B787 Starup

Preflight
Power On
Push the BATTERY master to ON
If you see the forward external power left and right (FWD EXT PWR L, R) “AVAIL” lights then go ahead
and push the two switches in to use the external power supply to ON.
Start the Auxiliary Power Unit by rotating the APU selector to the START position, it spring-loads back
to ON
After some time the APU generators will come online. And while we are still in the overhead panel
Turn on the inertial reference systems by rotating the IRS switches from OFF to LEFT / RIGHT
Arm the passenger emergency exit signs and lights by closing the black EMER EXIT switch guard.
Now the aircraft displays are starting to show the first values like airspeed and altitude and after the IRS
has aligned we can also see the aircraft position on the navigation displays.
Flight Management System

Press INIT REF to display the initialization reference pages
Select INDEX in lower left and select POS to display the POS INIT page. Enter the ICAO code of the
airport that you are currently at
Select INDEX again, go to PERF to display the PERF INIT page. Enter the zero fuel weight (ZFW) of
the flight
Enter reserves, cost index, cruise center of gravity and cruise altitude
Go to the THRUST LIM page and select an engine thrust limit for takeoff. We’re leaving it at normal
takeoff (TO) thrust for now.
Go to the TAKEOFF REF page and fill out the takeoff flap setting, V1, VR and V2 speeds as well as the
center of gravity. For this tutorial we’re using flaps 15, V1 = 150, VR = 155 and V2 = 160.
Press the EXEC button to confirm the changes and activate the entered values
Now look at the autopilot mode control panel (MCP) and rotate the selected airspeed knob
to set 160 knots as the initial climb airspeed
Electronic Checklists - Preflight
Press the CHKL button to display the electronic checklist
Click the RESETS button and press the RESET ALL button
Click the NORMAL MENU button in the top left corner and from the drop down menu select the first
item to select the PREFLIGHT checklist
Click on the highlighted checklist item to toggle its state or press the NORMAL button to complete all
items on the page at once
Some items are completed automatically by sensing the switch positions. Either complete the task or
use the ITEM OVRD button to skip the item
. When the text CHECKLIST COMPLETE appears at the bottom of the page we use the NORMAL
button to go to the next checklist
Before Engine Start

Turn remaining systems on
the overhead panel turn all systems on that currently show an amber FAULT light.
Set the four hydraulic pumps to AUTO by rotating the knobs
Set all fuel pumps to ON by pressing the respective push buttons in
Set the passenger signs to AUTO
Turn on the NAV, BEACON and LOGO lights
Below the landing gear lever set the AUTO BRK switch to the RTO position to arm the autobrake for a
potential rejected takeoff
Ideally we should only see a single amber “ENG SHUTDOWN” message now and a few white lines like
“APU RUNNING”, “PARK BRAKE SET”, etc. We can ignore these reminders (Memos).
Set autopilot for takeoff

Set both F/D switches on the MCP to ON
Turn the selected speed knob to set the V2 speed of 160 knots
Set the runway heading or ATC assigned heading, in our case 250°
Set the initial altitude as assigned by ATC or 2000/3000 feet above the airport elevation, in our case
3000 feet. You can also set the cruise altitude right away if you are flying a route.
Do not press any buttons or if you do by accident turn both flight director switches F/D off and then
back on
Check that the primary flight display shows TO/GA and TO/GA for the lateral and vertical modes. If it
doesn’t turn F/Ds off and back on.
Set the autothrottle (A/T) switches to ARM (upper position)
If you set up a flight plan route
Push the LNAV and VNAV buttons to arm the lateral and vertical navigation
Before start checklist
Press the CHKL button on the MFD control panel to display the electronic checklists
On the screen select NORMAL MENU and then BEFORE START
Complete the before start checklist items by clicking on them
Hide the electronic checklist by pressing the CHKL button again
Adjust the navigation display range as required, if you zoom in all the way you can see an airport
diagram that helps to find the way to the runway
Press the “ENG” button on the MFD control panel to display all engine parameters on the EICAS
display, we’ll need these for the engine start
On the lower MFD
Press INIT REF then select INDEX and TAKEOFF to display the TAKEOFF REF page, if it’s not
already visible
We can keep this page open for reference during takeoff.
FYI: Fully Electric Aircraft

Make sure all fuel pumps are running and there is sufficient fuel
APU should be running or external power should be connected
Push the ENG button to display all engine parameter on EICAS
We have now reached the “before engine start” aircraft state
Note - You can easily skip all of the steps above or return to this state if you select the “before engine
start” preset in the location menu.
Starting Engines And Taxi

Autostart
Set the engine start switch of the engine you want to start (L/R) to the START position
Move the engine master switch (L/R) from CUT OFF to the RUN position
Monitor the engine start on the EICAS
When the EICAS shows a green RUNNING text above the N2 indication the engine has successfully
been started and the starter has disengaged.
Repeat the process for the other engine.

Before taxi checklist
Set the flaps for takeoff
Check pitch trim is set for takeoff, in our case 4.0 units
Check the flight controls.
You can see the control deflections if you push the SYS button and select the FCTL page in the MFD.
Press CHKL again to return to the checklist afterwards. We’re now ready for taxi with both engines
running
Turn on the taxi and runway turn off lights (if required)
Release the parking brake
Add a bit of thrust to start rolling
Test the wheel brakes briefly
Turn the APU off by rotating the APU knob to OFF
Taxi to active runway
Display the navigation display (ND) by pressing the ND button
Press the ENG button to hide the engine parameters on the EICAS
Use the navigation display zoom function to visualize the taxi route on the airport diagram
Use the navigation display menu drop down to toggle display of waypoints, airports, etc.
Toggle the Vertical Situation Display (VSD) as required
Check flight instruments during taxi
When entering the runway
Turn on the landing and runway turnoff lights

Turn on the strobe light
Takeoff!
Apply takeoff thrust manually or just push the TO/GA buttons on the thrust levers once line up with the
runway and let the autothrottle do the work for you
Maintain the runway centerline
Rotate at 155 knots
Retract the landing gear
Increase the selected airspeed once you pass acceleration height (e.g. 1000 feet above ground)
Retract flaps
Turn off lights as required
Turn on the autopilot as desired
Have a good flight.
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Preflight

Flight Management System

Before Engine Start

Set autopilot for takeoff

If you set up a flight plan route

On the lower MFD

We can keep this page open for reference during takeoff.

FYI: Fully Electric Aircraft

We have now reached the “before engine start” aircraft state

Starting Engines And Taxi

Repeat the process for the other engine.

When entering the runway

Turn on the landing and runway turnoff lights

Have a good flight.

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