| 1 | Order plane captain to connect and apply starter air and apply external power | Wait for confirmation. |
| 2 | If wings are not in OV SWP: | |
| | WING SWEEP DRIVE NO. 1 and WG SWP DRIVE NO 2/MANUV FLAP cb's (LE1, LE2) - Pull. |
| | Emergency WINGSWEEP handle - Extend and match captain bars with wing position tape. |
| | CAUTION: Wings will move to emergency handle position regardless of wing-sweep circuit-breaker (cb) position. |
| 3 | ICS | Check |
| 4 | Landing gear indicator and transition light | Check |
| | Check gear position indication down and transition light off. |
| 5 | MASTER TEST switch | Check |
| | - RPM - 96%. |
| | - EGT - 960 °C. |
| | - FF - 10500 Pph. |
| | - AOA - 18±5. |
| | - Wing sweep - 45°±2.5°. |
| | - FUEL QTY - 2000±200 Pounds. |
| | - Oxygen quantity - 2 Liters. |
| | - L and R FUEL LOW lights - Illuminated. |
| | - MASTER TEST switch - OFF. |
| | LTS - Check that all warning, caution and advisory lights illuminate. Coordinate with RIO. |
| | Set brightness of the ACM panel and indexer lights during test. |
| | The DATA LINK switch must be on to check DDI lights. |
| | FIRE DET/EXT - Check that L and R FIRE and GO light illuminate. INST - Check for following responses on instruments after 5 secs: |
| | Makes L STALL and R STALL warning lights flash. |
| | Verify RIO FUEL QTY. |
| 6 | Ejection seats | Armed |
| | Verify RIO seats armed. |
| 7 | CANOPY handle | Close |
| 8 | ACM panel | Set |
| | - Gun rate - Set and check rounds remaining. |
| | - SW COOL - OFF. |
| | - MSL PREP - OFF. |
| | - MSL MODE - NORM. |
| | - Station loading status windows - Check. |
| | Verify consistency with loaded armaments. |
| 9 | EMERG STORES JETT pushbutton light | Out |
| 10 | LADDER light | Out |
| | Order plane captain to stow boarding ladder and steps. |
| 11 | Inform RIO | Ready to start |