PART 1II-HANDLING

         Heating		OFF
         Harness		Tight and locked
         Controls		Full and correct movement

    
    53.  Taxying
    
    (a)  Considerable power is necessary to move forward initially.
         At normal taxying speeds, gentle turns can be made by
         using the engines but a combination of engine and brake
         is required to make small-radius turns.
         
    (b)  The throttles should not be opened rapidly, as this may
         cause over-fuelling and excessive j.p.t.
         
    (c)  When taxying, fuel consumption is about 1 gallon per
         minute, for each engine, at idling r.p.m.
    
    54.  Checks before take-off
         
         Trim			Elevator: 1 div. nose-up
				Rudder: neutral
         Airbrakes		IN
         Fuel			Contents
         			L.P. and H.P. cocks fully on
				L.P. pumps on
				Ventral or wing drop tanks
				  selected
				Balance cock closed
         Flaps			Up or one-third down
         Instruments		Check and set
         			Pressure-head heater ON
         Oxygen			On, reaching mask
				Contents
				Emergency lever OFF
         Hood			Closed. Pointers in line
         			Handles ¼ in. from horizon-
         			  tal position
         			Warning lights out (post-
         			  Mod. 1787)

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