exhaust Gas Temp-EGT and RPM gauges on the Engine Monitoring Instruments–EMI (bottom right front dash).

14. Wait for EGT to stabilize (400-450-c) and for the RPM to stabilize (100%).

15. Set the APU Generator switch to PWR (Electrical Panel – right side panel).

16. Set the Left and Right AC Generator switches UP to PWR (Electrical Panel – right side panel).

17. Move Left Throttle from OFF to IDLE (Right ALT + Home).

18. Wait for left engine to run normal and stable.

19. Move Right Throttle from OFF to IDLE (Right CTRL + Home).

20. Wait for right engine to run normal and stable.

21. Flight controls check: stick and rudder input/speed brakes and flaps.

22. Turn OFF APU Generator (Electrical Panel – right side panel)

23. Turn OFF APU (throttle panel – left side panel)

24. Uncage the Standby Attitude Indicator-SAI (front dash). Turn the SAI cage knob to the left by rolling mouse wheel down over the knob. Once uncaged, roll the wheel back to set SAI aircraft indicator level on the horizon.

25. Power up the Control Display Unit-CDU (right side panel) by flipping the switch up.

26. Power up the Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) systems (right side panel) by flipping the switch up.

27. Turn on the Central Interface Control Unit (CICU) by flipping the switch up (left lower dash).

28. Set the Integrated Flight and Fire Control Computer (IFFCC) switch to the TEST position by left-clicking once (left lower dash).

29. Press ENT on the Up Front Controller (UFC) to start the IFFCC testing process (will take approx. 1min).

30. Set the Left/Right Yaw and Pitch SAS channels (4 switches) to ON (SAS panel – left side panel) while the IFFCC is going through testing.

31. Press T/O TRIM button to set the flight controls systems to take-off trim (left side panel).

32. Arm the Enhanced Attitude Control (EAC) switch (Low Altitude Safety and Targeting Enhancement panel – left side panel. Hidden under the throttles).

33. Press OSB 10 (LOAD ALL) on the left MFCD to upload data from the data cartridge.

34. Wait 15 seconds or so for the data to upload.

35. Press OSB 13 (CDU) on the right MFCD to display CDU data.

36. IFFCC testing should be complete. The cursor should be pointing to EXIT on the HUD. Press ENT on the UFC.

37. Press the SEL rocker key on the UFC down until cursor points to EXIT on the HUD. Then press ENT to exit.

38. Set IFFCC switch to ON by left-clicking (left lower dash). This takes the IFFCC out of test mode.

39. Press OSB 9 (NAV) on right MFCD. Sets the right MFCD to the navigation page.

40. Press OSB 15 (TAD) on the left MFCD. Sets the left MFCD to Tactical Awareness Display page.

41. Right-click the STEER PT (steer point) switch twice on the AAP panel (right side panel).

42. Set the Countermeasures Signal Processor (CMSP) mode switch to STBY (CMSP panel –right side panel).

43. Set 4 System Select switches to ON-middle position (left side panel).

44. Set the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) switch to ON (left lower dash). Provides pwr to the Situational Awareness Datalink.

45. Set the Anti-Skid switch to ON (left side dash).

46. Turn on Nose Wheel Steering (NWS). Press pinky button on the control stick or INSERT on the keyboard.

Great guide Wedge!
Thanks for taking the time to type all that out

I can see many, many people printing this in the near future!

One thing I noticed however, there's no mention of the lighting system.
While not highlighted in the video, it was pointed out in one of the threads and ED staff noted that it was only removed for early release of the video while the sim was in production, because of a graphical error that occurred when the lights were powered on.

Perhaps you could add in some instructions for lights, I'd assume just after going live with the power and inverters, so that ground crew know that the aircraft is going hot.

There's a video on Youtube of the F4AF startup that shows this procedure.

Other than that, fantastic guide!

I will update it once we get more info.

Nice job, I'm sure people will use this for a while, then they'll just use the quick start.

Wedge - this is very helpful.

I tried to incorporate aircraft lighting in these procs but can't see the lights in the daytime...

It needs an "AAP" definition - prior to step 25.

What about the RDR ALTM switch? I put it in between 32 and 33.

Wondering about #43 - are these the SAS - see step 30?


Thanks!

WC

Wedge yo might want to mention on the CDU page the time it takes for the IRU to align , and the INS NAV READY light will flash when the alignment is complete,then hit the OSB 9 NAV switch, then the NO NAV DATA msg on TAD screen will go away and you get your map then... also on my EAC the left "arm" switch won't stay up until the IRU is aligned ... I seen a lot of confusion over the NO NAV DATA msg and the EAC switch won't arm... anyways great list i'm printing her out right now!!!

#47 - Arm Ejection Seat. :-)

Chiming in here as well:

Before executing step 39 on the list (pressing the "NAV"-OSB on the CDU-page), wait for complete INS NAV alignment - otherwise the EAC-switch will not engage and simply flip back to "OFF".

You'll know it's fully aligned when:

1. The alignment-time is greater than 4 minutes and the "error-margin" is below 1.0 (2.0 here would mean that navigational errors would be 2x as great as with a fully aligned system, 3.0 3x as high, etc.).

Look at the bottom of the CDU page for the line that says: T = x.x (minutes since alignment started) y.y ("error-margin")

At full alignment this should read "T = 4.00 0.8

2. The message "INS NAV RDY" starts blinking at the top of the CDU page.

You can now press the "NAV"-OSB (OSB 9 IIRC) and flip the EAC-switch to on.

Much better and more detailed explanation can be found HERE.

Checklists I've developed, includes normal and emergency procedures...

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1122275&postcount=9

The training mission says something about a pitot warming switch? Was this added after this guide or left out intentionally?

Thanks!

I turn on the pitot switch just before taking the runway. Something about the pitot tube heating up if left on for so long, but never tried actually damaging it. Sometimes I forget to turn it on but remember right away after gear up.

tsk tsk Pilot Officer Ice, thats what checklists are for!

LOL




After the CDU is aligned, I also press the FPM button on the CDU and set the Auto waypoint advance to Manual.

WC

Lol @ Rat... what checklist?

#48 - Punch out!

After doing a couple of cold starts in 1109, I realized there is a step missing. By default, the aircraft starts on HARS on the NMSP. Once INS is aligned and NAV is pressed, you have to click the EGI button on the NMSP for the EAC to engage, otherwise it will not come on. The original post is now in need of some edits... probably best after 1110 comes out.

Look at the last edit date. This checklist would have been made using the beta version of the sim, so a few steps will be out of whack there.