Aerospatiale Gazelle SA-342 Cockpit Introduction

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ROOF SECTION INSTRUMENT PANEL SECTION BOTTOM SECTION

1. Cabine heat 10. Cabine ventilation lever 25. Fuse section

2. Interphone control 11. Annunciator panel 26. VHF/COM - Radio station
3. Rotor brake 12. Gyro panel 27. VHF/NAV - VOR
4. Fuel flow lever 13. Aircraft lights panel 28. UHF panel
5. Fuel shut off valve 14. Pilot / Copilot audio panel 29. ADF panel
6. Auxiliary fuel tank gauge 15. NADIR - Doppler navigation system 30. Correction table
7. Outside temperature gauge 16. Pedals 31. Transponder
8. Magnetic compass compensation table 17. Copilot cyclic stick 32. Seat belt extention
9. Magnetic compass 18. Pilot window lever 33. Pilot collective lever
19. Door open handle 34. Fire extinguisher
20. Door emergency release handle
21. Pilot cyclic stick
22. Autopilot/SAS panel
23. Instrument panel
24. Correction tables

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ROOF SECTION INSTRUMENT PANEL SECTION

1. Cabine heat: 1. Cabine ventilation

- Left click: Increase heating - Left click: Open/Close ventilation
- Right click: Decrease heating 2. Indication tables:
2. Interphone switch: - Left click: Up/Down tables
- Left click: Toogle On/Off
3. Interphone volume:
- Left click: Increase/Decrease volume
4. Rotor brake lever:
- Left click: Engage/Disengage rotor brake
5. Fuel flow lever:
- Left click + Drag forward: Increase fuel flow
- Left click + Drag backward: Decrease fuel flow
6. Fuel shut off valve:
- Left click: Close fuel valve

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GYRO PLATFORM ANNUNCIATOR PANEL PRIMARY ATTITUDE INDICATOR

1. TRIM indicator:
- Indicates trimmer On/Off/Fail
2. BPP indicator:
- Indicates magnetic brake On/Off/Fail
3. GYRO & AMPLI indicator:
- takes around 1 minute to prepare gyro platform
4. SYNC indicator:
- shows deviation of gyro
5. Main switch:
- Left click: choice gyro platform mode
6. Additional switch:
- Left/Right click: choice additional gyro mode
7. Test switch:
- Left click: open/close cap
- Left click: toogle test switch
8. Test indicator:
- Indicates test in progress
1. Test switch: 1. Attitude indicator cage:
- Left click: toogle test action - Right click: cage
2. Dimmer switch: - Scroll: set pitch silhouette
- Left click: toogle day/night mode
2. Attitude indicator inoperable flag
PITOT - Indicates pitot heat on/off 3. Glide Slope inoperable flag
H.MOT. - Indicates low engine oil pressure 4. Localizer inoperable flag
H.BTP. - Indicates low main gearbox oil pressure
H.RAL. - Indicates low engine oil pressure
GENE - Indicates generator failure
ALTER. - Indicates alternator failure
BAT. - Indicates battery failure
P A - Indicates autopilot failure or off
NAV - Indicates gyrocompass failure
COMB - Indicates fuel quantity below 50 liters
B.PHY. - Indicates hydraulic system fail or off
L I M - Indicates oil filter failure
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SECONDARY ATTITUDE INDICATOR

1. Attitude indicator cage:
- Left click: cage

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ALTIMETER TORQUEMETER RADIO ALTIMETER

1. Attitude indicator cage:
- Scroll: set barometric pressure/altitude
2. Barometric pressure value
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1. Torque index set: 1. Altimeter On/Off/Test switch:
- Left click/Scroll: increase/decrease torque - Left click: On/Off
index and test torquemeter - Right click: test
2. Altimeter inoperable flag
2. Torque index 3. Decision height index
3. Overtorque indicator 4. Decision height set button:
- blink when torque is 95% - Left click: increase decision height
- constant when torque reaches 100% - Right click: decrease decision height
5. Minimum height warning indicator
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HEADING INDICATOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT PANEL CLOCK

1. DME 1. Aircraft position lights switch 1. Clock stopwatch start/stop button:
2. DME inoperable flag 2. Position lights intensity - Left click: start/stop
3. ADF neddle 3. Anti collision light switch 2. Clock stopwatch reset button:
4. VOR/NADIR neddle 4. Panel light dimmer - Right click: reset
5. Instrument panel light switch
6. Gauge light dimmer
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SWITCHES SWITCHES SWITCHES

1. Pilot wiper switch: 1. Copilot wiper switch: 1. Light indicators test switch:
- Left click: 1st speed - Left click: 1st speed - Left click: test
- Right click: 2nd speed - Right click: 2nd speed 2. Battery switch:
2. Localizer mode switch: 2. Pitot heat switch: - Left click: toggle on/off battery
- Left click: - Left click: toggle pitot heat 3. Alternator switch:
- ART - off 3. Hydraulic switch: - Left click: toggle on/off alternator
- VIS - not available - Left click: toggle hydaulic system test 4. Generator switch:
- VHF - VOR mode 4. Trimmer switch: - Left click: toggle on/off generator
- DOP - NADIR mode - Left click: toggle on/off trim system 5. Auxiliary fuel tank switch:
- Left click: toggle on/off aux fuel pump
6. Convoy fuel tank switch:
- Left click: toggle on/off convoy fuel pump
7. Sand filter switch:
- Left click: toggle on/off sand filter
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8. Magnetic brake switch:
- Left click: toggle magnetic brake
9. Alternator reset button:
- Left click: alternator reset
10. Generator reset button:
- Left click: generator reset
11. Ignition switch:
- Left click: toggle ignition on/off
LIGHT INDICATORS LIGHT INDICATORS
- Right click: cold start
1. ALARME 1. DEM - starter indicator 12. Fuel pump switch:
- Fuel flow lever is not complete forward 2. RLT - idle indicator - Left click: toggle fuel pump on/off
- Too much power applied 3. BLOC. - engine start is blocked
4. R.SUPP - auxiliary fuel tank empty
5. R.CONV - convoy fuel tank empty
6. FILT.AS - sand filter on
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NADIR

