Hot Start Challenger 650 | APU In-Op, Cross Bleed Start & Unpressurized Takeoff | X-Plane 12

Join Rob “Hammer” for an in-depth winter-ops walkthrough at CYYT St. John’s, Newfoundland, where a sequence of real-world complications will test any flight crew’s planning and airmanship. Our APU has failed again, so we’ll rely on ground equipment: an AC ground power cart for electrics and an external air-start (huffer) cart to spin and start the #2 engine. Once #2 is stable we’ll perform a cross-bleed start to bring engine #1 online, discussing bleed-air management, engine start monitoring, and crew coordination throughout the procedure. Meanwhile, the aircraft spent the night in freezing sleet and is now coated in clear ice and frost. We’ll walk through some of the ground deicing and anti-icing sequence: an initial hot Type I deice to remove contamination, followed by the application of Type IV anti-ice at the central deicing pad. With both engines running and anti-ice protection in place, we’ll perform an unpressurized departure procedure. Thank you to all of the viewers of the channel, especially those who financially support Foxtrot Alpha Aviation as channel members. This video is for entertainment purposes only, and is intended for use with the Hot Start Challenger 650 X-Plane Simulator Aircraft. Please visit our link tree website for various links to our content: https://linktr.ee/foxtrotalphaaviation Addons Used: X – Plane 12 Hot Start Challenger 650 Jeppesen Charts from NAVIGRAPH Say Intentions AI - Virtual ATC Flight Sim Hardware: Honeycomb Bravo Throttle Quadrant Prodesksim Challenger 6xx addon Honeycomb Alpha Yoke PC Specifications "Blackbird 3": Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 Ghz X670E Gaming Plus WIFI Motherboard Kingston FURY Beast D5 6000 32G x 2 (64 GB) RAM GEFORCE TUF Gaming RTX 4090 GPU 4TB NVMe SSD 1200 Watt ATX 3.1 80 Plus Gold Power NZXT Kraken 360 RGB AIO NZXT H9 Elite Case THIS VIDEO CONTENT IS NOT TO BE USED FOR REAL WORLD FLIGHT TRAINING The primary purpose of any FAAV videos is to enhance your flight simulator experience with a real Challenger 650 Business Jet Captain operating a desktop simulated aircraft. While I am using real world procedures (for the most part), including flight planning, flight procedures, etc. they should never be duplicated in real life. While I am a real world pilot who operates this type of aircraft, this is purely for entertainment only.