Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-1 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 Rev # Date Author Change Version 001 09-Sep-2015 MK Start of documentation 0.50 002 18-Sep-2015 MK Alpha Candidate 0.90 003 18-Sep-2015 MK Adding Manager details 0.91 004 21-Sep-2015 MK Spellchecked and many small things changed 0.92 005 23-Sept-2015 MK Dave tweaks / Tiller info added 0.93 006 29-Sept-2015 MK Some tweaks suggested by client 0.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-2 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................... 4 CREDITS................................................................................................................................................. 4 WHY WAS THIS PRODUCT SO DELAYED? ...........................................
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-3 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 CONTROLS .................................................................................................................................. 30 COLORS ....................................................................................................................................... 30 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ...................................................................................
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-4 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 INTRODUCTION Thank you very much for purchasing Digital Aviation & Aerosoft CRJ700/CRJ900 package. Development of the package went through a lot of highs and lows. Thank you for bearing with us. The CRJ is a typical regional jet to connect smaller airports or remote areas with the bigger hubs.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-5 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 WHY WAS THIS PRODUCT SO DELAYED? Normally not something that is part of a manual, but let’s be honest, this was the most delayed project we ever managed. The delay was caused by underestimating the complexity. That caused the project to fall behind the schedule.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-6 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 FSX VERSUS P3D This product follows the guidelines of Lockheed Martin for the installation in P3D. So where the main installation path in FSX (SP2 and FSX:STEAM) will be FSX Main Folder\Aerosoft\Digital Aviation CRJ it will be P3D Main Folder\Ecosystem\Aerosoft\ Digital Aviation CRJ in P3D. In this manual, we use the FSX path where needed.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-7 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 CONTACT SUPPORT Support for this product is done by Aerosoft. We prefer to do support on the support forum for one simple reason, it is fast and efficient because customers help customers when we are sleeping. It’s also the difference between one support person reading the question and 500 people, some of why know a LOT about the aircraft. • • CRJ Support Forums: http://forum.aerosoft.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-8 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 FRANK, OUR AVATAR If you are using PREPAR3D v3 you will be able to use Frank, our pilot, as the avatar (see the P3D v3 documentation about information on avatars). When selecting an aircraft, you can also select the avatar to be loaded. You can load Frank with any aircraft btw. He is able to stand idle (duh..
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-9 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 THE CRJ As we already considered the CRJ’s history during the introduction this chapter provides some basic facts on the CRJ. BASIC FACTS CRJ700 CRJ900 Length 32,3 m 106 ft 1 in. 36,2 m 118 ft 11 in. Wingspan 23,2 m 76 ft 3 in. 24,9 m 81 ft 7 in. Height 7,6 m 24 ft 10 in.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-10 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 THE CRJ IN FLIGHTSIM The following chapter describes how to load the CRJ700 or CRJ900 in your flight simulator, which animations (like opening doors, cargo hatches) are available, a brief tour of the virtual cockpit with a short overview of available panels and pre-defined views, closing with the concept of operation (i.e. how do switches, pushbuttons, etc. work in your flight sim).
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-11 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 THE VIRTUAL COCKPIT OVERVIEW To prevent pilots searching the entire cockpit for a certain knob, the entire cockpit is divided into several logical panels. The following picture shows a view of the entire virtual cockpit and numbers indicate the respective panels. Note that elements described in grey are not simulated. 1.Overhead 2.Glareshield/Autopilot 3. Centre Instrument Panel 4.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-12 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 OVERHEAD PANEL 1. Electrical Power 2. Fire Detection Test System 3. Hydraulic Shutoff Valves (SOV) 4. External Lighting Controls 5. Fuel Controls 6. Pneumatic Controls 7. Auxiliary Power Unit Controls 8. Engine Start Panel 9. Hydraulic Controls 10. Emergency Locator Transmitter 11. Cabin Pressure Controls 12. Air Conditioning Controls 13. Anti-Ice Controls 14.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-13 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 GLARESHIELD / AUTOPI LOT PANEL 1. Standby / Whiskey Compass. Traditional compass, normally only used to check alignment of electronic compasses. 2. Seat Position Sight Gauge. Used to position the seats so your eyes are always in the same location. They gray ball should hide the gold balls. 3. Warning / Annunciator Lights Captains Side 4. Navigation / Flight Director / Autopilot Panel 5.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-14 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 AUTOPILOT PANEL 1. Course 1 Selector 2. Flight Director Switch 3. Auto Pilot Engage Switch 4. Auto Pilot Disengage Switch 5. XFR Mode Switch 6. Turbulence Mode Switch 7. Speed Mode Selector 8. Speed Selector 9. Approach Mode Selector 10. B/C Mode Switch 11. Heading Mode Selector 12. Heading Selector 13. NAV Mode Selector 14. Half Bank Mode Switch 15. Altitude Mode Selector 16.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-15 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 CAPTAINS INSTRUMENT PANELS 1. Nose wheel Steering Switch 2. Cockpit Light Controls 3. Windshield Wiper Switch 4. Stall Protection Pusher Switch. Controls the Stick Pusher. 5. Clock / Stopwatch 6. Bearing Selector Switch. Upper switches between OFF, NAV1 and ADF1. Lower switches between OFF, NAV2 and ADF2. 7. Format and Range Selector.