A2A B-17 Shutdown Checklist

[WheeledWeevil82]

I have been flying the B-17 quite a bit lately and am wondering why there is not a shutdown checklist included. I have just been hitting "cold start" in the menu to shut the airplane down. I was wondering if you guys developed some sort of procedure, or if you found one somewhere. I have found some B-17 checklists online from the bomber groups but none of them are shutdown. I also tried shutting down the magnetos then just hitting the mixture and work backwards on the startup checklist but then I get a message in the maintenance hanger that says "some signs of recent detonation" I think it means that the engine has run recently but I do not get that message when I hit the cold start button.

Thanks- Weevil

[ak416]

Here ya go! Shut down sequence is right around the 25 minute mark.

OR:

-turbo off
-rev up to 1000 rpm
-mixture to cutoff
-open throttle completely
-magnetos off, when blades stop turning
-radio off
-all other switches off before turning batteries off
-inverters off, when all other instruments returned to neutral
-batteries off
-lock controls

See this thread: http://www.shockwaveproductions.com/...p?f=29&t=21548

[WarHawK]

Excellent reference.

[WheeledWeevil82]

Awesome! Thanks!