Cargo shuttle flight cockpit transcript - Something a little different

[sorceress21]

Just for kicks I decided to write a fictional transcript of cockpit and radio communications for a trip from Atlanta International Aerospaceport to a space station in medium earth orbit in a civilian Goliath SC-60 owned by FedEx. This is modeled after real world IFR flying and may be a preview of things to come.

To keep things less cluttered I'm not going to write in radio calls between controllers and other aircraft or shuttles that would be heard by our flight crew.

Player acronyms:

PIC – pilot in command
SIC – second in command
CGM – cargo master
CDL – clearance delivery
GC – ground controller
TWC – tower controller
ATC – air traffic controller
OTC – orbital traffic controller
SVC – station vicinity controller

It opens on the north general cargo ramp with the preflight done and before engine start checklist complete


Intercom-

CGM – Okay gentlemen, cargo door secured, CGM go for flight.

SIC – Roger that, secure for departure.

Comm 1

SIC – Atlanta clearance, FedExstar two one six, Sagan station.

CDL – FedExstar two one six you are cleared to the Sagan orbital transfer facility via radar vectors PALGE, then the CADIT four departure, RESPE transition. Climb and maintain three thousand five hundred, expect flight level three three zero for boost to orbit one zero minutes after departure. Departure frequency one two five point seven. Squawk eight two one two six.

SIC – FedExstar two one six is cleared to the Sagan station, vectors PALGE, CADIT four then the RESPE transition, climb maintain three thousand five hundred, expect flight level three three zero for BTO in ten minutes, departure frequency twenty five oh seven and eighty two one twenty six on the squawk.

CDL – Fedexstar two one six read back correct. Contact Atlanta ground on one twenty one point niner for engine start and taxi clearance.

SIC – two one six roger.

Intercom –
PIC – Alright we ready to go?

SIC – Yes sir let's do it.

PIC – Okay call em up.

Comm 1 –

SIC – Atlanta ground, FedExstar two one six on the north cargo ramp ready for start with Bravo.

GC – FedExstar two one six stand bye.

Two minutes pass

GC – FedExstar two one six cleared for engine start. Gimme a call when you're ready to go.

SIC – Two one six go for start and we'll call ya on the ready.

Intercom –

PIC – Taxi Engine start checklist please.

SIC – Fuel boost one through four on

PIC – Boost pumps alive and the pressure's comin up.

SIC – Separators one thru four on.

PIC – Sep's on

SIC – Core containment system's one thru four enable

PIC – CCS's online and in the green

SIC – Core auto controllers enable

PIC – Enabled

SIC – Left ground area clear

PIC – Clear left

SIC – Number one autostart engage

PIC – Number one alive, pressure's alive, plasma temp stable…..Number one engine nominal, idle power

SIC – Number two autostart engage

PIC – Number two alive, pressure's alive, plasma temp stable…..Number two engine nominal, idle power

SIC – Primary power source select set to generator one

PIC – P P S to genny one

SIC – Stand by power source select set to generator two

PIC - S P S to genny two

SIC – Voltage check

PIC – Voltage good

SIC – Amp check

PIC – In the green

SIC – APU one mode select to stand bye

PIC – APU one to stand bye

SIC – Engine instrument check one and two

PIC – In the green

SIC – Taxi engine start checklist complete

PIC – Taxi checklist now please

SIC – Alright, beacon on

PIC – check

SIC – Nav lights on

PIC – Check

SIC – Taxi lights on

PIC – Check

SIC – Nose wheel steering lock disable

PIC – Disabled

SIC – Flaps thrity

PIC – Comin down

SIC – Slats twenty

PIC – Slats comin down

SIC – Brake pneumatics test

PIC – Test good

SIC – Cabin pressurization test

PIC – Test good.

SIC – Flight instruments set and check

PIC - Check



PIC – Alright let em know we're ready to go.

Comm 1

SIC – Atlanta ground FedExstar two one six ready to taxi.

GC – FedExstar two one six, roger. Taxi to runway two six right via taxiway alpha seven, left turn on taxiway alpha hold short of alpha six.

SIC – Two one six taxi to two six right alpha seven, alpha, hold short of alpha 6

PIC releases brakes, adds power on number one and number two engine for taxi. Taxi's as instructed.

GC – FedExstar two one six give way to the Airbus A590 on taxiway alpha six crossing from your right, then cross alpha six, taxi to and hold short of runway two six right, call tower on one one nine point one when ready.

SIC – Okay, two one six, cleared to cross alpha six after the Airbus, hold short of two six right.

Airbus passes

Intercom -

PIC – Clear right?

SIC – Clear right.

PIC taxi's as instructed to assigned runway stops behind three other aircraft holding for two six right. SIC switches to comm 2

Comm 2-

SIC – Atlanta tower FedExstar two one six ready to go for two six right in sequence.

To be continued....