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-16 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 CAPTAIN SIDE CONTROL 1. Skycam. Used to monitor different camera’s, for example to see who is at the cockpit door. 3. Oxygen Mask: Click to test the flow of Oxygen. 2. Steering Tiller. Used to steer the nose wheel on the ground at low speed.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-17 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 UPPER PEDESTAL 1. Captain side Flight Management System 2. First Officer side Flight Management System 3. Brake Temperature Monitor System. Used to reset the system and silence the horn. 4. Anti-Skid Switch. Arms or deactivates the anti-skid system. 5. MLG BAY Test switches. Test switches for Main Landing Gear Bay Overheat 6. Gear Lever. 7. Engine Synchronization Switch.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 LOWER PEDESTAL AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-18 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-19 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 1. Radio Tuning Units. Used to tune communication, navigation stations as well as the transponder. The TCAS mode is also set here. 2. Audio Control Panels. Used to control sound volume for several audio sources like navigation station aural identifiers. 3. Weather Radar Controls. 4. Backup Tuning Unit and ATC Selector Switch.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-20 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 PRE-DEFINED VIEWS The CRJ700 / CRJ900 has limited 2d-panels. Instead a set of pre-defined views is available which are like a 2dpanel. The following list shows the available views and their respective key assignment / hot key. Of course, these views can be undocked and moved to other monitors. You can click all the displays to undock them to 2d panels.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-21 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 MCDU KEY INPUT As soon as you activated MCDU keyboard input (Ctrl + Shift + 1 or +2) you may use your keyboard to enter data into the keyboard. The following table shows the assignment of key functions and MCDU function. Function German Keyboard U.S.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-22 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 THROTTLE HOTKEYS For people who need it we have programmed a way to control the throttle with key commands: • • • • F1 sets the throttles to idle F2 sets them to the next lower detent (MAX -> TOGA; TOGA -> CLB) or decreases throttle in the manual range F3 sets them to the next higher detent (CLB -> TOGA; TOGA -> MAX) or increases throttle in the manual range F4 sets them to the next higher de
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-23 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 DAVE Named after one of the crew members in 2001: Space Odyssey (would you believe we are not allowed to call the thing Hal 9000?). It’s a tablet computer mounted on the side of the cockpit. Dave runs of its own internal battery.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-24 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 FUEL PLANNER If you do not want to use the fuel planner you can use Dave to calculate the needed fuel.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-25 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 OPTIONS Diverse options can be set (and saved) in these three pages. Most will be self-explanatory, some guidance on these: • • • • • • IRS ALIGN TIME: The inertial reference system uses a system of gyroscopes to measure the movement of the aircraft.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 • AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-26 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 To increase frame rate, it is possible to deactivate PFD and MFD’s. It’s also possible to automatically disable the VC versions if you have the 2d panels open. SERVICES / MAINTENANCE • • • • WHEEL BLOCKS, GROUND POWER and GROUND AIR option will toggle the display of external objects but also the actual availability of Ground Power and Ground Air.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-27 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 DOORS Allows you to open and close the doors and hatches. You can save the configuration so your aircraft will load with these settings when you load it next. The STAIRS/JETWAY lets you choose if the railings of the main exit should be raised (STAIRS) or lowered (JETWAY). The latter option should be used if you are docking at a gate with a jetway.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-28 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 CRJ MANAGER You will find the CRJ manager in FSXMainFolder\Aerosoft\Digital Aviation CRJ (or for P3D: P3DMainFolder\ Aerosoft\Digital Aviation CRJ) . It allows you to load passengers and payload and to calculate the fuel load, Center of Gravity and Take-off trim. Before starting it make sure your simulator is running and your CRJ is the active aircraft on your departure airport.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 • • • • • • AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-29 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 ISA Deviation: The difference between the ‘standard’ temperatures the International Standard Atmosphere and the actual expected temperatures.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-30 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 CONTROLS The tiller (used to steer the aircraft on the ground can be controlled by any standard axis of the sim and thus be controlled by hardware. If this does not work as expected (as we have seen in some tests) you can change the behavior here as well. COLORS The CRJ’s come with two color settings in the PFD, you can select your preference here.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-31 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 RAAS (RUNWAY AWARENESS AND ADVISORY SYSTEM ) This project contains a fully functional version of FS2Crew RAAS Professional, the only limitation is that is limited to the aircraft included in this project. After the installation of the CRJ the installation of RAAS Professional is started. If you have this product already installed you can cancel it, but it will not matter anyway.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-32 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 APPENDIX 1: TRANSITIONING TO THE BOMBARDIER CRJ700 AND 900 (By Alexander Metzger) For those simulator pilots who transition from larger airliners, like an Airbus 320 or a Boeing 737, we would like to provide you with important information on the specific differences flying the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ).
