VSKYLABS 510X-VLJ / NORMAL CHECKLIST
This section is the Quick-Reference Normal Checklist for the VSKYLABS ‘Test-Pilot’: 510X-VLJ (VSL-510X) add-on for X-Plane Flight Simulator.
The VSKYLABS VSL-510X is a highly-defined Very Light Jet (VLJ) simulation, developed and engineered using the Cessna Citation Mustang (Model 510) as a core reference for a typical, modern VLJ aircraft.
The main purpose of the VSL-510X add-on is to introduce the Very-Light-Jet aircraft category and to allow exploring its operational envelope in X-Plane Flight Simulator, stretching it to its out-of-the-box limits.
DISCLAIMER: The VSKYLABS VSL-510X is an independent VSKYLABS development project which is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Cessna, Citation, or Textron Aviation Inc. It was not developed as an official rendition of the Citation Mustang, nor claimed to be so.
QUICK REFERENCE NORMAL CHECKLIST
FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION USE ONLY! NOT FOR REAL-WORLD FLIGHT OPERATIONS
COCKPIT PREPARATION
- Battery Disconnect Switch - NORM / COVER DOWN
- Interior Disconnect Switch - NORM
- Circuit Breakers - IN
- STBY INST Switch - BATT TEST (5 sec)
- STBY INST Switch - STBY INST; GREEN LIGHT ON
- If GPU connected (for battery power only, skip to Step 7): BATT ON, AVN PWR ON, Voltage 28V, Fans as desired
- Cockpit Switches - SET
- BATT Switch - EMER (check emergency bus items)
- BATT Switch - BATT
- STBY INST Amber Light - OFF
- PARKING BRAKE - SET
- LANDING GEAR lights - THREE GREEN / NO RED
- Cockpit Lighting - AS REQUIRED
- AVN PWR Switch - ON
- Database/Chart Currency - CHECK
- Rotary TEST Switch - WARNING SYSTEMS
- Oxygen System - CHECK
- Fuel Quantity & Balance - CHECK
- Pilot/Passenger/Cargo/Fuel Weights - ENTER (MFD AUX-WEIGHT PLANNING PAGE)
- ATIS/Clearance - AS REQUIRED
- Avionics Flight Plan (if desired) - ENTER
- AVN PWR Switch - ON (for GPU start) / OFF (for battery start)
- Wing/Stab Deice System (if required) - CHECK
DELAY BEFORE FLIGHT WITHOUT GPU
- STBY INST Switch - OFF
- BATT Switch - OFF
BEFORE STARTING ENGINES
- If delayed without GPU - STBY INST Switch ON, BATT Switch ON
- Preflight Inspection - COMPLETE
- Wheel Chocks - REMOVED
- Cabin Door - CLOSED
- Passenger Briefing - COMPLETE
- Seats and Seat Belts - ADJUST & SECURE
- External Lighting Switches - AS REQUIRED
- AIR COND Switch - OFF
- COCKPIT/CABIN FAN Knobs - OFF
- EICAS - CHECK
- Battery Voltage - CHECK
STARTING ENGINES
- ENGINE START Button - PRESS MOMENTARILY
- Throttle - IDLE
- Engine Instruments - MONITOR
- Engine Instruments - CHECK NORMAL (Battery Current <100 Amps)
- Operating Engine N2 - INCREASE to 10% above ground idle (for a cross-generator start)
- Other Engine - START (repeat 1–4)
- Ground Power Unit - DISCONNECT (if applicable)
- L/R GEN Switches - GEN
- AVN PWR Switch - ON
- DC AMPS/VOLTS - CHECK
BEFORE TAXI
- COCKPIT/CABIN FAN Knobs - AS DESIRED
- AIR COND Switch - AS DESIRED
- COCK/CABIN TEMP Knobs - AS DESIRED
- WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE Switches - AS REQUIRED
- Avionics Glareshield Cooling Fans (3) - CHECK FOR AIR FLOW
- Air Source Select System - RECIRC
- Flight Controls - FREE and CORRECT
- Flaps - SET
- Speed Brakes - CHECK and RETRACT
- Electric Elevator Trim - CHECK and SET
- Avionics Setup and Charts - AS REQUIRED
- Altimeters - SET and COMPARE
- Takeoff Data - SET and VERIFY
- Destination Field Elevation - SET
- Radar - STANDBY
- CAS/PFD Messages - CHECK
CLEARED / READY FOR TAXI
- PAX SAFETY Switch - SEAT BELT
- EXTERNAL LIGHT Switches - AS REQUIRED
- Brakes - APPLY and HOLD
- PARKING BRAKE - RELEASE
TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE SIMPLIFIED CRITERIA
- No obstacle in flight path
- Throttles - TAKEOFF Detent
- Flaps - Takeoff and approach 15°
- Anti-Ice - OFF or ON
- Takeoff field length - ≥5000 ft
- No tailwind
- Runway Gradient - Zero to -2%
- Dry paved runway:
- *When conditions are other than those specified in the simplified criteria, the appropriate tabulated data must be referred to.
