AstonMartinDBS Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) I want to share my personal, printable, two-sided cold start checklist for the AH-64D, which is based on @Wags Cold Start Tutorial and @Casmos Startup Walkthrough. The first page contains the steps for the PLT (Pilot) and the second one those for the CPG (Co-Pilot/Gunner). To avoid unnecessary fuel consumption, the steps for the [CPG] should be processed pior to the engine startup procedure. Legend: Column 2: Cockpit Area/Input Device LC: Left Console FWD: Forward CCP: CMWS Control Panel RC: Right Console KB: Keyboard Column 3: Panel Column 4: SW: Switch BTN: Button Column 5: L: Left Mousebutton R: Right Mousebutton W: Mousewheel Download: v0.7.2: DCS-AH-64D-ColdStartChecklist-en-v072.pdf Changelog: v0.3.6 (09.04.2022): Initial release v0.3.9 (12.04.2022): [PLT] POINT management and SHOW settings moved further back (after alignment completion and prior to engine start); [CPG] radio SQL switches optional (the radios have been squelched already by the PLT at this point, the current switch behaviour is wrong implemented, the switches should be spring loaded); minor optical improvements v0.4.0 (22.04.2022): [PLT]+[CPG] certain procedures re-arranged (IHADSS boresight procedure prioritized over weapons setup), [PLT]+[CPG] several pushbutton sequences optimized, [PLT]+[CPG] added some optional steps (MAP setup for instance), [CPG] added a few missing steps (WCA reset); v0.5.0 (29.04.2022): adjustments to the latest DCS Open Beta update (2.7.12.23362): DOPPLER and RDR ALT are activated by default; minor pushbutton sequence optimizations; v0.5.2 (28.12.2022): adjustments to the latest DCS Open Beta update (2.8.1.34667.2): LASER is activated by default (fixed in v0.5.3); v0.5.3 (29.12.2022): LASER has to be activated manually (as usual); v0.6.1 (22.11.2023): tiny adjustments for the latest DCS Open Beta version; checklist order optimized; v0.7.0 (20.12.2023): adjustments for the implementation of FCR in the latest DCS Open Beta update (2.9.2.49629): [CPG] added the steps to powering up FCR; v0.7.2 (02.02.2024): [PLT] COMM setup adjustments after implementation of COMM presets (DCS Open Beta 2.9.0.46801); [PLT] step 67 changed from [PageUp] to [Num+] to avoid the 'Low Rotor RPM' warning; Notes: The checklist is still WIP. It's designed for my personal purposes. Other Downloads: F-16C: ALIC Tables for the AGM-88C HARM (.pdf and Kneeboard) F/A-18C: Threat Codes for the AGM-88C HARM (.pdf and Kneeboard) Spoiler Downloads: v0.3.6: 50 v0.3.9: 48 v0.4.0: 50 v0.5.0: 91 v0.5.2: 24 v0.5.3: 149 v0.6.1: 65 v0.7.0: 27 v0.7.2: 0 Edited February 2 by AstonMartinDBS 5 6 [Modules] A-10C, A-10C II, AH-64D, F-14A/B, F-16C, F/A-18C, FC3, Ka-50, P-51D, UH-1H, CA, SC [Maps] PG, NTTR, Normandy, Sinai, Syria, TC [OS] Windows 11 Pro [PC] MSI Pro Z790-A, i9-13900K, 64 GB DDR5-5200, RTX 4090 24 GB GDDR6X, 2 x SSD 990 PRO 2 TB (M.2), Corsair 5000D Airflow, HX1500i, H150i RGB Elite, Acer X28, TM HOTAS Warthog (Grip@WarBRD Base), MS SW FFB2, Thrustmaster TFRP, TrackIR 5 & TrackClip Pro [Checklists] A-10C, F-16C, F/A-18C, AH-64D, Ka-50, UH-1H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartinDBS Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) v0.3.9 available: [PLT] POINT management and SHOW settings moved further back (after alignment completion and prior to engine start); [CPG] radio SQL switches optional (the radios have been squelched already by the PLT at this point, the current switch behaviour is wrong implemented, the switches should be spring loaded); minor optical improvements Edited April 12, 2022 by AstonMartinDBS 1 [Modules] A-10C, A-10C II, AH-64D, F-14A/B, F-16C, F/A-18C, FC3, Ka-50, P-51D, UH-1H, CA, SC [Maps] PG, NTTR, Normandy, Sinai, Syria, TC [OS] Windows 11 Pro [PC] MSI Pro Z790-A, i9-13900K, 64 GB