After researching the manual, it appears that the only way to have the 1^st Officer execute a “Prefight” properly on a Through Flight, is to go thru the complete “cold and dark” setup, complete the flight, and then only perform the “After Shutdown” check list to preserve the powered panel state. Once done, then you can begin a second flight with the panel powered and call for another Preflight. The 2^nd time thru the Preflight, the 1^st Officer will do the panel setup differently, taking into account the previous switch settings.

 

However, what I am looking for, is the be able to begin my day with the airplane already in a powered up state as I and my 1^st Officer relieve the first crew.

 

So can this be done, or would this be considered an enhancement request?

 

Or do you have plans to add a 2^nd Preflight procedure to accommodate this need?

 

After all, many flights are conducted this way.

 

Bill Clark

After researching the manual, it appears that the only way to have the 1^st Officer execute a “Prefight” properly on a Through Flight, is to go thru the complete “cold and dark” setup, complete the flight, and then only perform the “After Shutdown” check list to preserve the powered panel state. Once done, then you can begin a second flight with the panel powered and call for another Preflight. The 2^nd time thru the Preflight, the 1^st Officer will do the panel setup differently, taking into account the previous switch settings.

 

However, what I am looking for, is the be able to begin my day with the airplane already in a powered up state as I and my 1^st Officer relieve the first crew.

 

So can this be done, or would this be considered an enhancement request?

 

Or do you have plans to add a 2^nd Preflight procedure to accommodate this need?

 

After all, many flights are conducted this way.

 

Bill Clark

 

Hi Bill,

 

That's already in there just load the NGX Long/ Short panel saves and click Run pf. Remember though, Even though a crew relieves another the new crew must do a full preflight.

 

Happy Flying