Aircraft Operating Manual

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Captain Panel Overview 4

Center Panel Overview 6

Electrical System 8

Hydraulic System 9

Pneumatic System 10

Anti-Ice System 11
Autopilot 12

Fuel System 14

Fire Protection 15

External Lights 16

Internal Lights 17

Caution Lights 18

Inside X-Plane 20

Menu 22

Radios 23

Checklist 24

Weight and Balance 25

Support 26
General
The  de  Havilland  Canada  DHC-­‐6  ‘ Twin  O3er’  is  a  STOL  (short  take-­‐off  and  landing)  aircraA.  The  
aircraA  is  used  in  nearly  all  parts  of  the  world  as  a  cargo,  regional  airliner,  MEDEVAC  and  is  
favored  by  skydiving  operators.  

Built  from  1965  Rll  1985,  the  aircraA  was  favored  in  bush  terrain  and  is  sRll  used  by  companies  to  
get  to  very  remote  locaRons.  The  series  300  was  introduced  in  1969.  This  version  had  more  
powerful  680  hp  engines  (Pra3  and  Whitney  Canada  PT6A-­‐27).  The  300  series  proved  to  be  the  
aircraAs  most  popular  version  with  614  aircraA  being  sold  before  it’s  producRon  ended  in  1988.  

Flight Crew: 1-2

Length: 15.77 m
Wingspan: 19.8 m
Height: 5.9m
Empty weight: 3,363 kg
MTOW: 5,246 kg
Maximum landing weight: 5,579 kg
Maximum speed: 170 kts
Cruise speed: 150 kts
Stall speed: 58 kts (landing

configuration)
Range: 1,434 km
Maximum fuel capacity: 1421 L
Service ceiling: 25,000 ft

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Captain Panel Overview

1. Chronometer

- Chronometer that toggles between zulu time and a timer. To start and stop the timer,

press the ST/SP button. To reset the timer, press the RST button.

2. Turn and Slip Indicator 


- Indicates a 2 minute turn if the needle is over either the left or right marker.

3. Airspeed Indicator

4. RMI


- ADF2 does not function.

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5. Artificial Horizon

6. Horizontal Situation Indicator

7. Altimeter

8. Vertical Speed

9. Decision Height 


- Decision height can be changed via the DH SET knob. The DH light will illuminate

when altitude is below the selected height

10. VOR

11. Autopilot

12. Altitude Set

13. Autopilot Annunciators

14. Altitude Alerter

15. Stall Warning

16. Outer, Middle, Inner Marker Annunicators

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Center Panel Overview

1. Fire Protection Panel

2. Torque Pressure Gauge

3. Prop RPM Percentage Gauge

4. T5 Temperature Gauge

5. Gas Generator RPM Gauge

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6. Fuel Quantity Gauge

- Left gauge: AFT, Right gauge: FWD

7. Fuel Flow Gauge

8. Oil Temperature Gauge

9. Oil Pressure Gauge

10. Standby Booster Pump AFT/FWD

11. Booster Pump AFT/FWD

12. Engine Fuel Selector

13. DC Volts/Load Indicator

14. Audio Panel - KMA 28 TSO

15. GPS - Garmin 530

16. NAV/COMM 1 - KX155A TSO

17. NAV/COMM 2 - KX155A TSO

18. Transponder - KT70 TSO

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Electrical System
A battery located in the aft baggage compartment and two generators power the

electrical system. Two inverters provide alternating current.

DC Master Switch


Overhead Panel – 2 way switch

OFF: no power to left and right bus


DC MASTER: power from the generators, external or battery to non- main buses

Battery Switch


Overhead Panel – 3 way switch

EXT: connects external power to buses 


OFF: disconnects power from buses 


BATTERY: battery powers electrical system

Bus Tie Switch


Overhead Panel – 2 way switch

OPEN: left bus and battery or powered by left generator while right bus is powered by

right bus.


NORMAL: generators are power both busses in event of failure.

Generator Switch


Overhead Panel – 3 way switch

OFF: Turns off generator


ON: Turns on generator to draw power from respective engines RESET: Resets the

generator. Select when generator gets tripped from high or low voltage

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Hydraulic System
Hydraulic pressure is provided to the system by an electrical pump that runs from

electrical bus (left). All control surfaces, and landing gear functions are operated from a

hydraulically. It is an automated system.

Two gauges show hydraulic pressure on the panel. They will show the same reading

under all normal operating conditions.

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Pneumatic System
The pneumatic system provides hot air to: - Cabin Heating


- Autopilot


- Anti-Ice

The system is completely automatic.

