Tutorial: Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 Cold & Dark Startup + FMS Tutorial! [2019] [Majestic Dash-8]

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Published on April 4, 2019 3:01:35 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXY6O3WhxpM

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In this video I cover the cold and dark startup procedure for the Bombardier Dash-8 Q400, developed by Majestic Software (thanks Garrick!). This is quite a complex aircraft, however by taking it step by step and following the checklists properly I show you my way of starting this aircraft up!

All checklists and speedtables come with the Majestic Dash-8 addon.

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- Majestic Software MJC8 Q400
- ORBX Innsbruck
- GSX
- REX SkyForce 3D
- Active Sky for Prepar3D V4
- Navigraph Charts
- PFPX (flight planning)

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- 👉 Intro: 0:00

- 👉 Entering cockpit: 0:43
- 👉 How to get Cold & Dark state: 0:53

- 👉 Initial Powerup: 1:33
- 👉 Connect external power: 2:36
- 👉 Initial setup continued & overhead panel overview: 5:00
- 👉 Main panel & pedestal overview: 7:11

- 👉 Start with FMS: 7:41
- 👉 Loading Fuel & Payload: 8:22
- 👉 Programming flight plan: 13:36
- 👉 Programming weight & fuel: 23:10
- 👉 Entering winds: 25:53
- 👉 Crossfill (X-fill) the FMS: 27:25
- 👉 DTO first waypoint: 28:30

- 👉 Configure MCP: 29:11
- 👉 Setting transponder, freqs, QNH etc.: 30:51
- 👉 Getting ready for pushback: 31:30
- 👉 Starting APU: 31:51

- 👉 Flight deck safety checklist: 33:45
- 👉 Before start checklist: 37:57

- 👉 Startup & Pushback: 40:10
- 👉 Check overhead panel: 42:55
- 👉 Setting V-speeds for takeoff: 43:57
- 👉 Check overhead panel continued: 47:09
- 👉 Set main panel & pedestal for takeoff: 48:47
- 👉 After Start checklist: 52:29
- 👉 Taxi checklist: 54:43

- 👉 Outro: 57:58

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