# Panel instructions

## Description

Tupolev Tu-114 was flied by a crew of 5: captain, second pilot, navigator, flight engineer and radio. We modelled all the panels, although some of them are not as complete as on the real plane - mostly because of FS limitations, but also to make panels easy to use and to understand. When you first load the aircraft, you find yourself face to the captain's panel. To switch to the navigator's and the second pilot's panels, use red arrows pointing to the right and down ("hot spots" B and C on the screenshot below). Some of the panels can be shown directly in the usual way by pressing numbers on the keyboard:

- 2 : radio's panel
- 3 : flight engineer's panel
- 4 : standard GPS

ATTENTION: the panel uses metric system (except some gauges - we mention all these cases). 1ft = 0.304m, 1nm = 1.852km, 1kts=1.852km/h. 1km = 3000ft, 100km/h = 54kts, 1m/s = 200ft/min

For all switches, the lower position is "OFF" and the upper position is "ON"

We recommend you turn the help messages on since some of the gauges are quite small and hardly readable.

## Captain's panel

1. headlights group. Left to right: taxi lights on/off, landing lights on/off, landing lights deploy. You can also deploy the landing lights by using the tailhook shortcut (usually Shift+T). Switch on/off the landing lights by the usual shortcut Ctrl+L
2. autopilot led (red: "AP on") Unlike the other planes, here the "autopilot on" light is red and not green
3. autopilot turn left/right adjust. Use this to change the cap. Don't forget to return the button to vertical position to stop turning
4. throttle levers
5. elevator trimmer
6. altitude radar and a scale switch. 1 - from 0 to 120m, 2 - from 0 to 1200m. Press the button in the lower left corner to activate the radar. Use this gauge at low altitude, it indicates the right flight altitude regardless the pressure. Use the lower scale to land - the aircraft is high and you can touch the ground before you've planned. The red led to the right of the scale is altitude warning
7. Mach-meter
8. pitch indicator
9. indicated airspeed (km/h x10) To the left of the indicator - three red leds: critical pitch warning and overspeed warning
10. cabin lights group above: main panel lights, below: navigator's panel lights, flight engineer's panel lights
11. altitude (m x100). Big arrow: hundreds of meters, small arrow: kilometers
12. horizon. Be careful, if you inclinate too much the aircraft (more than 35° yaw), some of the engines can stop. Use the second pilot's panel to start them when airborne
13. yaw indicator
14. ILS indicator
15. vertical speed (m/s)
16. horizon
17. radio compass The yellow led to the left of the gauge is marker warning
18. VOR indicator
19. flaps indicators
20. landing gears deploy. click on the lid
21. ILS setting panel. Three buttons in the bottom serve to test the indicator. Switch the test mode on (the leftmost switch), then press each of the three buttons and check that the arrows on the ILS indicator #14 are moving. Then switch off the test mode
22. propellers feathering buttons Since propeller feathering is effective only when the engines are off, these buttons can also stop the engines.
23. autopilot hold speed
24. autopilot hold cap
25. autopilot hold ILS
26. open feathering buttons lid
27. autobrake on/off
28. fuel pressure
29. throttle level
30. gears state leds
31. altimeter (feet) and pressure adjust.
32. clock
33. autopilot cap adjust ("TURN" handle)
34. autopilot vertical speed adjust ("Vertical speed" handle)
35. autopilot hold: (top to bottom) nav. hold / cap hold / vertical speed hold
36. autopilot leds: (left to right) autopilot power switch / green led: autopilot's off / white led: autopilot's operational / red led: autopilot on / nav. hold / cap hold / altitude hold

three additional "hot spots" for switching to another panels (in yellow on the screenshot):

- A : "easy navigation group"
- B : navigator's panel
- C : second pilot's panel Latest update: a switch has been added here - the cabin heating on/off. Use it when the windows start covering with ice

