C-17A Globemaster III
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1. RUN START FUEL amt PRESS lt 3 APU Panel 1 APU Start Run Switch The switch is spring loaded so if the mouse is held over it it will return automatically to the run position once the mouse is released If it sticks in start a single mouseclick will return it to the run position Once one engine is running the APU can be turned off by right clicking the switch with the mouse 2 APU RPM Display The RPM will quickly run up to 100 once the APU is started Releasing the switch from the start position too early will stop the RPM from increasing It must be at 100 in order to start the engine 3 APU Exhaust Gas Temperature Will climb to maximum 401 deg C Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 24 4 HYD Panel This area of the overhead is not interactive it merely displays the status of the four hydraulic pump systems On starting a particular engine the Auxiliary pump lamp will come on to prime the Primary and Secondary pumps Once the pressure in the system has reached 4 000 PSI the Auxiliary pump stops and the Primary and Secondary pumps take over The digital readouts along the top display the temperature and quantity remaining of the hydraulic fluid in the four systems o Electrical Panel The four generators can be switched on or off here The APU PWR lamp indicates that the APU is on and power can be used from its own generator if required The Mas2. Qatar Emiri AF Al Udeid AB Qatar PRIMER PAINT 00172 Long Beach plant CA Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 EXTERIOR MODEL ww ts The exterior model has all the usual animations such as allerons elevators etc as well as some custom ones in FSX Main Exit shift E Right Side shift E 4 Thrust Reversers hold F2 Paratroop Doors shift E 3 Cargo Hold Rear Doors level shift E 2 Cargo Hold Rear Doors to ground position Wingfold command user set can be F or W for example Only works on ground The shift E n keypress can be awkward if you have not used it before here s how it works Hold down the shift key and then tap the e key once Release the shift key and tap the relevant number key once don t delay Note paratroop doors are on the tailhook command in FS2004 The thrust reversers return to normal position by tapping the F1 key The pilot figures can be toggled using ctrl W shift W in FS2004 Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 EXTERIOR LIGHTING Pressing the L key will turn on all lights You may however wish to turn them on using the appropriate switches in the cockpit as the L key also puts the formation and taxi lights on which should ideally be switched separately Shift L will toggle the nav lights and the cockpit lights Crtl L will toggle the landing lights Please refe
3. on or off and on each the lower two left buttons can be used to display waypoint aircraft situation and time data It is hoped that a suitable Flight Management Computer can be integrated into the model at some point in the future Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 20 2 Cabin Pressurization Panel CPP Along the top edge of the CPP there are three gauges Cabin Differential Pressure Indicator shows the difference between the cabin pressure and the ambient atmospheric pressure in pounds per square inch PSI the Cabin Altitude Indicator shows pressure altitude of the cabin in feet x 1 000 and the Cabin Altitude Rate Indicator shows the rate of cabin altitude change in feet per minute x 1000 Note these gauges display the real cabin pressure values only in FSX limitations in FS2004 mean simulated values based on Indicated Altitude and Vertical Speed were used 3 Landing Cabin Altitude Display This digital display shows the altitude of the next GPS waypoint It will only display a value if a flight plan has been saved direct to flights will not cause any value to be displayed this is a sim limitation In the real C 17 this display would show the altitude of the destination airport as specified in the Mission Computer 4 Throttle Levers These 4 levers can also be pulled back for reverse thrust 5 Autothrottle switch 6 Missile Warning System Control Indicator MWS This system cannot be sim
4. ooolsiia 4 ooojs lAl ooolsial s ocoolsiiA oools lAjs ooo slaj ooolsjla e coolsiiA ooolsiiA e ooolsiiAl ooolslla The Channels window provides a table to select and store frequencies In the upper row the frequencies can be selected and then stored in one of 6 channels using the S buttons Once the frequencies are stored in these channels they can be activated either directly using the A buttons or by selecting them via the smaller knob G of the CNC when in channel mode It is recommended to store the desired frequencies for the flight before take off 6 Sim Icons the familiar window shortcuts 7 Clock Pressing the SEL button changes the clock to a stopwatch Then the CTRL button can be used to start stop the stopwatch 8 MFD screens 4 identical screens provide 5 selectable screens PFD Primary Flight Display ND Navigation Display PPI not supported Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 14 ENG Engines display a 2nd press of this button displays additional engine related data CFG Configuration Display shows positions of control surfaces landing gear and hydraulic pressure information MAP GPS map display shows the FSX GPS map A 2nd press will add the terrain graphics MFD Dimming Functions The knob at the bottom left corner can be set OFF NIGHT and DAY Left click to advance right click to return Two rocker switches are also included B
