Comet 4 Checklists
Panel Manual VC extras Checklists Flying Tips

Speeds Checklists Limits
Starting Check
1 Nav Lights On
2 Fuel Aboard Check gauges v Flight plan
3 Brakes On
4 Start clearance Obtained from ATC
5 Beacon On
6 Throttles Closed
7 Booster pumps On
8 Start engines Starting 1 2 3 4
9 Elevator trim Set for takeoff   (around 3 degrees nose up)
10 Speed brakes Checked & zero
11 Starter switches All off
12 Anti ice As required
13 Control surfaces Checked
14 Clearance for taxi Obtained from ATC
Taxi Check
1 Flaps 20 degrees selected
2 Batteries On
3 Speed brakes Zero
4 Trims Set for takeoff
5 Takeoff speeds Checked & set   (Click the Speed Reference Chinagraph for speeds)
6 Yaw damper On
7 Flight instruments Checked & set
8 Reverse Checked lights out
9 Flaps Set at 20 degrees
10 Speed brakes Checked & zero
11 Fuel feed valves All open
Before Takeoff Check
1 Pitot heater On
2 Anti-icing As required
3 Takeoff clearence Obtained from ATC
After Takeoff Check
1 Gear Up, lights out
2 Landing lamps Off
3 Flaps Up
4 Altimeters Set
Top of Descent Check
1 Altimeters Check 29.29 in (1013 mbs)
2 Safety heights Check for descent
Approach Check
1 Flaps 20 deg IAS 210, 26 deg IAS 180
2 Speed brakes Zero
3 Threshold speed (Vat) Checked & set   (Click the Speed Reference Chinagraph for speeds)
Landing Check
1 Gear Selected down
2 Altimeters QFE / QNH checked & set
3 Airfield & Runway Checked
4 Gear check 3 greens, door lights out
5 Brakes Check, parking brake off
6 Flaps 60 deg, 80 deg optional at 2 miles to run
7 Landing lamps On
After Landing Check
1 Anti-icing Off
2 Flaps Selected up
3 Speed brakes Zero
4 Pitot heater Off
5 AP master Off
6 Yaw damper Off
7 Elevator trim Zero
8 Flaps Check up
Shutdown Check
1 Engines Off
2 APU or External power Checked & on
3 Beacon Off
4 Landing / Taxi lights Off
5 Nav lights Off
6 Batteries Off
7 Brakes Off when chocks under

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