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[[underlined]] BLADE FOLD PROCEDURE [[/underlined]]

1. Speed Levers: Shut Off

2. APP: On

3. Collective: Full Down

4. Cyclic: Neutral

5. AFCS Servos: No. 1 On, YAW/ALT Off

6. Rotor Brake: On

7. Master Power Switch: On (Safety valve open light illuminates. Blade pylon fold, 2d stage servo press, and 2d stage tail rotor caution lights illuminate. Flight ready/light goes out.

8. Blade Switch. Fold (Rotor brake on advisory light goes out. Rotor headpositions. Rotor brake advisory light illuminates, blade spread light goes out. PITCH LOCKS IN light illuminates if no light after 5 seconds move cyclic to align the pitch locks-if still no light return immediately to spread position. Blades fold and blades folded light illuminates.

9. Pylon switch: Fold (pylon unsafe light illuminates as pylon folds.)

10. Blade, Pylon, and Master Power: Off

NOTE: Should any of the lights fail to light or a sequence fail to take place, while folding blades, the blade switch to spread and investigate.