Preflight:
Power and Safety Check
Battery
Bus Ties AUTO
Hyd: Off except L/R ENG
Gear, Flaps, Alternate
Test
Connect or APU
‘Parking Brake SET’
Preflight:
Cockpit Standing Check
Paper, Headsets
Emergency Equipment
Security Check (incl. door)
Walk Around
Water/Waste, Polar, Bunks
Preflight:
EICAS - Z
ENG-Excedences
Oil min: 18
Recall
STAT-no RF or OF
O2>1350
msgs
CHKL-Reset All
COMM-MM’s
Initialize
Preflight:
Load Box
Database/Position
RTE load
Winds
DEP/ARR
Reserves
verify route/distance
Copy
Preflight:
Waterfall Flow
FM: 3.20.13
2023
HYD-1K, 3K
Fire + lights test
TOGA x2, no spds
ATT
RTO
Preflight (dark/cold up to flow)
Aircraft #
Power and Safety
ADIRU + Broadband
NAV + LOGO
Breakers, Mx, High
Standing checks
QRC, EICAS - Z
Load Box to Reserves
ATIS, Clearance (KUSA), TO data
Flow
Gate Agent
FM: 3.30.3, 2024
Preflight checklist & Gate Agent:
People(CA) - P(letter ‘C’) - P(10.5k/7.5k:A)
Purser & Doors (in/out): Checklist
Final Weights
1) notify
2) verify
3) actions through TO loading
1) actual GW +2000 or Call DD
2) ZFW, CRZ ALT, Cost Index
3) TO request, SOB input, TO load
Trim, V2, CLB
If ACCL <3K…Vref 30+80 (if <250)
“Start Engines” actions:
Primarily observing:
FM: 3.50.2
2025
ENG and RCL
Start (x2) and Run (x2)
Oil press and temp
cutoff if “no oil pressure after initial EGT rise”
After Start
Flaps-APU-2-1-Go
(Ice-RCL-checklist)
Standing Cockpit
Paper + Headsets
Emer Equip
Security (incl. Door)
Walk, Water/Waste, Polar, Bunk
Emergency Equipment
Ropes, x2
O2 Mask, each
Lifevest, each
Axe
Fire Extinguisher
Med Kit
PBE-Personal Breathing Equi
TCB-Thermal Cont. Bag
Flashlights x2
After Landing
3-3-3-2
Check, APU
After Parking Flow
FM 3.220.2
2025
Elec + APU RUNNING
Press + PARKING BRAKE SET
Cutoff (0 FF)
People(CA) - P(Reverse C.)- P
2 - 1 - STAT, STBY, Check
After Landing flow:
Engine cooldown time:
FM: 3.210.2 & .3
2025
3-3-3-2…check-APU
3: Wing/Eng Ice
3: Radar, FD’s (both)
3: Auto Brakes, SB, Flaps
2: XPNDR, TEST
Checklist, APU
5 min or immediately after parked
One or both engine starts simultaneously?
During pushback?
FM 3.50.1
2025
200A/B: simultaneously after brakes set.
200C/322: one at a time.
No engine starts during push when wet.
PA around FL180 on arrival?
How long prior to when?
FOM 3.100.3
2025
“Flight Attendants, please prepare the cabin for landing.”
~10 min/widebody
done and jumpseats NLT two-chime (at 10,000’)
(two FO’s LOE):
CAPTAIN preflight duties
FM: 2024
Brief FA
MRD
O2
confirm “parking brake set”
Overall setup
(two FO’s LOE):
CAPTAIN’s pushback standard terminology
FM: 3.40.2 2024
Standby.
Brakes released, standby.
Brakes released, cleared to push.
Cleared to start engines.
Parking brake set.
Disconnect headset.
(After arms lowered, flash taxi/turnoff light)
I have a salute.
(two FO’s LOE):
taxi power available:
FM 5.10.4, 2025
30%N1 (A/B) or 35% (C/322) in congested area
Captain’s Lights
FM 2024
Taxi: Taxi light
On a RWY: Right Side
TO clearance: x3 landing
18K climbing, only: beacon/nav+strobe
18K descending: all-on/no-taxi
CLRD to land: Taxi
Off RWY, only: beacon/nav/logo+taxi
(two FO’s LOE) Captain’s Parking Flow
FM 3.220.2
2025
APU Running
“Parking Brake Set”
“Cut them off”
People (seat belts)
ADIRU - off
Broadband - off, guard open
“Parking Checklist”