IMPORTANT:
For fully functional NADIR use Flight Planner to create route with multiple waypoints
from departure to arrival destination.

1. NADIR display lumination:

- Left click: Increase/Decrease display lumination
2. NARID Mode:
- ARRET: off
- VEILLE: standby
- TERRE: ground
- MER: sea
- ANEMO: pitot installation
- TEST SOL: ground test
3. NADIR Parameter:
- VENT: wind
- CM DEC: magnetic heading - declination
- VS DER: ground speed - deviation
- TPS CAP: calculated time - heading
- PP current position
- BUT waypoint
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00.00.00. north
00.00.00. east
5. Waypoints:
00 number of currnet waypoint

NOTICE:
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1. NADIR initialization takes around two minutes
2. For NADIR test mode press AUX + 5
3. Exit to main screen press AUX + 7

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1. VHF/COM KHz set:

- Left click: increase KHz
- Right click: decrease KHz
2. VHF/COM frequency step:
- Left click: toggle 25/50 KHz
3. VHF/COM On/Off switch:
- Left click: toggle on/off com station
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- Left click: increase MHz
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- Right click: decrease MHz
5. Audio panel mode:
- Left click: set audio panel mode
6. VHF/NAV frequency step:
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- Left click: increase KHz
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- Right click: decrease KHz
8. VHF/NAV On/Off switch:
- Left click: toggle on/off nav station
9. VHF/NAV MHz set:
6 - Left click: increase MHz
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- Right click: decrease MHz
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- Left click: increase OBS
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- Right click: decrease OBS
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- Left click: toggle on/off uhf station
12. UHF test indicator:
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13. UHF frequency step:
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- Left click: toggle 25/50 KHz
14.15.16. NDB frequency set:
- Left click: increase
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- Right click: decrease
17. Selector switch:
- Left click: set active ndb
18. Audio switch:
- Left click: toggle on/off ADF tone
19. ADF mode:
- Left click: OFF, ANT, ADF, TEST

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1. Transponder IDENT switch:

- Left click: toggle IDENT
2. Transponder MODE 4 switch:
- Left click: toggle on/off mode 4
3. Transponder M-C monitor switch:
- Left click: toggle monitor mode
4. Transponder M-C mode
- Left click: increase mode
- Right click: decrease mode
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6. Transponder M1 mode switch:
- Left click: toggle on/off M1
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- Left click: toggle on/off M2
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8. Transponder M3-A mode switch:
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- Left click: toggle on/off M3-A
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9. Transponder M-C mode switch:
- Left click: toggle on/off M-C
10. Failure indicator.
11. Transponder M3-A, M1 mode
6 - Left click: increase mode
- Right click: decrease mode
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COLLECTIVE LEVER CYCLIC STICK

1. Landing light switch: 1. Autopilot disengage button:
- Left click: toggle on/off landing light - Left click: disengage autopilot
2. Landing light position button: 2. Autopilo trimmer:
- Left click: extend landing light - Left click: forward
- Right click: retract landing light - Right click: backward
3. Main hydraulic switch: 3. Magnetic brake button:
- Left click: toggle on/off hydraulic system - Left click: toggle cyclic magnetic brake
4. Hook load emergency release button. 4. Autopilot autohover button:
- Left click: toggle autohover function
5. Disengage pilot wiper button:
- Left click: turns off pilot wiper

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AUTOPILOT / SAS
1. Autopilot / SAS master switch: DESCRIPTION:
- Left click: toggle on/off autopilot/sas
2. Autopilot / SAS pitch control: Autopilot:
- Left click: autopilot You can use autopilot in any phase of flight and even to maintain hover.
- Right click: sas Turn autopilot mode switch to speed hold mode ( Vi ) using right mouse click. If you want
3. Autopilot / SAS roll control: you may choice altitude hold mode ( ALT.) but default configuration is speed hold mode.
- Left click: autopilot Then, turn on YAW, ROLL and PITCH chanels using left mouse click to set values into
- Right click: sas autopilot memory. When redy, turn on autopilot/sas master switch using left mouse click.
4. Autopilot / SAS yaw control: Rough use of flight controls leads to an automatic autopilot disengage.
- Left click: autopilot
- Right click: sas S.A.S.
5. Autopilot mode: Turn on YAW, ROLL and PITCH chanels using right mouse click to stabilize helicopter
- Left click: altitude hold mode ( ALT. ) oscillations. When redy, turn autopilot/sas master switch using left mouse click. This will
- Right click: speed hold mode ( Vi ) help you to easily maintain hover flight.

IMPORTANT:
To be able to use AUTOPILOT / SAS make sure that Gyro Platform is ON and REDY.
Also, make sure that switch TRIM and switch F.MAG are turned ON.

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