TAXI
- Brakes - CHECK
- Nosewheel Steering - CHECK
- Flight Instruments (including standby) - CHECK
BEFORE TAKEOFF
- Anti-Ice/Deice systems (if required) - CHECK
- STBY INST Switch - BATT TEST; GREEN LIGHT; STBY INST
- Passenger Seats - FULL UPRIGHT
- Flaps - SET FOR TAKEOFF
- Trims - SET FOR TAKEOFF
- Speed Brakes - RETRACTED
- Transponder - WHITE ALT
- Displays/Avionics/Navigation Systems - SETUP
- Crew Briefing - COMPLETE
CLEARED / READY FOR TAKEOFF
- Pitot-Static Switch - PITOT STATIC
- ENGINE ANTI-ICE Switches - AS REQUIRED
- WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE Switches - AS REQUIRED
- PAX SAFETY Switch - PAX SAFETY
- LANDING LIGHT Switch - AS DESIRED
- ANTI-COLL LIGHT Switch - ON
- Radar - AS REQUIRED
- EICAS - CHECK
TAKEOFF
- THROTTLES - TO Detent
- Engine Instruments - CHECK NORMAL
- Brakes - RELEASE
- Elevator Control - ROTATE at Vr (+10° initial pitch attitude)
AFTER TAKEOFF / CLIMB
- LANDING GEAR Handle - UP
- FLAP Handle - UP (V2+12 and clear of obstacles)
- THROTTLES - CLB Detent
- Yaw Damper - AS DESIRED (ON Above FL300)
- Anti-Ice/Deice Systems - AS REQUIRED
- PAX SAFETY Switch - AS REQUIRED
- LANDING LIGHT Switch - AS REQUIRED
- Pressurization - CHECK
- Altimeters (transition altitude) - SET STD and CROSSCHECK)
CRUISE
- THROTTLES - CRU Detent or AS DESIRED
- Anti-Ice/Deice Systems - AS REQUIRED
- Pressurization - CHECK
- In RVSM Airspace - Autopilot ALT Mode unless severe turbulence is encountered; Altimeters CROSSCHECK pilot and copilot hourly (≤200 ft diff)
DESCENT
- Pressurization - VERIFY destination elevation set
- Anti-Ice/Deice Systems - AS REQUIRED
- THROTTLES - AS REQUIRED for anti-ice/deice systems
- Altimeters (transition altitude) - SET & CROSSCHECK
- Landing Data (V APP , VREF , Landing Distance, Weight, and Factors) - SET & VERIFY
- LANDING LIGHT Switch - AS REQUIRED
APPROACH
- Landing Data - CONFIRM
- Seats and Seat Belts - ADJUST & SECURE
- Avionics and Flight Instruments - CHECK
- Minimums - SET
- PAX SAFETY Switch - PAX SAFETY
- Passenger Seats - FULL UPRIGHT
- FUEL TRANSFER Knob - OFF
- Anti-Ice/Deice Systems - AS REQUIRED
- LANDING LIGHT Switch - ON
- FLAP Handle - TO/APR
- CAS Messages - CHECK
- Crew Briefing - COMPLETE
BEFORE LANDING
- Landing Gear - DOWN and LOCKED
- Speed Brakes - RETRACTED
- FLAP Handle - LAND (STALL WARNING-NORMAL only)
- Pressurization - CHECK ZERO DIFF
- Autopilot & Yaw Damper - OFF
- Airspeed - VREF
- WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE Switches - AS REQUIRED
LANDING
- THROTTLES - IDLE
- Brakes - APPLY (after nosewheel touchdown)
- Speed Brakes - EXTEND (after nosewheel touchdown)
ALL ENGINES GO-AROUND
- THROTTLES - TO Detent (Thrust Mode Indicator - green T/O)
- Pitch Attitude - POSITIVE ROTATION TO +8°
- Flaps - TO/APR
- Climb Speed - VAPP MINIMUM
- Landing Gear Handle - UP (positive rate)
- Flaps Handle - UP
- THROTTLES - CLB Detent
AFTER LANDING
- Flaps Handle - UP
- Speed Brakes - RETRACT
- Wing/Stab Deice Switch - OFF
- Pitot-Static Switch - OFF
- WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE Switches - AS REQUIRED for defog
- ENGINE ANTI-ICE Systems - AS REQUIRED
- ANTI COLL LIGHT Switch - AS REQUIRED
- LANDING LIGHT Switch - OFF
- Transponder - WHITE ALT
- Radar - OFF/STBY
SHUTDOWN
- PARKING BRAKE - SET / CHOCKS
- ENGINE ANTI-ICE Switches - OFF
- WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE Switches - OFF
- PAX SAFETY Switch - OFF
- LANDING Light Switch - OFF
- AIR COND Switch - TO/APR
- FLAP Handle - TO/APR
- AVN PWR Switch - OFF
- THROTTLES - CUTOFF (2 min cooldown)
- EXTERNAL LIGHTING Switches - OFF
- COCKPIT/CABIN Fan Knobs - OFF
- OXYGEN SUPPLY Handle - PULL TO CUTOFF
- BATT Switch - OFF
- STBY INST Switch - VERIFY AMBER LIGHT
- Gust Lock - INSTALL
- Rudder Lock - LOCK
- Engine Oil Level - CHECK (10 min after shutdown)
QUICK TURN AROUND
- Exterior Inspection - COMPLETE
- Circuit Breakers - IN
- L/R GEN - GEN (OFF if GPU start)
- STBY INST - BATT TEST (5 sec)
- GPU - CONNECTED (if desired)
- BATT Switch - BATT
- PARKING BRAKE - SET
- AVN PWR Switch - ON
- ATIS/Clearance - AS REQUIRED
- Rotary TEST Switch - WARNING SYSTEMS CHECK
- Fuel Quantity & Balance - CHECK
- Pilot, Passenger, Cargo and Fuel Weights - ENTER
- Avionics Flight Plan (if desired) - ENTER
- AVN POWER Switch - OFF (if ground power is not connected)
- Wing/Stab Deice System (if required) - CHECK
- Pitot-Static Switch - RESET STALL WARN then OFF
- LANDING GEAR Handle - DOWN; THREE GREEN/NO RED LIGHTS
- OXYGEN SUPPLY Handle - PUSHED IN
- All other switches - OFF/NORM
- THROTTLES - CUTOFF
- Refer to Normal Procedures - BEFORE STARTING ENGINES