Every phase for the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q400, 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.
Q400 — The standard passenger fit and the one most simulators model.
Q400 NextGen — Later cabin and systems tidy-up. Same flight deck habits, same noise-and-vibration suppression to trust.
Q400 Cargo — Freighter conversions with a main deck door and a load plan instead of a cabin crew. Doors, restraint and CG are the difference.
Power Up Flow · from memory
BATTERY MASTERON
EXT PWR / APUAS REQUIRED
APUSTART — AVAIL
AVIONICSON
EMERGENCY LIGHTSARM
PARKING BRAKESET
Preflight Scan Flow · from memory
POWER LEVERSDISC
CONDITION LEVERSSTART & FEATHER
FUEL PUMPSON
HYDRAULICS 1 / 2 / 3CHECKED
PROPELLER SYSTEMAUTO
ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
The airframe and props take a lot of ice protection and a lot of electrical load. Plan it before you are in it.
NVS / VIBRATION SUPPRESSIONAUTO
PRESSURISATIONLANDING ELEV SET
FMSFLIGHT PLAN · PERF
TAKEOFF DATATORQUE · V-SPEEDS · TRIM SET
TAKEOFF BRIEFINGCOMPLETED
Before Start Checklist · read & respond
DOORSCLOSED
MAIN DECK CARGO DOORQ400 CargoCLOSED AND LOCKED
LOADSHEET / CGCHECKED
FUEL____ KG — BALANCED
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTSSET & CROSSCHECKED
ALTIMETERS____ SET
TRIMSSET
BEACONON
PARKING BRAKESET
Engine Start Flow · from memory
AREACLEAR — PROPS CLEAR
ENG 2 STARTENGAGED
Right engine first as a habit — it runs the hydraulics and the air conditioning while the left one waits.
CONDITION LEVER 2MIN AT LIGHT-UP — ITT MONITORED
ENG 2STABILISED — GENERATOR ON
ENG 1STARTED — STABILISED
APUAS REQUIRED
EXTERNAL POWERDISCONNECTED
After Start Checklist · read & respond
GENERATORSON — LOAD SHARED
BLEEDS / PACKSSET
FLIGHT CONTROLSFREE AND CORRECT
FLAPS5
CONDITION LEVERSMAX / 850 AS REQUIRED
ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
CABINSECURE
Taxi / Before Takeoff Checklist · read & respond
BRAKESCHECKED
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTSCROSSCHECKED
FLAPS5 / 10 — CONFIRMED
TRIMSSET
CONDITION LEVERSMAX
PROP DE-ICE / ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
TRANSPONDERTA / RA
EXTERIOR LIGHTSSTROBE · LANDING · TAXI
Line-up items
RUNWAY____ CONFIRMED
TAKEOFF TORQUESET
It accelerates hard and gets airborne early. Hold the nose where the numbers say instead of letting it fly itself off.
After Takeoff / Climb Checklist · read & respond
LANDING GEARUP
FLAPSUP
CONDITION LEVERS900 / 850
CLIMB TORQUESET
PRESSURISATIONCLIMBING NORMALLY
ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
ALTIMETERSSTD SET AT TRANSITION
Cruise Flow · from memory
CRUISE TORQUE / NpSET
Np down to 850 in the cruise is what makes the cabin liveable. The passengers behind you can hear the difference.