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-33 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 SYSTEMS Regional jets are typically doing many flights per day and so does the crew. Bombardier has therefore automated many systems to release the pilots from routine procedures. Examples are the two button only start-up of the APU with automatic bleed air assignment.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-34 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 landing weight. You need to set down the nose gear gently and pay specific attention when you use reverse thrust immediately after ground contact. On outbound taxi, the CRJ starts rolling with a little power push initially and maintains taxi speed close to idle. On inbound taxi, you may need to use the brakes from time to time to avoid exceeding apron speed limits.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-35 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 APPENDIX 2: CRJ900 FLIGHT FROM DÜSSELDORF (DUS) TO BASEL (BSL) This is a description of Germanwings flight 4U9712 according the schedule as published on their webpage for Saturday March 7, 2015. We will be flying one of their Bombardier CRJ900 registered under D-ACNN belonging to Eurowings (now Lufthansa CityLine) which will execute this flight as operator.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-36 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 WEIGHT AND FUEL For this flight, we will be using the following data: Weight in kg Weight in pounds 22’471 kg 49’540 lbs. 72 * 84 = 6’048 kg 72 * 185 = 13’320 lbs. Luggage in front compartment 462 kg 1’020 lbs. Cargo in rear compartment 339 kg 748 lbs. Zero Fuel Weight (ZFW) 29’315 kg 6’4627 lbs. Weight check against max. ZFW 31’752 kg 70’000 lbs.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 • • • • AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-37 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 V1 = 138 knots as maximum speed to abort the take-off. VR = 138 knots for safe lift-off speed V2 = 149 knots as safe speed in the case of an engine failure V2 + 10 = 159 knots as speed for the initial climb phase up to 3’000 ft.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-38 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 ENGINE START AND PUS HBACK ON APRON POSITION The start-up of the engines is executed in a semi-automatic procedure and supervised by the Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) system and the pilots.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-39 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 TAKE-OFF ON RWY 23L After having received clearance to “Line up and wait”, the last preparations for the take-off need to be made: • • • Alert the flight attendants – "Cabin crew prepare for departure" Check identical values for HDG-bug and runway direction – should be 232° Running “Before Take-off Checklist” After having received clearance for taking off you switch on the landing lights and
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-40 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 CLIMB AND CRUISE After the busy phase is over and the autopilot follows the horizontal navigation, the route, it is our turn to secure that all marked speed and altitude restrictions will be followed. We also change to standard barometric pressure at the transition Altitude (TA) – in Germany this is at 5’000 ft.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-41 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 manually so that the speed stays at Mach 0.74. From experience, we know that the expected N1 is about 81 to 82 % and we adjust to keep a speed of Mach 0.74 consistently. Cruising is the quietest flight chapter and except for scanning other traffic and ATC handover we just monitor engine parameters and climate control.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-42 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 an altitude minimum of 4’000 ft and a speed of maximum 185 kts, because of tight turns on the entry to the DME (Distance Measurement Equipment) arc and the final 90° turn on ILS localizer (LOC), requires a good control of the aircraft. Therefore, you need to reduce speed to 200 kts and flaps 1° and 185 kts with flaps 8° is necessary. A simpler arrival can be done by using vectors, i.e.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-43 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 RELEVANT LIDO CHARTS FOR FLIGHT 4U9712 EDDL-LFSB
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Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-47 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 APPENDIX 3: ROUTE SUGGESTIONS During preparation of the tutorial we considered several different routes flown by the CRJ in real life. The intention was to find a scenic route which is not too short (more stress when climb and descend follow nearly instantly on to each other) and not too long (overall time it takes to work through the tutorial).
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-48 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 APPENDIX 4: SPEED CONTROL AND AUTO THROTTLE During the testing phase, it was obvious many people had issues with the way speed is controlled in the CRJ and how to activate the Auto Throttle. To start with the latter, there is none. Don’t let the SPEED button on the glare shield fool you. We’ll explain the functionality later. THROTTLES On the throttle, you will see several markings 1. 2. 3.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-49 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 APPENDIX 5: FSUIPC THROTTLE CALIBRATION Please note that FSUIPC I NOT needed for the Aerosoft/Digital Aviation CRJ and we do NOT advise the use of it for the throttle channel. If you would like to use it follow this guide.
Aerosoft – Digital Aviation CRJ-700 CRJ-900 AOM PART 1 VOL 1-1-50 AIRCRAFT GENERAL / IN FSX 1 1 August 2017 If you use FSUIPC with separate throttle axes and have it set so it returns are value between -4096 and 16383 (with reverser range), select "FSUIPC with Reverser Range" from throttle range dropdown menu:
