2 × CF34-3B · two-crew · wide cabin, transatlantic legs
Every phase for the Bombardier Challenger 604 / 605 / 650, as flown in a flight simulator — panel scans marked as flows, read-and-respond cards marked as checklists. Open the interactive version to tick lines off, fill in your speeds and keep your place between sessions.
604 — Collins Pro Line 4 with tube-fed EFIS. The one most operators started on.
605 — Pro Line 21 with four big displays and larger cabin windows. Same airframe and engines underneath.
650 — Pro Line 21 Advanced and a little more thrust from the CF34-3B MTO rating. Flies the same, climbs slightly better out of hot fields.
Power Up Flow · from memory
BATTERY MASTERON
EXT PWR / APUAS REQUIRED
APU FIRE TESTPERFORMED
APUSTART — AVAIL
AVIONICS MASTERON
EMERGENCY LIGHTSARM
PARKING BRAKESET
Preflight Scan Flow · from memory
THRUST LEVERSSHUT OFF
GEAR HANDLEDOWN
FLAPSAGREE WITH SURFACES
SPOILERSRETRACTED
FUEL PUMPS / XFLOWSET
HYDRAULICS 1 / 2 / 3CHECKED
PRESSURISATIONAUTO — LANDING ELEV SET
ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
FMSFLIGHT PLAN · PERF LOADED
TAKEOFF DATAV1 / VR / V2 · N1 SET
TRIMTAKEOFF — GREEN BAND
TAKEOFF BRIEFINGCOMPLETED
Before Start Checklist · read & respond
DOORCLOSED — LOCKED
PASSENGER BRIEFCOMPLETE
FUEL____ LB — BALANCED
Tanks feed by gravity and transfer between the wings and the tail. Watch the imbalance rather than assuming the system will sort it out.
WEIGHT & CGWITHIN LIMITS
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTSSET & CROSSCHECKED
ALTIMETERS____ SET
IGNITIONNORM
BEACONON
PARKING BRAKESET
Engine Start Flow · from memory
AREACLEAR
APU BLEEDON
ENGINE 2 STARTERENGAGED — N2 RISING
THRUST LEVER 2IDLE AT 20% N2
The CF34 wants light-up within about ten seconds of fuel. Hand on the lever until ITT peaks and starts back down.
ITTMONITORED — WITHIN LIMITS
STARTERDISENGAGED — GENERATOR ON
ENGINE 1STARTED — STABILISED
APU BLEEDAS REQUIRED
EXTERNAL POWERDISCONNECTED
After Start Checklist · read & respond
GENERATORSON — LOAD SHARED
HYDRAULIC PUMPSSET
FLIGHT CONTROLSFREE AND CORRECT
FLAPS20
TRIMPITCH · ROLL · YAW SET
ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
CABINSECURE
Taxi / Before Takeoff Checklist · read & respond
BRAKESCHECKED
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTSCROSSCHECKED
FLAPS20 — CONFIRMED
SPOILERSRETRACTED — ARMED AS REQUIRED
IGNITIONAS REQUIRED
TRANSPONDERTA / RA
EXTERIOR LIGHTSSTROBE · LANDING · RECOG
Line-up items
RUNWAY____ CONFIRMED
TAKEOFF N1SET
The wing is a clean, fast one with modest low-speed manners. Rotate at VR and fly the attitude — dragging it off early does nothing good.
After Takeoff / Climb Checklist · read & respond
LANDING GEARUP
FLAPSUP
YAW DAMPERON
CLIMB N1SET
PRESSURISATIONCLIMBING NORMALLY
ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
ALTIMETERSSTD SET AT TRANSITION
Cruise Flow · from memory
CRUISE N1 / MACHSET
FUELBALANCED — CHECKED vs PLAN
CABIN ALTITUDECHECKED
ENGINE INSTRUMENTSNORMAL
OCEANIC CLEARANCEAS REQUIRED
DESCENT PREPARRIVAL · APPROACH · MINIMA
Descent Checklist · read & respond
PRESSURISATION / LANDING ELEVSET
ALTIMETERS____ SET
ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
SPOILERSAS REQUIRED
APPROACH BRIEFINGCOMPLETE
SEAT BELTSON
Approach Checklist · read & respond
FUELSUFFICIENT — BALANCED
FLAPS20
SPEEDSVREF ____ SET
MINIMA____ SET
IGNITIONAS REQUIRED
LANDING LIGHTSON
Landing Checklist · read & respond
LANDING GEARDOWN — 3 GREEN
FLAPS45
SPOILERSARMED
SPEEDVREF ____
Carry the speed the numbers give you and no more. Float in a Challenger uses runway quickly and the brakes get warm.