F-18 COLD START ↓





- LOWER RIGHT PANEL: battery ON

- Fire test HOLD RIGHT CLICK

- Wait 10 seconds

- Fire test HOLD LEFT CLICK

- APU ON

- Crank Right engine on RIGHT CLICK

- @20% Press SHIFT HOME

- Bleed air NORM TO NORM

- Set left and right MFD to DAY, set brightness to MAX

- Set Center MFD brightness to MAX

- Set HUD brightness to MAX (On the left of the UFC panel ... Where you usually turn on TACAN. Label for knob is hidden)

- LEFT MFD Press menu button to SUPPORT

- LEFT MFD Press FCS

- Reset Master Caution

- Set INS to GROUND

- Crank Left engine on LEFT CLICK

- @20% Press ALT HOME

- Reset FCS

- SET OBOSS to ON (Far left behind you)

- Set radar to OPR

- Set flaps to AUTO

- RIGHT MFD Press FCS-MC GO

- Hold “Y” and Press FCS on RIGHT MFD (BIT TEST)

- Once flaps test is done set flaps to HALF

- HOLD TAKEOFF TRIM DOWN 10 seconds

- ON ATTITUDE INDICATOR rotate knob AFT to stow red flag

- Close canopy

- Set INS to NAV

- Set left MFD to HUD

- Set right MFD to FCS for takeoff

- Release P-brake

- NOT mentioned in training.... ARM YOUR SEAT or Betty will nag you



- DONE!