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* Slave the gyro compass - hold down the FDS button until the Heading Indicator compass needle settles. The compass will drift over time, press the FDS button every now and again to re-slave. The FDS button is positioned just to the right at the top of the attitude indicator.
* Slave the gyro compass - hold down the FDS button until the Heading Indicator compass needle settles. The compass will drift over time, press the FDS button every now and again to re-slave. The FDS button is positioned just to the right at the top of the attitude indicator.
* Set the magnetic declination instrument to your current latitude to help minimize gyro error. You can find the current latitude by going to the drop-down menu <code>Equipment -> GPS</code>, sand read the value in the top middle part of the dialogue. The magnetic declination instrument is situated on the lower right part of the console between the pilot's legs.
* Set the magnetic declination instrument to your current latitude to help minimize gyro error. You can find the current latitude by going to the drop-down menu <code>Equipment -> GPS</code>, sand read the value in the top middle part of the dialogue. The magnetic declination instrument is situated on the lower right part of the console between the pilot's legs.
* Turn on the auxiliary hydraulics for full aileron control (switch called <code>Pump Unit</code> on in the middle of the top row on the switch panel on the right wall of the cockpit). Not doing so will make it very challenging to handle the roll stability and get decent roll rates.
* Turn on the auxiliary hydraulics for full aileron control (switch called <code>Pump Unit</code> in the middle of the top row on the switch panel on the right wall of the cockpit). Not doing so will make it very challenging to handle the roll stability and get decent roll rates.
* While you are at it turn on the radar altimeter (third switch from left in the second row from the top on the switch panel on the right wall of the cockpit).
* While you are at it turn on the radar altimeter (third switch from left in the second row from the top on the switch panel on the right wall of the cockpit).


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