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Gulfstream G650 checklist

2 × BR725 · two-crew · fly-by-wire · Mach 0.85 normal cruise

Every phase for the Gulfstream G650, 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.

Power Up Flow · from memory

  1. BATTERIES 1 + 2ON
  2. EXT PWR / APUAS REQUIRED
  3. APU FIRE TESTPERFORMED
  4. APUSTART — AVAIL
  5. AVIONICS (PLANEVIEW II)ON — CAS REVIEWED
  6. EMERGENCY LIGHTSARM
  7. PARKING BRAKESET

Preflight Scan Flow · from memory

  1. THRUST LEVERSIDLE
  2. ENGINE RUN / STOPSTOP
  3. GEAR HANDLEDOWN
  4. FLAPSAGREE WITH SURFACES
  5. SPEEDBRAKERETRACTED
  6. FUELQUANTITY CHECKED — PUMPS AS REQUIRED
  7. HYDRAULICSA / B PRESSURE CHECKED
  8. PRESSURISATIONAUTO — LANDING ELEV FROM FMS

    9. The cabin sits near 4,000 ft at FL510. Passengers notice the difference on a long leg more than anything else in the aeroplane.

  9. ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
  10. FMSFLIGHT PLAN · PERF · WEATHER
  11. TAKEOFF DATAV1 / VR / V2 · TRIM SET
  12. TAKEOFF BRIEFINGCOMPLETED

Before Start Checklist · read & respond

  1. DOORCLOSED — LOCKED
  2. CREW / PASSENGER BRIEFCOMPLETE
  3. FUEL____ LB — BALANCED
  4. WEIGHT & CGWITHIN LIMITS
  5. FLIGHT INSTRUMENTSSET & CROSSCHECKED
  6. ALTIMETERS____ SET
  7. CAS MESSAGESREVIEWED
  8. BEACONON
  9. PARKING BRAKESET

Engine Start Flow · from memory

  1. AREACLEAR
  2. ENGINE 2RUN — START

    3. FADEC start, monitored not managed. Watch ITT and N2 and let the computer do its job unless it stops doing it.

  3. ENGINE 2STABILISED — GENERATOR ON
  4. ENGINE 1STARTED — STABILISED
  5. APUAS REQUIRED
  6. EXTERNAL POWERDISCONNECTED
  7. CASNO WARNINGS

After Start Checklist · read & respond

  1. FLIGHT CONTROLSCHECKED — FBW TEST COMPLETE

    2. The control check is a computer test as much as a stick sweep. Let the synoptic finish before you taxi.

  2. FLAPS10 / 20 AS PLANNED
  3. TRIMTAKEOFF SET
  4. ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
  5. PRESSURISATIONSET
  6. BRAKES / STEERINGCHECKED

Taxi / Before Takeoff Checklist · read & respond

  1. FLIGHT INSTRUMENTSCROSSCHECKED
  2. FLAPS____ CONFIRMED
  3. TRIMSET
  4. SPEEDBRAKERETRACTED
  5. CASNO WARNINGS
  6. TRANSPONDERTA / RA
  7. EXTERIOR LIGHTSSTROBE · LANDING · RECOG
  8. Line-up items
  9. RUNWAY____ CONFIRMED
  10. TAKEOFF THRUSTSET

After Takeoff / Climb Checklist · read & respond

  1. LANDING GEARUP
  2. FLAPSUP
  3. CLIMB THRUSTSET
  4. PRESSURISATIONCLIMBING NORMALLY
  5. EXTERIOR LIGHTSSET
  6. ALTIMETERSSTD SET AT TRANSITION

Cruise Flow · from memory

  1. CRUISE MACHSET

    2. M0.85 is the long-range habit and M0.90 is available. The fuel burn difference over a Pacific crossing is not small.

  2. FUELBALANCED — CHECKED vs PLAN
  3. OCEANIC / CPDLCAS REQUIRED
  4. CABIN ALTITUDECHECKED
  5. ETOPS / EDTO ALTERNATESMONITORED
  6. DESCENT PREPARRIVAL · APPROACH · MINIMA

Descent Checklist · read & respond

  1. PRESSURISATION / LANDING ELEVSET
  2. ALTIMETERS____ SET
  3. ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
  4. SPEEDBRAKEAS REQUIRED
  5. APPROACH BRIEFINGCOMPLETE
  6. SEAT BELTSON

Approach Checklist · read & respond

  1. FUELSUFFICIENT
  2. FLAPS10
  3. SPEEDSVREF ____ SET
  4. MINIMA____ SET
  5. AUTOPILOT / AUTOTHROTTLEAS REQUIRED
  6. LANDING LIGHTSON

Landing Checklist · read & respond

  1. LANDING GEARDOWN — 3 GREEN
  2. FLAPS39
  3. SPEEDBRAKEARMED
  4. AUTOTHROTTLEDISENGAGED BY FLARE
  5. LANDING CLEARANCERECEIVED

After Landing Checklist · read & respond

  1. THRUST REVERSERSSTOWED
  2. FLAPSUP
  3. SPEEDBRAKERETRACTED
  4. ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
  5. APUAS REQUIRED
  6. TRANSPONDERSTBY
  7. EXTERIOR LIGHTSSET

Shutdown Checklist · read & respond

  1. PARKING BRAKESET
  2. APURUNNING — BLEED ON
  3. ENGINESIDLE COOL-DOWN COMPLETE
  4. ENGINE RUN / STOPSTOP
  5. FUEL PUMPSOFF
  6. SEAT BELTSOFF

Securing the Aircraft Checklist · read & respond

  1. APUOFF
  2. EMERGENCY LIGHTSOFF
  3. AVIONICSOFF
  4. BATTERIES 1 + 2OFF
  5. DOOR / CHOCKSAS REQUIRED

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