5. Fuel Transfer Annunciator 4 These will illuminate amber when the Fuel Dump is active and the level in the appropriate tanks reaches 12 000 Ibs outer tanks and 28 000 Ibs inner tanks 8 Fuel Crossfeed Annunciator 4 These will illuminate amber when the Fuel Dump is active and the level in the appropriate tanks reaches zero 9 Fuel Shutoff Valves 4 Use these to stop the engines Ensure that they are ON before starting the engines 10 Engine Starter Valves 4 Click and quickly drag down to start the appropriate engine Make sure that either the APU is at 100 OR another engine is already running the Fuel Shutoff Valves are ON and the Ignition Switch below is ON 11 Ignition Switch Switch on to start engines Can be switched off once all engines are running Must be also used for mid air relight Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 27 7 Anti lce Panel 1 Wing Anti lce Switch 2 Engine Anti lce Switches 4 3 Pitot Heater Switches The sim does not support multiple probes so both switches work as one The default state is illuminated amber indicating that the Pitot Heat is OFF A warning will be triggered if the ambient temperature drops below 5 degrees C and the Pitot Heat is off In this case the Master Caution lamp cannot be reset unless the the Pitot Heat is switched on The other lamps are not illuminated unless switched ON Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Ve
6. KGND not supported and BRI use left and right click of the mouse to adjust the dimming of the MFD screens This gives 3 levels of dimming As it is unlikely that only one MFD would be dimmed dimming one screen will automatically dim the other three 9 ATS AP warning lamp Illuminates when either autothrottle or autopilot is engaged 10 Total Fuel Indicator Displays total fuel quantity on board Pressing the button resets the Fuel Used value on the MFD ENG display 2nd screen The square lamp illuminates LOW when total fuel reaches 16 000 Ibs 11 BDHI Selector Knobs These toggle the pointers on the adjacent BDHI to show ADF rather than NAV1 and NAV2 which is their default Status ADF will appear in the display window on the BDHI where the present NAV1 2 DME distance normally displays 12 Bearing Distance Heading Indicator BDHI This RMI type display has two pointers indicating the presently set NAV1 and NAV2 frequencies These can be toggled to ADF using the adjacent selector knobs see 11 above Two DME display windows indicate the current distance to the selected station if available 13 Standby Artificial Horizon Self explanatory Small switch bottom right on the unit cages the horizon ball Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 15 14 Standby Altitude Airspeed Indicator Self explanatory The small knob bottom left adjusts the barometric setting Kohlsman The value set will also b
7. UPPORT You can receive support by e mail using tech support virtavia com COPYRIGHT INFORMATION These files are a commercial product and should NOT be treated as freeware These files may not be copied other than for backup purposes transmitted or passed to third parties or altered in any way without the prior permission of the publisher Any breach of the aforementioned copyright will result in the full force of law being brought to bear on those responsible The source code for this product is closed No modifications or reverse engineering may be carried out without prior consent from Virtavia Pty Ltd All rights reserved copyright Virtavia Pty Ltd 2011 Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 PACKAGE CONTENTS The Virtavia C 17 package contains one model variant and eleven texture schemes US AIR FORCE 33113 Mississippi ANG 183rd AS 172nd AW Spirit of the Purple Heart Jackson IAP MS 10186 McChord AMC 62nd AW 446th AW JB Lewis McChord WA 44130 McGuire AMC 305th AMW 514th AMW JB MDL NJ 55140 March AFRC 452nd AMW March JARB CA 55147 15th AW 154th WG Hickam AFB Hawaii ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE CC 177 177701 429 Squadron 8 Wing CFB Trenton ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 207 No 36 Squadron RAAF Base Amberley QLD ROYAL AIR FORCE ZZ171 99 Squadron RAF Brize Norton Oxfordshire NATO 00001 Heavy Airlift Wing Papa AFB Hungary CATARI AF 80201
8. V rtavia GUA ABY OU Ul USER MANUAL Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 INTRODUCTION The C 17 Globemaster Ill is a high wing 4 engine T tailed military transport aircraft used by the US Air Force and its Allies The multi service C 17 can carry large equipment supplies and troops directly to small airfields in harsh terrain anywhere in the world day or night The massive sturdy long haul aircraft tackles distance destination and heavy oversized payloads in unpredictable conditions It has delivered cargo in every worldwide operation since the 1990s This Virtavia product is available in two versions for both Flight Simulator 9 and Flight Simulator X The FSX version is a native FSX release including the now standard technologies such as self shadowing bloom effects and bump mapping Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 INSTALLATION An easy installation is provided by way of an auto installer the C 17 will be installed to the default FSX or FS9 directory Please see the Package Contents section on page 4 for more details on what is included in this package CREDITS Visual model Virtavia with assistance from Michael Davies External Textures Pierre Lheureux Flight Dynamics Shane Olguin Sounds Turbine Sound Studios Testing the Virtavia Team D Bushell F Safranek M London N Gorn Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 S
