PMDG 737NGX - Engine Start Procedure

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TUTORIAL #2
27FEB15 RTM DO NOT DUPLICATE For Simulator Use Only
ENGINE START PROCEDURE
You can actually begin the engine start sequence while pushback is
ongoing but for the purpose of making everything clear in this tutorial,
we’ve waited for the push to finish first.
 Press the ENG MFD button to bring up the secondary engine
indications on the upper engine DU.
 Turn the air conditioning PACK switches on the lower overhead
pneumatic panel OFF.
This is done because the APU can’t generate enough bleed
pressure to rotate the engines to the speed they need to be at to
start if the packs are on and siphoning air away.
 Press F1 on your keyboard to ensure that the thrust levers are
fully closed in the event that your joystick’s throttle is slightly off
calibration. (most are)
Engine #2 on the right side is started first followed by engine #1 on the left
side. The reasons for this are twofold. First the APU uses fuel from the left
main tank and creates a slight imbalance between the left and right tanks.
Starting the right engine first helps use some fuel from the right tank to
account for the imbalance. Second, waiting to start engine #1 means that
theoretically a last second passenger could be boarded through the
forward entry door while the right engine is starting up or running.
 Move the engine #2 start selector into the GND position.
o Verify N2 RPM increasing.
 When N1 rotation is observed and N2 reaches 25%, click the
engine #2 start lever into the IDLE (up) position to give fuel to the
engine.
 At around 56% N2, verify that the engine start switch moves to
OFF when the starter cuts out. There is an audible click when this
happens
 Monitor the engine’s parameters as it accelerates to idle.
 Repeat the process to start the #1 engine.