DCS AH-64 checklist
Welcome to the AH-64 checklist, a comprehensive guide designed to demystify the myriad buttons and switches within the cockpit of the AH-64 Apache. This checklist is your key to understanding the functions associated with each button, ensuring that you have a clear and concise reference for operating this cutting-edge attack helicopter. The checklist is specifically tailored for optimal use on a compact tablet, ensuring convenience for easy accessibility during your flight.VERIFY CHECK Uncheck all in start list.
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Air Traffic Control procedures
STARTUP
CLEARANCE
TAXI
TAKEOFF
DEPARTURE
ARRIVAL
HANDOVER TO TOWER
LANDING (VFR)
| Pilot: [AIRPORT] TOWER, this is [CALL SIGN] (formation) REQUEST STARTUP (intentions: eg. VFR DEPARTURE TRAINING AREA ALPHA) | ATC: - |
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] (formation) START UP APPROVED, QNH [XXXX] [CS] CONDITIONS |
| Pilot: QNH (read back) [CALL SIGN] | ATC: - |
CLEARANCE
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] REPORT READY TO COPY ATC CLEARANCE |
| Pilot: [AIRPORT] TOWER, [CALL SIGN] READY FOR CLEARANCE | ATC: - |
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] (FORMATION) CLEARED FOR VFR DEPARTURE TO [ZONE] EXIT [REPORTING POINT] SQUAWK XXXX WHEN AIRBORNE CONTACT APPROACH CHANNEL 3 |
| Pilot: [READBACK] | ATC: - |
TAXI
| TAXI BEFORE TAKEOFF | |
| Pilot: [AIRPORT] TOWER, [CALL SIGN] (FORMATION, N F-16) (AT PARKING XXX) REQUEST TAXI | ATC: - |
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] (FORMATION) TAXI TO HOLDING POINT RUNWAY XX VIA XY, SQUAWK IN SEQUENCE |
| Pilot: [READBACK] SQUAWK IN SEQUENCE | ATC: - |
| TAXI AFTER LANDING | |
| Pilot: [CALL SIGN] RUNWAY VACATED | ATC: - |
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] TAXI VIA [A|B|C|D] TO STAND XX |
| Pilot: VIA X TO STAND Y [CALL SIGN] | ATC: - |
TAKEOFF
| Pilot: [AIRPORT] TOWER, [CALL SIGN] READY FOR DEPARTURE | ATC: - |
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] WIND XXX DEGREES XX KNOTS RUNWAY XX CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF, REPORT AIRBORNE |
| Pilot: RUNWAY XX CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF [CALL SIGN] | ATC: - |
| Pilot: [CALLSIGN] AIRBORNE | ATC: [CALLSIGN] ROGER |
DEPARTURE
| Pilot: [AIRPORT] APPROACH, [CALLSIGN] VFR DEPARTURE EXIT XXX | ATC: [CALLSIGN] ROGER |
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] LEAVING THE ZONE, REGIONAL QNH XXXX, (MONITOR [AIRPORT] RADAR ON CHANNEL 11) |
| Pilot: XXXX ([AIRPORT] RADAR CHANNEL 11) [CALL SIGN] | ATC: - |
ARRIVAL
| Pilot: [AIRPORT] APPROACH, [CALL SIGN], (position, altitude) REQUEST LANDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR VISUAL APPROACH | ATC: - |
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] [RUNWAY] QNH XXXX, [CONDITION] REPORT ENTRY [XXX] |
| Pilot: [RUNWAY] [QNH] REPORTING ENTRY [XXX] [CALL SIGN] | ATC: - |
| Pilot: [CALL SIGN] ENTERING XXX | ATC: - |
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] CONTACT [AIRPORT] TOWER CHANNEL 2 |
| Pilot: TOWER CHANNEL 2 [CALL SIGN] | ATC: - |
HANDOVER TO TOWER
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] WHEN VACATING THE RUNWAY, CONTACT [AIRPORT] TOWER CHANNEL 2 |
| Pilot: [READBACK] | ATC: - |
LANDING (VFR)
| Pilot: [AIRPORT] TOWER [CALL SIGN] (FORMATION) AT ENTRY XXX XXXXFT FOR LANDING / TOUCH AND GO | ATC: - |
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] (FORMATION) JOIN INITIAL [RUNWAY NUMBER] (LEFT HAND) BREAK QNH XXX |
| Pilot: QNH XXXX [CALL SIGN] | ATC: - |
| Pilot: [CALL SIGN] (FORMATION) INITIAL RUNWAY XX FOR LANDING | ATC: - |
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] (FORMATION) BREAK [number of how many people are in front] WIND XXX DEGREES XX KNOTS |
| Pilot: BREAK [NUMBER] [CALL SIGN] | ATC: - |
| Pilot: [CALL SIGN] ON THE BREAK | ATC: - |
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] FINAL [NUMBER] |
| Pilot: FINAL [NUMBER], [CALL SIGN] | ATC: - |
| Pilot: [CALL SIGN] FINAL GEAR DOWN TO LAND | ATC: - |
| Pilot: - | ATC: [CALL SIGN] RUNWAY XX CLEARED TO LAND |
| Pilot: RUNWAY XX CLEARED TO LAND [CALL SIGN] | ATC: - |