9. e repeated on the MFD Primary Flight Display screen CENTRE PANEL 1 Fire Extinguisher Handles These 4 one for each engine bar handles will both shut down the engine and extinguish the fire when activated Use the mouse RIGHT click to activate them A fire can be set in the FSX Failures section to test their operation NOTE fires cannot be set in FS2004 2 AFCS Automatic Flight Control System This is the autopilot control panel of the C 17 The function of most switches on the unit is self evident and can be revealed by their respective tooltips however a few may need further clarification Starting from the left side of the unit F D toggles the Flight Director GPS toggles NAV GPS tracking Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 re DCLT steps through the 2 HUD declutter modes ATT toggles attitude hold APPR PATH when activated this provides a horizontal blue bar the Approach Path Indicator on the HUD which acts as an aiming point for non standard approaches such as cargo drops The bar is placed at the desired place on the runway ahead and in the real C 17 the velocity vector is placed on the bar and the aircraft flown to it FSX does not Support an accurate velocity vector so the function of the API is only an approximation and should not be relied on It can be set in increments of 1 degree up to 10 default is zero degrees off 3 Aileron Trim Gauge The left and right side of the
10. gauge can be moused to trim the aircraft roll axis 4 Stabiliser Trim Gauge The upper and lower halves of the gauge can be moused to trim the aircraft pitch axis 5 Rudder Trim Gauge The left and right side of the gauge can be moused to trim the aircraft yaw axis Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 17 RATING 1 00 EPR 5700 MAX EGT 334 o 6 Standby Engine Display SED This unit is a digital display of actual engine N2 EPR EGT N1 EPR rating and mode selected N2 and EPR cannot be viewed at the same time so a mode switching knob lower left side selects OFF N2 EPR use left click to advance right click to return In EPR mode several more functions become available The normal blue EPR rating chevrons on the engine display will change to a solid blue horizontal line in this mode and the five buttons on the right of the SED unit become active as does the rotary knob on the upper left side The default EPR Engine Pressure Ratio rating is provided by the MAN button this allows the value to be manually set using the rotary knob top left on the unit The other four buttons provide presets for various EPR ratings thrust levels Use caution when experimenting with these as they will adjust engine thrust and this is unwise when on the ground or at low level From top to bottom the presets are as follows Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 Maximum Intermediate Maximum Contin
11. k to return to OFF 3 Not supported Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 4 Attention grabber lamps Top to bottom Ground Proximity under 500ft w gear up overspeed stall master warning master caution The master lamps have a press to rese function 5 CNC Communication Navigation Control A XFER swaps standby and active freguencies B IDENT displays the ID if available in V L and ADF modes C1 toggles COMM1 D C2 toggles COMM2 E V L1 toggles NAV1 s NAN F V L2 toggles NAV2 G FREQ adjust displayed frequency Larger knob alters MHz smaller knob alters KHz The knobs are spring loaded left and right so use left click and release right click and release H CRS in V L1 and V L2 modes this rotary knob changes the heading value It will affect any heading set in the autopilot so use with caution ADF toggles ADF J IFF toggles transponder mode Use FREQ larger knob to set Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 13 K MODE swaps Normal for Channels mode See CHANNELS below L ID toggles Auto Ident audio signal M E open close Channels window CHANNELS FREQUENCY PRESELECT S STORE IN CHANNEL A ACTIVATE aat nost Duot mozo sk COMM 1 1 122 90 s a Egon arr o sjlA eg ojs a 2 11800 S A 121 70 S A 2 110 60 SIA 11680 S A 3 ooolsiiA aools lAla ooolsjiAl ooolslla j 4 ocoolsiiA
12. r to the cockpit section of this manual for information regarding light switch location The cargo hold lighting cannot be switched separately it comes on with the navigation lights shift L to toggle Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINTS IN FSX There are several different ways of looking at the aircraft and the cockpit select these alternative views by right clicking in an empty area and picking the Aircraft menu for external views and the Cockpit menu for views inside the cabin External View Options Right Wing View Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 Tail View Landing Gear View Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 Loadmaster s View Cockpit Views Pilot s View zoomed out Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 Copilot s View Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 Center Gonsole View gt a s AIS pipa A fl Ease a iim 4 HH J pi Overhead Panel View Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 VIRTUAL Cockpit Functions Main PANELS 1 Cockpit lighting Left knob toggles the instrument lights right knob has three position dimming of all digits not MFDs use right click to return to full brightness 2 HUD main switch AUTO provides automatic switching to day or night depending on time of day Right clic