DDR5-5200, RTX 4090 24 GB GDDR6X, 2 x SSD 990 PRO 2 TB (M.2), Corsair 5000D Airflow, HX1500i, H150i RGB Elite, Acer X28, TM HOTAS Warthog (Grip@WarBRD Base), MS SW FFB2, Thrustmaster TFRP, TrackIR 5 & TrackClip Pro [Checklists] A-10C, F-16C, F/A-18C, AH-64D, Ka-50, UH-1H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartinDBS Posted April 22, 2022 Author Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) v0.4.0 available: [PLT]+[CPG] certain procedures re-arranged (IHADSS boresight procedure prioritized over weapons setup); [PLT]+[CPG] several pushbutton sequences optimized; [PLT]+[CPG] added some optional steps (MAP setup for instance); [CPG] added a few missing steps (WCA reset); Advice: to avoid unnecessary fuel consumption, the steps for the [CPG] should be processed pior to the engine startup procedure Edited April 27, 2022 by AstonMartinDBS 1 [Modules] A-10C, A-10C II, AH-64D, F-14A/B, F-16C, F/A-18C, FC3, Ka-50, P-51D, UH-1H, CA, SC [Maps] PG, NTTR, Normandy, Sinai, Syria, TC [OS] Windows 11 Pro [PC] MSI Pro Z790-A, i9-13900K, 64 GB DDR5-5200, RTX 4090 24 GB GDDR6X, 2 x SSD 990 PRO 2 TB (M.2), Corsair 5000D Airflow, HX1500i, H150i RGB Elite, Acer X28, TM HOTAS Warthog (Grip@WarBRD Base), MS SW FFB2, Thrustmaster TFRP, TrackIR 5 & TrackClip Pro [Checklists] A-10C, F-16C, F/A-18C, AH-64D, Ka-50, UH-1H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartinDBS Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 v0.5.0 available: adjustments to the latest DCS Open Beta update (2.7.12.23362): DOPPLER and RDR ALT are activated by default; minor pushbutton sequence optimizations; 2 [Modules] A-10C, A-10C II, AH-64D, F-14A/B, F-16C, F/A-18C, FC3, Ka-50, P-51D, UH-1H, CA, SC [Maps] PG, NTTR, Normandy, Sinai, Syria, TC [OS] Windows 11 Pro [PC] MSI Pro Z790-A, i9-13900K, 64 GB DDR5-5200, RTX 4090 24 GB GDDR6X, 2 x SSD 990 PRO 2 TB (M.2), Corsair 5000D Airflow, HX1500i, H150i RGB Elite, Acer X28, TM HOTAS Warthog (Grip@WarBRD Base), MS SW FFB2, Thrustmaster TFRP, TrackIR 5 & TrackClip Pro [Checklists] A-10C, F-16C, F/A-18C, AH-64D, Ka-50, UH-1H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartinDBS Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) v0.5.2 available: adjustments to the latest DCS Open Beta update (2.8.1.34667.2): LASER is activated by default (fixed in v0.5.3); Edited December 29, 2022 by AstonMartinDBS 1 [Modules] A-10C, A-10C II, AH-64D, F-14A/B, F-16C, F/A-18C, FC3, Ka-50, P-51D, UH-1H, CA, SC [Maps] PG, NTTR, Normandy, Sinai, Syria, TC [OS] Windows 11 Pro [PC] MSI Pro Z790-A, i9-13900K, 64 GB DDR5-5200, RTX 4090 24 GB GDDR6X, 2 x SSD 990 PRO 2 TB (M.2), Corsair 5000D Airflow, HX1500i, H150i RGB Elite, Acer X28, TM HOTAS Warthog (Grip@WarBRD Base), MS SW FFB2, Thrustmaster TFRP, TrackIR 5 & TrackClip Pro [Checklists] A-10C, F-16C, F/A-18C, AH-64D, Ka-50, UH-1H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartinDBS Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 v0.5.3 available: LASER has to be activated manually (as usual) 2 1 [Modules] A-10C, A-10C II, AH-64D, F-14A/B, F-16C, F/A-18C, FC3, Ka-50, P-51D, UH-1H, CA, SC [Maps] PG, NTTR, Normandy, Sinai, Syria, TC [OS] Windows 11 Pro [PC] MSI Pro Z790-A, i9-13900K, 64 GB DDR5-5200, RTX 4090 24 GB GDDR6X, 2 x SSD 990 PRO 2 TB (M.2), Corsair 5000D Airflow, HX1500i, H150i RGB Elite, Acer X28, TM HOTAS Warthog (Grip@WarBRD Base), MS SW FFB2, Thrustmaster TFRP, TrackIR 5 & TrackClip Pro [Checklists] A-10C, F-16C, F/A-18C, AH-64D, Ka-50, UH-1H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01G8R Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 This is excellent. Thanks for sharing it. Would you share the source file so we could edit it more easily? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartinDBS Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, 01G8R said: This is excellent. Thanks for your feedback. 