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  • If there is anything wrong with the helicopter, a message will appear on this screen.

The color indicates how severe the message is.

  • RED = WARNINGS = Severe damage that will affect your ability to continue to fly, Conduct an emergency landing.
  • YELLOW = CAUTIONS = Damage that requires you to return to repair facilities ASAP.
  • GREEN = ADVISORIES = Letting you know that something needs your attention eventually.

Warnings:

  • Engine 1 Fire, Engine 2 Fire, APU Fire, Aft Deck Fire
    • These warnings tell you where the aircraft is on fire, use the fire panel to extinguish the flames!
  • Engine 1 Overspeed, Engine 2 Overspeed
    • Engine Np is >= 115%.
  • Engine 1 Out, Engine 2 Out
    • One or both of the engines have been destroyed. Repair them to get them working again.
  • High Rotor RPM, Low Rotor RPM
    • High rotor RPM means there is to much airflow over the blades and they are spinning faster than 106%. Low rotor RPM means you are pulling to much torque and rotor speed has fallen below 95%.
  • Hydraulics Failure, Tail Rotor Hydraulics Failure
    • Hydraulics systems reservoirs had completely drained and have completely failed. Use the emergency hydraulics switch to give yourself 30 more seconds of control.

Cautions:

  • Generator 1 Fail, Generator 2 Fail
    • Generators have taken to much damage and have failed.
  • Rectifier 1 Fail, Rectifier 2 Fail
    • Rectifiers have taken to much damage and have failed.
  • Gearbox Vibration
    • Intermediate or tail gear boxes have taken some damage.
  • Gearbox 1 Chips, Gearbox 2 Chips
    • Nose gearboxs have taken damage.
  • Main Transmission Chips
    • Main transmision has taken damage from overtorqing.
  • Forward Fuel Low, Aft Fuel Low
    • Aft fuel low appeares between 10%-5% fuel,
    • Forward fuel low is > 5% fuel.
  • APU On
    • APU is on while in flight.
  • Auto/Manual Stabilator Fail
    • Stabilator has taken to much damage and has failed.
  • Primary Hydraulics Pressure Low, Secondary Hydraulics Preassure Low
    • Primary and/or secondary hydraulics pressure has fallen below 1260lbs.
  • Primary Hydraulics Level Low, Secondary Hydraulics Level Low
    • Primary and/or secondary hydraulics level has fallen below 10%.
  • BUCS Fail
    • Back Up Control System, hydraulics system has taken to much damage causing the FMC to fail.
  • Infrared Jammer Fail
    • Infared Jammer or DCbus has taken to much damage and has failed (American Mission Equipment only).

Advisories:

  • Canopy Open
    • Pilot or CPG canopy door is open.
  • Battery
    • Batteries have taken to much damage.
  • APU Start, APU Power On, APU On, APU Stop
    • Various APU stages, APU Start- APU button has been pressed,
    • APU Power On- APU is spooling up but not yet supplying power,
    • APU On- APU is running and supplying power while on ground,
    • APU Stop- APU is spooling down.
  • Engine 1 Starting, Engine 2 Starting
    • Engine starters have been pressed but engines are not yet running.
  • Attitude Hold (Auto-Hover turned on)
    • Auto pilot mode- Attitude hold is active.
  • Hover Drift
    • Attitude hold mode is active and aircraft has drifted more than 15 ft away from desired position mark.
  • Radar Altitude Hold, Barometric Altitude Hold
    • Auto pilot mode- Radar Altitude hold is active (only available < 200 feet),
    • Auto pilot mode- Barometric Altitude hold is active (only available > 200 feet).
  • Rotor Break On
    • Rotor break switch is turned on.
  • FCR Fault
    • FCR has taken to much damage and has failed.
  • Tail Wheel Lock Selected
    • Tail wheel lock is selected (not functional) while on the ground.
  • Approching Waypoint, Passed Waypoint
    • Approch means your closest waypoint is getting near.
    • Passed means system had automatically switched to next waypoint in sequence.
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