13. rsion 3 0 28 8 Lights and WACAP Panels 1 Landing Lights Switch 2 Taxi Lights Switch This switch is 2 position first click is taxi lights second click activates the landing lights also The switch can be returned to the taxi light position and to OFF by right clicking It 3 Navigation Lights Switch 4 Anti Collision Lights Switch Switches the wingtip strobe lights on off 5 Formation Lights Switch Toggles the Slime Lights ie the formation markers at various locations on the aircraft exterior 6 WACAP Warning and Caution Annunciation Panel This displays a fixed set of warning prompts 7 WACAP Dimmer One stage dimming of the WACAP display 8 WACAP Test Button Press to display the full range of warnings The cabin general illumination switch is called the Dome Light and is located on the far left of the lower end of the Overhead Panel Addendum working windscreen wipers added to FSX version 2 35 Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 29 FLYING GUIDE AND PERFORMANCE DATA The in game Checklist and Reference Sheet provide detailed information concerning the flight characteristics and reference speeds These can be viewed whilst flying or printed out they are both HTML format Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 30
14. ter Battery Switch is located bottom left on this panel Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 6 Fuel Panel 1 Fuel Dump Switch Pressing this switch will dump fuel from the aircraft Presuming the aircraft is in flight trails of fuel will be visible from the wing vents The fuel will be dumped from the left outer tank first then proceed to the left inner right inner and finally the right outer This is something FSX does which unfortunately cannot be changed Fuel dump is not supported by FS2004 2 Left Ground Refuel Switch Press this to instantly refuel the aircraft but only when on the ground 3 Left Master Air Refuelling Valve Both this switch AND the Right Master Air Refuel Switch must be ON and the aircraft must be airborne for air refuelling to take place The Amplifer Override lamp on the windscreen cenire pillar will also illuminate when either one of the master valve switches is pressed 4 Air Refuelling Door Unlocked Annunciator this lamp comes on when both the Left and Right Master Air Refuelling Valves are switched on At Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 26 the same time the Ready and Latched lamps on the windscreen centre pillar will illuminate 5 Right Master Air Refuelling Valve See Left Master Air Refuelling Valve 6 Right Ground Refuel Switch Press this to instantly refuel the aircraft but only when on the ground 7
15. ulated in FS so it is merely represented by a switchable display 7 Parking Brake Levers 8 Pitch Trim Levers 9 Flaps lever Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 21 OVERHEAD PANEL GPS AT SELECI if OFF ON 1 SOL MENU Q AM FN LL im Co TIME XMIT RCV OFFSET ND RCV EDS i gt S gt LN Eo CO KC o j gt MAN PAST AT MAR r 7 i aN m a ECCM D a 4 P amp ZERO CHANNEL ECCM 121 PULL MASTER PULL Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 1 On off switch 2 Swap COM1 3 Swap COM2 4 Change COM1 freq MHz use left right mouse click 5 Change COM1 freq MHz use left right mouse click COM2 freq change currently not supported use CNC on main panel for all radio operations 2 Environmental Panel 1 Engine APU Bleed Air Switches 5 At least one bleed air switch must be on in order for the left or right air conditioning packs to work If no engines are running the APU can be started and bleed air from that used to power the packs 2 Left Air Conditioning Pack Switch 3 Right Air Conditioning Pack Switch The various digital readouts indicate temperatures supplied to and from the aircon packs and to and from the three environmental zones Flight Compartment Crew Rest Compartment and the Cargo Compartment Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 23 AUTO SHT ON ORJDE
16. uous Thrust Derated Thrust and Manual Control 7 Flaps Gauge The Flap Position indicator dial shows flap positions from fully retracted 0 to fully extended 40 5 It is graduated in 4 tick marks with labels every 8 The Flap Indexer window is currently not supported 8 Speedbrake Position Indicator Shows the position of the spoilerons on the upper surfaces of the wings The gauge can be clicked around the white scale arc to set the spoilerons to a specific position Note left aileron input also causes the gauge to react this is a limitation of FSX 9 Landing Gear Lever When the gear is in transit the five lamps will illuminate red until the gear is latched The lamps can be tested by pressing the test button The Lock Release button is presently non functional 10 Brake Pressure Gauge Indicates the hydraulic pressure within the braking system simulated 11 Slat Position Annunciators The upper Slat Extend Annunciator illuminates green when the leading edge wing slats are fully extended The lower Slat Disagree Annunciator will light when the slats are in transit and will extinguish once they are fully extended 12 Anti Skid Switch Prevents wheels from locking up on braking FSX only Virtavia Pty Ltd C 17A Globemaster III Manual Version 3 0 19 CENTRE CONSOLE a 1 Mission Computer Display MCD 4 simulated The MCD s are non functional although each can be independently switched
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