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Airbus H145 (BK117 D-2) · Cabin & Documents

☐	Rotorcraft Flight Manual & documents	ON BOARD
☐	Battery / external power	CHECK
☐	Parking brake / rotor brake	SET
☐	Circuit breakers	IN
☐	Fuel quantity	CHECK BOTH TANKS
☐	Doors & latches	CHECK
☐	Fire extinguisher	CHECK, SECURE
☐	Medical/role equipment (if fitted)	SECURE

Airbus H145 (BK117 D-2) · Main Rotor Head & Blades

☐	Main rotor blades	CHECK leading edge, tip caps, erosion strip
☐	Blade flexures / root attachments	CHECK no cracks
☐	Swashplate & pitch links	CHECK security, no play
☐	Main gearbox	CHECK oil level, no leaks
☐	Hydraulic servos	CHECK no leaks
☐	Rotor brake	CHECK

Airbus H145 (BK117 D-2) · Fuselage, Engines & Fenestron

☐	Engine cowlings	CLOSED & LATCHED
☐	Engine air intakes	CLEAR, NO FOD
☐	Exhaust / IR suppressors	CONDITION
☐	Fuel vents & caps	SECURE
☐	Fenestron duct & blades	CHECK, NO DAMAGE
☐	Tail gearbox	CHECK oil level, no leaks
☐	Tail boom & drive shaft covers	CONDITION, SECURE
☐	Static dischargers / antennas	CONDITION

Airbus H145 (BK117 D-2) · Landing Gear & Walk-around Close-out

☐	Skid tubes & cross-tubes	CHECK no cracks/deformation
☐	Skid shoes	CHECK WEAR
☐	Ground handling wheels (if fitted)	REMOVED before flight
☐	Pitot/static ports	CLEAR, covers removed
☐	Rotor area / tail rotor clearance	CHECK PERSONNEL CLEAR

Airbus H145 (BK117 D-2) · Engine Start & Rotor Engagement

☐	Collective	FULL DOWN, friction OFF
☐	Battery / APU power	ON
☐	FADEC	CHECK (both channels)
☐	Engine 1 start	INITIATE, monitor NG/TOT
☐	Engine 2 start	INITIATE, monitor NG/TOT
☐	Rotor brake	RELEASE, NR increasing
☐	Both engines	IDLE, FLI CHECK
☐	AFCS / Helionix	ENGAGE, SELF-TEST
☐	Hydraulics 1 & 2	CHECK ON

Airbus H145 (BK117 D-2) · Before Take-off (Hover Check)

☐	Flight controls	FREE & CORRECT
☐	Hover power required	CHECK vs available (OGE/IGE)
☐	Torque / NG / TOT / NR	WITHIN LIMITS (FLI)
☐	Trim / AFCS upper modes	AS REQUIRED
☐	Warning/caution panel (CAS)	CLEAR
☐	ATC / radios	SET

Airbus H145 (BK117 D-2) · Normal Landing & Shutdown

☐	Approach profile	STABILISED, into wind if practical
☐	Power / NR	MONITOR through touchdown
☐	Skids	LEVEL ON TOUCHDOWN
☐	Collective	FULL DOWN after landing
☐	AFCS	DISENGAGE
☐	Engines	FLIGHT IDLE for cool-down, then OFF in turn
☐	Rotor brake	APPLY once NR decaying per RFM
☐	Battery / electrics	OFF

Airbus H145 (BK117 D-2) · Single-Engine Failure (OEI)

☐	Collective	ADJUST to maintain NR / FLI within OEI limits
☐	Failed engine	IDENTIFY (FADEC / CAS message)
☐	Failed engine FADEC/start lever	AS PER RFM (idle or OFF)
☐	OEI rating (30s/2min/continuous)	APPLY AS REQUIRED, do not exceed time limits
☐	Airspeed	ADJUST toward single-engine best rate of climb
☐	Land	AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE

The FADEC automatically provides OEI power from the remaining engine; monitor the FLI for the limiting parameter.

Airbus H145 (BK117 D-2) · Dual-Engine Failure / Autorotation

☐	Collective	LOWER IMMEDIATELY to maintain NR
☐	Attitude	ADJUST for autorotative glide speed
☐	Landing site	SELECT, into wind if possible
☐	Fuel levers / FADEC	OFF when landing assured
☐	Collective (flare and cushion)	APPLY NEAR GROUND to arrest rate of descent
☐	After touchdown	COLLECTIVE FULL DOWN, brakes as required

Rotor RPM control is the single most critical action — do not allow NR to decay.

Airbus H145 (BK117 D-2) · Engine Fire (Ground or Flight)

☐	Affected engine FADEC/start lever	OFF
☐	Fire extinguishing system	DISCHARGE (as installed)
☐	Remaining engine	MONITOR, apply OEI rating if required
☐	CAS fire warning	CONFIRM EXTINGUISHED
☐	Land	AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Airbus H145 (BK117 D-2) · Tail Rotor (Fenestron) Drive or Control Failure

☐	Yaw tendency	IDENTIFY (loss of pedal authority vs drive failure)
☐	Airspeed	INCREASE to use vertical fin for weathercock stability
☐	Collective	REDUCE smoothly to reduce torque/yaw demand
☐	Approach	RUN-ON LANDING preferred over hover if pedal authority is reduced
☐	Engines (if complete drive failure)	SHUT DOWN per RFM before touchdown as required

The shrouded Fenestron reduces but does not eliminate loss-of-tail-rotor-effectiveness risk; always follow the RFM tail rotor malfunction procedure for the actual failure mode.

Flying it realistically

Use a collective, cyclic and pedal set (or a good force-feedback joystick) rather than a single joystick mapped to both pitch/roll and collective.
Practise hovering and autorotation in a dedicated helicopter add-on - simplified default helicopters rarely model rotor RPM (NR) management realistically.
Treat low NR as seriously as in the real aircraft: lower collective promptly if the add-on models rotor droop.
Match the add-on's engine and avionics fit (Arriel 2E / Helionix) to this checklist; older BK117/EC145 add-ons use different engines and a non-glass cockpit.

Sim use only. These cards are simplified summaries and must never replace real aircraft checklists. Add-on aircraft often differ from the real aircraft and from each other.

EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY. Content is summarised from manufacturer documentation for learning. It is not approved flight or maintenance data. Always use the current, aircraft-specific POH/AFM, FCOM, QRH, AMM and operator procedures.