JoCrow

Tiny and amptestfe I agree with both of you about Item. 8 ADI SEL switches being the SKE/NORM switches and we also go to VG and HDG as part of Item. 9. and then the configuration in Item. 38. With the configuration in Item 8, 9, and 38 of the checklist the ADI reapeat switch is not a player. Amptestfe hit it on the nose with system knowledge and common sense but we had an engineer that found where Section 4 of the Dash 1 calls the ADI repeat switch an ADI select switch and he has confused a lot of guys with this.

During the Dash 1 power on portion of the preflight inspection we seem to have mass confusion in our squadron on a specific step, Item 8. ADI SEL switches - NORM. This setting seems to be a great debate among our engineers. Does this step refer to the ADI NORM/ADI REPEAT switch on the copilots FDMS or the ADI SEL switchs on the pilot and copilots side to select the ADIs to either NORM or SKE. And if it is the ADI NORM/ADI REPEAT switch on the copilots FDMS then why does Item 8 say switches instead of switch since there is only one of these.

Thanks for the link.

Here at LRAFB it has become common pratice to remove both flap baffles and allow the aircraft to continue to fly if one or both flap baffles are found to have a rub or be cracked. I guess this does not change the aerodynamic properties of the aircraft with flaps extended or the performance data in any way since STAN/EVAL and maintenance say this is acceptable. This doesn\'t really seem right to me but I can\'t find a reference in any publication that says it can\'t fly in this configuration. I have looked in the flight manual, lockheed manuals, 27JG, and every other publication I could think of. Kind of seems like flying with a panel missing, does anyone have any references or thoughts. Thanks.

Vmca / P-factor - counter rotating props have a benefit.