## Second pilot's panel

1. flight instructions notice. The text stays: "Before takeoff: set stabilizer pitch -2°, elevator trimmer 1.5-2°, flaps 25°, switch off front gear steering, deploy and switch on headlights. After takeoff: brake the wheels, retract gears, set stabilizer to 0°, retract landing lights, retract flaps. Before landing: deploy gears, set stabilizer to -4°, deploy flaps"
2. fuel quantity indicator. One arrow per tank, the arrows are numbered
3. fuel indicator switch. The leftmost position makes the indicator show the total fuel quantity. Other positions show the quantity per tank
4. airborne engines start The led to the left is a warning "Fuel left for 1h of flight"
5. turbine rpm (forward prop/rear prop)
6. torque
7. ILS setting panel the same as on the captain's panel. Above: red autopilot on led, three white leds: "passenger doors open", "cargo doors open", "locks". Actually all three lit together
8. pitot heating
9. autopilot hold speed
10. autopilot hold cap
11. autopilot hold ILS
12. nav.lights
13. beacon lights
14. landing lights deploy (on/off)
15. landing lights on/off
16. taxi lights on/off
17. altimeter (m x100)
18. indicated airspeed (km/h x10)
19. Mach-meter to the right: overspeed warning
20. ILS indicator below: marker warning
21. horizon
22. yaw indicator
23. radiocompass
24. vertical speed (m/s)
25. cabin lights
26. flaps indicators
27. VOR/ADF?
28. VOR?
29. pitch warning

"Hot spots" for switching to other panels:

- A : back to Captain's panel
- B : "easy navigation group"
- C : radio panel
- D : flight engineer's panel

## Navigator's panel

To offer a comfortable view, the panel has been split into pieces and organized around the navigator's windows. On the real plane (and in the VC), the navigator sits turned left to the direction of flight and the window is at his right side.

1. cabin lights to the right: oxygene on led
2. precision radiocompass
3. autopilot cap setting
4. DME indicator
5. autopilot on/off
6. autopilot cap hold
7. DME1/DME2 switch
8. autopilot nav. hold
9. radio panel 1 (see below)
10. radio panel 2 (idem)
11. switch ADF1/ADF2 for signal intensity indicator
12. signal intensity indicator
13. left to right: pilot's heating switch / battery switch / avionics switch / pitot heating switch
14. lights group
15. clock above: de-ice on led
16. overspeed warning
17. indicated airspeed (km/h x10)
18. altimeter (m x100)
19. vertical speed (m/s)
20. navigation mode NAV/GPS switch
21. outside temperature indicator

"hot spots":

- A : shows a bigger autopilot cap setting gauge that can be kept in other panel views
- B : "easy navigation group"
- C : back to Captain's panel

ATTENTION: don't forget to switch pilot's heating on, otherwise the windows will soon cover with ice. It will look like this:

## Radio's panel

Radio's and Flight engineer's panels are simplified and can be used from within other panels.

1. COM1 frequency setting
2. COM1 frequency indicator
3. COM1/COM2 switch
4. signals indicators
5. receivers power on indicators
6. NAV1 frequency
7. NAV1/ADF1 switch
8. ADF1 indicator and setting
9. VOR1 setting
10. ADF1 frequency zones
11. Morse signal ADF1/VOR1 on/off
12. ADF signal intensity
13. switch ADF1/ADF2 for signal intensity indicator
14. squawk

The right side is for VOR2/ADF2, it is similar to the left one.

## Flight Engineer's panel

1. fuel pumps switches
2. "Fuel left for 1h of flight" warning
3. emergency fuel pumps
4. fuel quantity indicator
5. fuel indicator switch (see explanations for the captain's panel)
6. stop starting engines button
7. engines start
8. magneto combined switches
9. battery switch
10. avionics switch
11. de-ice group (left to right: exterior wing section, wing between the engines, propellers, Pitot tube)
12. exterior lights (left to right: nav.lights, beacons, landing lights deploy, landing lights, taxi lights)
13. autopilot speed setting (knots or Mach)
14. autopilot speed hold (Mach / knots)
15. autothrottle switch
16. cabin lights

## "Easy Navigation group"

if you are lost, you can still use the "easy navigation group" that is accessible from most of the panels (through a little red hotspot). It shows the principal navigation instruments and autopilot controls. These are default FS gauges and should be familiar to any simmer, so we don't stop on them. Click on the hotspot or anywhere in the background of this panel to close it.

