De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter checklists

Step-by-step interactive De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter checklists for flight simulators.

2 × P&WC PT6A-27 · Fixed gear · STOL

Type codes: DHC6

Before Start

  1. Cockpit Preparation — COMPLETE
  2. Fuel Quantity & Pumps — ___ / ON
  3. Condition Levers — FUEL OFF / FEATHER
  4. Power Levers — IDLE / GROUND
  5. Trims — SET FOR T/O
  6. Instruments — SET
  7. Beacon — ON
  8. Parking Brake — SET

After Start

  1. Engine(s) — STARTED · STABLE
  2. Generators — ON
  3. Propellers — CHECKED · GOVERNING
  4. Bleeds / Air Cond — SET
  5. Anti-Ice / Props — AS RQRD
  6. Flaps — T/O · 10°
  7. Flight Controls — CHECKED

Before Takeoff

  1. Condition Levers — MAX / 100%
  2. Flaps — T/O · 10°
  3. Trims — SET
  4. Cabin — SECURE
  5. Power / Torque — CHECK
  6. Exterior Lights — ON

After Takeoff · Climb

  1. Climb Power — SET
  2. Flaps — UP ON SCHEDULE
  3. Propellers — CLIMB RPM
  4. Bleeds / Pressurization — SET
  5. Altimeters — STD AT TA

Descent

  1. Pressurization — LDG ELEV SET
  2. Landing Data / VREF — SET
  3. Approach Briefing — COMPLETE
  4. Anti-Ice — AS RQRD
  5. Altimeters — QNH AT TL

Before Landing

  1. Condition Levers — MAX / 100%
  2. Landing Gear — DOWN · FIXED
  3. Flaps — LDG · FULL
  4. Propellers — HIGH RPM
  5. Cleared to Land — CHECKED

After Landing

  1. Power Levers — BETA / GROUND IDLE
  2. Flaps — UP
  3. Anti-Ice — AS RQRD
  4. Strobes — OFF
  5. Taxi Light — ON

Shutdown

  1. Parking Brake — SET
  2. Condition Levers — FUEL OFF
  3. Propellers / Inertial Sep — AS RQRD
  4. Fuel Pumps — OFF
  5. Beacon — OFF

Securing

  1. Generators / Battery — OFF
  2. Exterior Lights — OFF
  3. Avionics / IRS — OFF
  4. Chocks — IN