Bleed Air Switch 


Overhead – 2 way switch

OFF: turns off the bleed air shut off valve 


BLEED AIR: turns on the bleed air shut off valve

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Anti-Ice System
The Twin Otter has following de-icing:

- Prop Deice 


- Engine Intake Anti-Ice 


- Wing 


- Pitot Heat 


- Windshield Heat (Disabled)

When an estimated 1 cm of ice has built up on the wings, operate the Deicer Boots:

The mode switch dictates how the stab de-ice will work. In AUTO the system will cycle

through each inner wing, outer wing for both left and right stabilizer. In MANUAL, each

deicer boot must be selected individually by using the right combination of the DE-ICE

buttons, the left – right stab switch and the inner and outter stab switches.

The rate switch will dictate the automatic wing deicers speed. It can be switched

between SLOW and FAST. 


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 Autopilot
The twin otter has a simple autopilot offered. The ADI has been retrofitted, and as such

has no flight director guidance system.

It has a 2 way switch that allow pilots to turn on/off the autopilot. A green lit triangle will

show whether the autopilot is on. (If the GO AROUND button is selected, the green light

will show ENG even though the switch may be in the DIS position.)

Two lights that read “TRIM UP” and “TRIM DN” also illuminate on the autopilot

selecting unit respectively when the aircraft is being trimmed.

These 4 lateral modes can be set on the autopilot panel:

- HDG 


- NAV 


- APPR 


- B/C

-In HDG mode, the aircraft will follow the heading input into the HSI. 


-NAV mode will fly the radial of a VOR or the localizer from an ILS. 


-APPR mode will arm both the localizer and glideslope (annunciators above ADI) 


-B/C will follow the backcourse of the localizer

These 2 vertical modes can be set on the autopilot panel:

- ALT 


- IAS

-In ALT mode, the aircraft will capture and fly the current altitude

-IAS mode uses pitch to hold the airspeed indicated when the IAS was activated.


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Increasing power will result in a climb while decreasing the power will cause a decent.

The autopilot is connected to an Altitude Alerter (above the ADI) that has 3 main buttons.

-MDA: The altitude is set to the MDA (Minimum Descend Altitude) and then the MDA

button is pressed. This will intercept the altitude if you descend through it.

-GO AROUND: This will engage autopilot (if not prior) and climb at 8 degrees and

maintain heading.

- ALT ALERT: The altitude is set to cruise and then ALT ALERT is pressed. A light will

illuminate on the altitude selected when the aircraft is 1000 ft from the dialed altitude

and turn off when the aircraft is 200 ft from the dialed altitude. It will then capture the

altitude if the aircraft autopilot is active.

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 Fuel System
The twin otter fuel tanks located under the floor. Named FWD and AFT, these fuel tanks

rely on booster pumps to push the fuel from underneath the floor, up into the high

mounted engines. Under normal operating conditions, the aft tank feeds the left engine

while the fwd tank feeds the right engines. Each engine has fuel heaters installed to

prevent ice crystals. These are automatically controlled and are heated by the engine oil.

Booster Pump Switches 


Main Panel

FWD/AFT BOOST: turns on the booster pumps. 


OFF: turns off the booster pumps.

Fuel Tank Selectors 


Main Panel

NORM: under this setting, the aft tank feeds the left engine while the fwd tank feeds the

right.


BOTH ON AFT: the aft tank fuels both engines


BOTH ON FWD: the fwd tank fuels both engines

Fuel Quantity


Two fuel gauges show the fuel left in both the aft and fwd tanks.

Emergency Shutoff 


Two switches located on the emergency panel, are used to shut off fuel pumps in the

event of a fire. (Note: For engine fire to be extinguished, fire handles must also be

pulled.)

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Fire Protection
Both engines have extinguishers equipped.

Pulling the left or right handle will shut down the engine and release a fire suppressant.

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External Lights
Position Lights 


Overhead

Turns on POSN (Nav) lights located on the wing tips and tail of the aircraft.

Anti-Collision Lights 


Overhead

Turns on Anti-Collision (beacon) light on the top of the the vertical stabiliser.

Strobe Lights 


Overhead

Turns on Strobe lights located on the wing tips.

Taxi Light


Overhead

Turns on Taxi light attached to the front gear.

Landing Lights 


Overhead

Turns on landing lights.

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Internal Lights
PLT ENG INST & EMER PANEL LTS 


Overhead

Turns on pilot and engine gauges

CONSOLE FLAP & TRIM PNL LTS 


Overhead

Turns on all backlighting in cockpit

CO PLT RADIO & V/A PNL LTS 


Overhead

Turns on co pilot gauge lighting and radios

GENERAL 


Overhead

Turns on lighting for the cabin.

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Caution Lights
L/R GENERATOR


Illuminates if generator is off.

L/R GENERATOR OVERHEAT 


Illuminates if generators overheat

L/R ENGINE OIL PRESSURE 


Signals oil pressure under 40 PSI

DOORS UNLOCKED 


Illuminates if an door is open.