## Autopilot AP-15PS

### Technical characteristics and purpose

Autopilot AP-15PS is designed to assure automatic stabilization and guidance of the aircraft

The autopilot AP-15PS assures:

- Stabilization of the aircraft's angle coordinates (cap, pitch, banking)
- Altitude hold
- Coordinated turns
- Vertical speed hold
- ILS approach hold

Principal technical characteristics:

- Precision:
  - cap hold......................................... ±0.5°
  - bank hold............................................ ±1.5°
  - pitch hold........................................... ±0.6°
- Maximal banking angle in a coordinated turn................. ±25 - 30º
- Maximal pitch angle variation............................... ±3 - 5º
- Startup time................................................ less than 3min

The autopilot receives the following information:

- From the radio device "RUMB": cap, pitch, banking. Switch-off signals when the banking is greater than 35° or the pitch is greater than 15°
- From the altitude metering device RV-5N2: dangerous altitude signal
- From the automate AUASP: critical pitch signal and max vertical acceleration signal

### Preparing AP-15PS

- Before switching on
  Before switching on the autopilot, make sure that:
  - the devices "RUMB" and "BORT-42" are switched on (switch the Avionics on)
  - the handles "Turn" and "Vertical speed" on the autopilot panel are in the neutral position (#33 and 34 on the scheme)
  - the handle "Turn" on the captain's panel is in the neutral position (#3)
  - yokes and pedals aren't blocked
- Switch on the autopilot
  - switch on the power on the autopilot panel (leftmost button #36). A green led should light after 30-40 sec.
  - check the red leds are off (#36) next to the three hold switches (#35). Switch them on
  - move the yoke and the pedals back and forth and let them return to the neutral position
  - press the button "ON" on the autopilot panel (third button from the left on #36). A white led should light from the button and the green led should go off. The green altitude correction led on the captain's panel should light.
  After that, you should follow some standard check-up procedures. Since they are not implemented, we don't stop on them.

  Switch the autopilot off.

  You can also switch on/off the autopilot from the navigator's cabin and the flight engineer's place (respectively #5 and #15 on the schemes)

### Using the autopilot

After the takeoff, use elevator trimmers to stabilize the aircraft vertical speed at 10-12m/sec. Now, switch the autopilot on.

Note that you cannot set the altitude you wish to reach. However, you can control the vertical speed with the handle "Vertical Speed" (#34) on the autopilot panel. Make sure you have the help tooltips on (in the FS settings) - the tooltip indicate the actual value for the vertical speed hold. Once you've set the desired value, switch on the vertical speed hold using the correspondent switch.

As the plane climbs to the higher altitudes, reduce the vertical speed. Be careful not to exceed 10° pitch and keep the indicated airspeed higher than 350 km/h. Tipically use the following vertical speed settings:

0-3000m (0-10000ft) | 10 m/s (2000 ft/min)
3000-6000m (10000-20000ft) | 7.5 m/s (1500 ft/min)
6000-8000m (21000-26000ft) | 6 m/s (1200 ft/min)
8000-10000m (26000-32000ft) | 3-4 m/s (600-800ft/min)

If the pitch increases reaching 10° (and/or the speed decreases), set immediately the vertical speed to 0 and fly some time horizontally to gain speed. Then set again positive vertical speed and continue climbing.

When the vertical speed is less than 1.5m/s (300 ft/min), the autopilot sets it to zero.

Use the "TURN" handle (as well the one on the autopilot panel #33 as the one on the captain's panel #3) to make coordinated turns. Setting the handle one position from the center makes the plane bank 5°.

Note that you cannot set the cap directly. Use the coordinated turn to reach the desired cap. Set the "TURN" handle to zero 5-10 degrees before you reach the cap.

There is the IAS/Mach hold possibility, but it isn't a part of standard AP-15PS features. The correspondent buttons are situated on the flight engineer's panel (#13-14)