13 hours ago, 01G8R said: Would you share the source file so we could edit it more easily? Check your PM. Edited February 28, 2023 by AstonMartinDBS 1 [Modules] A-10C, A-10C II, AH-64D, F-14A/B, F-16C, F/A-18C, FC3, Ka-50, P-51D, UH-1H, CA, SC [Maps] PG, NTTR, Normandy, Sinai, Syria, TC [OS] Windows 11 Pro [PC] MSI Pro Z790-A, i9-13900K, 64 GB DDR5-5200, RTX 4090 24 GB GDDR6X, 2 x SSD 990 PRO 2 TB (M.2), Corsair 5000D Airflow, HX1500i, H150i RGB Elite, Acer X28, TM HOTAS Warthog (Grip@WarBRD Base), MS SW FFB2, Thrustmaster TFRP, TrackIR 5 & TrackClip Pro [Checklists] A-10C, F-16C, F/A-18C, AH-64D, Ka-50, UH-1H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartinDBS Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) v0.6.1 available: tiny adjustments for the latest DCS Open Beta version; checklist order optimized; Edited November 22, 2023 by AstonMartinDBS 1 [Modules] A-10C, A-10C II, AH-64D, F-14A/B, F-16C, F/A-18C, FC3, Ka-50, P-51D, UH-1H, CA, SC [Maps] PG, NTTR, Normandy, Sinai, Syria, TC [OS] Windows 11 Pro [PC] MSI Pro Z790-A, i9-13900K, 64 GB DDR5-5200, RTX 4090 24 GB GDDR6X, 2 x SSD 990 PRO 2 TB (M.2), Corsair 5000D Airflow, HX1500i, H150i RGB Elite, Acer X28, TM HOTAS Warthog (Grip@WarBRD Base), MS SW FFB2, Thrustmaster TFRP, TrackIR 5 & TrackClip Pro [Checklists] A-10C, F-16C, F/A-18C, AH-64D, Ka-50, UH-1H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartinDBS Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 v0.7.0 available: adjustments for the implementation of FCR in the latest DCS Open Beta update (2.9.2.49629): [CPG] added the steps to powering up FCR; 5 [Modules] A-10C, A-10C II, AH-64D, F-14A/B, F-16C, F/A-18C, FC3, Ka-50, P-51D, UH-1H, CA, SC [Maps] PG, NTTR, Normandy, Sinai, Syria, TC [OS] Windows 11 Pro [PC] MSI Pro Z790-A, i9-13900K, 64 GB DDR5-5200, RTX 4090 24 GB GDDR6X, 2 x SSD 990 PRO 2 TB (M.2), Corsair 5000D Airflow, HX1500i, H150i RGB Elite, Acer X28, TM HOTAS Warthog (Grip@WarBRD Base), MS SW FFB2, Thrustmaster TFRP, TrackIR 5 & TrackClip Pro [Checklists] A-10C, F-16C, F/A-18C, AH-64D, Ka-50, UH-1H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartinDBS Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 (edited) v0.7.2 available: [PLT] COMM setup adjustments after implementation of COMM presets (DCS Open Beta 2.9.0.46801); [PLT] step 67 changed from [PageUp] to [Num+] to avoid the 'Low Rotor RPM' warning; Edited February 2 by AstonMartinDBS 2 [Modules] A-10C, A-10C II, AH-64D, F-14A/B, F-16C, F/A-18C, FC3, Ka-50, P-51D, UH-1H, CA, SC [Maps] PG, NTTR, Normandy, Sinai, Syria, TC [OS] Windows 11 Pro [PC] MSI Pro Z790-A, i9-13900K, 64 GB DDR5-5200, RTX 4090 24 GB GDDR6X, 2 x SSD 990 PRO 2 TB (M.2), Corsair 5000D Airflow, HX1500i, H150i RGB Elite, Acer X28, TM HOTAS Warthog (Grip@WarBRD Base), MS SW FFB2, Thrustmaster TFRP, TrackIR 5 & TrackClip Pro [Checklists] A-10C, F-16C, F/A-18C, AH-64D, Ka-50, UH-1H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markturner1960 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Very nice work, thanks 1 System specs: PC1 :Scan 3XS Ryzen 5900X, 64GB Corsair veng DDR4 3600, EVGA GTX 3090 Win 10, Quest Pro, Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo monitor. Tir5. PC2 ( Helo) Scan 3XS Intel 9900 K, 32 GB Ram, 2080Ti, 50 inch Phillips monitor F/A-18C: Rhino FFB base TianHang F16 grip, Winwing MP 1, F-18 throttle, TO & Combat panels, MFG crosswind & DFB Aces seat Viper: WinWing MFSSB base with F-16 grip, Winwing F-16 throttle, plus Vipergear ICP. MFG crosswind rudders. Helo ( Apache) set up: Virpil collective with AH64D grip, Cyclic : Virpil CM3 base & TM F18 grip, MFG crosswind rudders, Total controls AH64 MFD's, TEDAC Unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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