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Everything is asleep... | Everything is asleep... | ||
[[Image:A-10-electrical-power-control-panel.jpg|thumb|Electrical control panel]] | |||
Oh, maybe you will see at the early begining some needles spinning back on the engines gauges panel and the VSI... that's only a software initialization artifact. | Oh, maybe you will see at the early begining some needles spinning back on the engines gauges panel and the VSI... that's only a software initialization artifact. | ||
Ok, look at the right console, there is a panel with 6 switches, that's the main electrical control panel. Hit Ctrl-c and you will have a view of where to click... | Ok, look at the right console, there is a panel with 6 switches, that's the main electrical control panel. Hit Ctrl-c and you will have a view of where to click... | ||
Let's connect the battery: switch on the battery switch. A few indicators should light on, but not all of them. Any way, with the battery connected you can start the APU. | Let's connect the battery: switch on the battery switch. A few indicators should light on, but not all of them. Any way, with the battery connected you can start the APU. | ||
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If the APU started successfuly you should see the EGT (Exhaust Gaz Temperature) climb very fast until 800/900°C and then stabilize while the RPM reach 60%. | If the APU started successfuly you should see the EGT (Exhaust Gaz Temperature) climb very fast until 800/900°C and then stabilize while the RPM reach 60%. | ||
[[Image:A-10-throttle-engine-start.jpg|thumb|Throttle, engines operation and APU panel]] | |||
Now the APU as enough RPM to provide electrical power trough its generator. So let's turn on the APU generator. This one is on the main electrical control panel, upper left corner of the electrical control panel, right console again. | Now the APU as enough RPM to provide electrical power trough its generator. So let's turn on the APU generator. This one is on the main electrical control panel, upper left corner of the electrical control panel, right console again. | ||
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At 85% RPM the APU supplies enough bleed air for starting the engines. | At 85% RPM the APU supplies enough bleed air for starting the engines. | ||
Switch the APU generator on (right console again). | Switch the APU generator on (right console again). | ||