Every phase for the Pilatus PC-24, 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.
Standard — The baseline Super Versatile Jet — paved runways and ordinary approach profiles.
Rough field — Grass, gravel and dirt are approved. Trailing-link gear and low-pressure tyres, but brief the surface and expect the numbers to grow.
Steep approach — Approved for London City-style profiles. Fly the configuration and speeds the AFM supplement gives you, not the standard ones.
Autothrottle — Optional autothrottle, standard on later builds. It changes the takeoff and go-around drill more than anything else on this aeroplane.
Power Up Flow · from memory
BATTERY MASTERON
EXT PWR / QPMAS REQUIRED
Quiet Power Mode idles the right engine as an APU. There is no APU to fail — but an engine is running, so treat the ramp accordingly.
AVIONICSON — CAS REVIEWED
EMERGENCY LIGHTSARM
PARKING BRAKESET
Preflight Scan Flow · from memory
THRUST LEVERSIDLE
ENGINE RUN / STOPSTOP
FUEL PUMPS / CROSSFEEDAUTO / OFF
HYDRAULICSPRESSURE CHECKED
PRESSURISATIONAUTO — LANDING ELEV FROM FMS
ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
FMSFLIGHT PLAN · PERF · V-SPEEDS
WEIGHT & CGWITHIN LIMITS
A flat floor and a cargo door make it easy to load the aft hold past the aft limit. Run the numbers rather than eyeing the pile.
TRIMTAKEOFF — GREEN BAND
FLAPS8 / 15 AS PLANNED
Before Start Checklist · read & respond
DOORS / CARGO DOORCLOSED — LOCKED
SEAT / HARNESSADJUSTED
FUEL____ LB — BALANCED
TAKEOFF DATAV1 / VR / V2 SET
ALTIMETERS____ SET
RUNWAY SURFACERough fieldBRIEFED — ROUGH FIELD PROCEDURE
TAKEOFF BRIEFINGCOMPLETE
Single pilot, so brief it aloud — stop or go, the engine-failure plan, the first turn, and what your hand touches first.
BEACONON
PARKING BRAKESET
Engine Start Flow · from memory
AREACLEAR — INTAKES CLEAR
ENGINE 2RUN — START
FADEC start. It schedules fuel and ignition and will abort a hot start itself; watch ITT and N2 anyway.
ENGINE 2 PARAMETERSSTABILISED — GENERATOR ON
ENGINE 1STARTED — STABILISED
EXTERNAL POWERDISCONNECTED
CAS MESSAGESREVIEWED — NO WARNINGS
After Start Checklist · read & respond
FLIGHT CONTROLSFREE AND CORRECT
FLAPS____ SET
TRIMTAKEOFF SET
SPEEDBRAKERETRACTED
ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
PRESSURISATIONSET
AUTOTHROTTLEAutothrottleARMED
Taxi / Before Takeoff Checklist · read & respond
BRAKES / STEERINGCHECKED
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTSCROSSCHECKED
FLAPS____ CONFIRMED
TRIMSET
CASNO WARNINGS
TRANSPONDERTA / RA
EXTERIOR LIGHTSSTROBE · LANDING · RECOG
Line-up items
RUNWAY____ CONFIRMED
TAKEOFF THRUSTSET — N1 ____
After Takeoff / Climb Checklist · read & respond
LANDING GEARUP
FLAPSUP
YAW DAMPERON
CLIMB THRUSTSET
PRESSURISATIONCLIMBING NORMALLY
EXTERIOR LIGHTSSET
ALTIMETERSSTD SET AT TRANSITION
Cruise Flow · from memory
CRUISE THRUST / MACHSET
FUELBALANCED — CHECKED vs PLAN
CABIN ALTITUDECHECKED
ENGINE TRENDNORMAL
ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
DESCENT PREPARRIVAL · APPROACH · MINIMA
Descent Checklist · read & respond
PRESSURISATION / LANDING ELEVSET
ALTIMETERS____ SET
ANTI-ICEAS REQUIRED
SPEEDBRAKEAS REQUIRED
It is a slippery aeroplane and ATC will keep you high. Start down early or get the boards out and accept the noise.