BOOST PUMP 1 AFT PRESS 


Illuminates if fuel pump is off and fuel boost pressure is below 2 PSI

BOOST PUMP 2 AFT PRESS 


Illuminates if fuel pump is off and fuel boost pressure is below 2 PSI

BOOST PUMP 1 FWD PRESS 


Illuminates if fuel pump is off and fuel boost pressure is below 2 PSI

BOOST PUMP 2 FWD PRESS 


Illuminates if fuel pump is off and fuel boost pressure is below 2 PSI

PNEUMATICS LOW PRESS 


Illuminates if any bleed air circuit is under 14 psi

RESET PROPS 


Illuminates if feather levers are not fully feathered when power is below 70%

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DUCT OVERHEAT 


Not simulated

400 CYCLE 


Illuminates if the inverters have failed.

FWD FUEL LEVEL 


Illuminates if there is less than 75 pounds of fuel in forward tank

AFT FUEL LEVEL 


Illuminates if there is less than 110 pounds of fuel in the aft tank

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Inside X-Plane
We have made flying the V2 version of the Twin Otter even easier to fly. Four pop-up

menus are available to extend the flying experience; a menu, a radio pop-up, a checklist

and a weight and balance manager. These are are all discussed in greater depth below.

The Twin Otter makes use of several types of possible interaction. Click and drag, toggle,

and scroll wheel. Throttles, and other infinitely adjustable levers make use of click and

drag manipulators. Two way switches and levers make use of toggle manipulators. All

knobs and 3 way switches can be clicked and dragged but also support scroll wheel

inputs.

Auto-Updating

The Twin Otter V2 has makes use of a new way of updating. It will automatically update

through the simulator whenever a new update has been posted. A message will tell

you to reload the aircraft which you can via Developer>Reload the Current Aircraft.

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Reality XP Integration

The Twin Otter V2 also supports the Reality XP Garmin 530. When installed, enable the

option Plugins>Reality XP GNS>GNS 1>GNS 530 1. It has been set up to accept all basic

commands for X-Plane. No other action is needed once this has been accomplished.

The Twin Otter also supports the Reality XP GTN 750. To enable support make sure the

GTN 1 is on via the Reality XP menu and you have GTN 750 Support ON via the Twin

Otter menu.

Repainting

The Twin Otter V2 has both the long-nose and short-nose variants modelled. The

aircraft will adjust automatically based on the [LN] or [SN] tag at the beginning of all

liveries names. Repainters need to add this tag to the beginning of all repaints or the

aircraft will not display the correct variant.

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Menu
The Twin Otter has been equipped with a pop-up menu. The menu can be opened by

clicking the black book found in the pilot side door pocket.

It allows the user to turn on the flashlight, open the baggage doors, and connect the

external power. It can also be used to open the radio panel pop-up, the checklist or the

weight and balance manager.

The menu also allows the interior trim colour to be selected. Users can select between

green, blue, grey or black. The default colour in the Twin Otter V2 is blue.

When the float version has been loaded it, it will also give the option to remove the gear

from the floats. It is not recommended that this process be done while on land.

The menu can be closed by clicking

the black book found in the pilot

side door pocket or by clicking on

the X in the top right corner.

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Radios
The Twin Otter is equipped with a KMA 28 audio panel, two KX155A NAV/COMM units, a

KT70 transponder, KR 87 ADF unit. All functions available using manipulators are also

able to be input using the Radio pop up. This pop-up can be toggled by clicking the LCD

faces on the radios or by clicking the [Toggle Radios] button on the Twin Otters main

menu.

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Checklist
The Twin Otter is equipped with a pop-up checklist. It can be activated by clicking the

[Toggle Checklist] button on the Twin Otters menu. Tabs down the right side show can

be clicked to show the following checklists:

- Pre start


- Engine start


- Pre takeoff


- After takeoff


- Decent/Approach


- After landing


- Shutdown

The checklist can be closed by

clicking on the [Toggle Checklist]

button on the main menu or by

clicking the X in the top right

corner.

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Weight and Balance
The Twin Otter is also equipped with a real time weight and balance manager. The pop-

up can be activated by clicking the [Toggle Weight/Balance] button on the Twin Otter

menu. It allows specific seat and luggage placement within the aircraft while showing

the weight and balance as a percentage of the Mean Aerodynamic Chord. The twin otter

has a recommended MAC of between 20% and 36%.

It will also allow custom filling of the FWD and AFT fuel tank underneath the floor of the

Twin Otter.

All weights are taken into

consideration to show exactly where

how heavy the aircraft is and what its

current MAC is. If the aircraft is above

its MTOW, a message will show in the

bottom right corner alerting the pilot.

The checklist can be closed by clicking

the [Toggle Weight/Balance] button

on the main menu or by clicking the X

in the top right corner.

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Support
Thank you for buying the Twin Otter V2. We hope you enjoy the aircraft! For all queries

and support questions, please email:

[email protected]

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