SR-71-A NORMAL PROCEDURES
ABBREVIATED CHECKLIST
PREFLIGHT - LEFT CONSOLE
- Throttle restart arming - NORM
- LOX normal & standby - CHECKED
- Light rheostats - CHECKED
- Thunderstorm lights - AS REQUIRED
- Oxygen panel - SET
- Aft bypass lights - CHECKED
- Aft bypass - BOTH CLOSED
- EGT trim - BOTH AUTO
- Map projector - SET
- Throttles - OFF
- Throttles friction - SET
- Throttles restart sw - CYCLE, OFF
- TEB counters - 16
- Pressure dump - OFF
- Bay air - ON
- Manifold temp - AUTO
- Landing/Taxi lights - OFF
- Suit heat - OFF
- Face hear - SET
- Cockpit temp - SET
- Temp indicator select - R-BAY
- Refrig - BOTH OFF
- Cockpit temp override - AUTO
- Defog - CLOSED
- Brake switches - SET
- Ind & warn lights test - PRESS
- Derich - ARM
- Gear - DOWN
- Cabin Alt - FIELD ELEVATION
PREFLIGHT - INSTRUMENT PANEL - CENTER
- Standby att ind - ERECTING
- Angle of attack ind - CHECKED
- Drag chute - CHECKED, LIGHT OFF
- CIT (compressor inlet temp) - CHECKED
- Airspeed/Mach meter - CHECKED
- RSO Ejected - PRESS TO TEST
- CIP (compressor inlet pressure) - CHECKED
- APW - PUSHER/SHAKER
- Spike & fwd bypass pos - CHECKED
- G-meter - RESET
- Spike & fwd bypass - CYCLE, AUTO
- Restarts - CYCLE, THEN BOTH OFF
- Map proj - CHECKED
- Surfer Limiter - PULLED, LIGHT OFF
- Pitot heat - OFF
- Rain remover & deice - OFF
- Trim power -ON
- A,B & M MPTR RESET - NORMAL (GUARD DOWN)
- Clock - SET
- Altimeter - SET
- Vertical velocity - CHECKED ZERO
- TACAN - CONT ON
- Engine instruments - CHECKED
PREFLIGHT - INSTRUMENT PANEL - RIGHT
- Igniter purge - OFF
- LN2 - CHECKED
- Forward xfer - OFF
- Emer fuel shutoff - FUEL ON, SAFETIED
- Fuel dump - OFF
- Battery - BAT
- Emer AC bus - NORM
- Generators - OFF
- Instr inverter - NORM
PREFLIGHT - RIGHT CONSOLE
- PVD - OFF (laser horizon)
- ILS - OFF
- SAS - OFF
- SAS Lights - TEST (test button on the SAS panel)
- Autopilot - OFF
- TACAN - T/R
- Interphone panel - SET
- IGV lockout - NORM
- Cockpit pressure - SET (cabin press switch)
- VHF radio - TR AND SET
- Canopy seal - OFF
