Originally Posted by
aerobat77
thanx martin ! another question : to be able for radio communication you have to engage the avionicd , correct ?
just trying to figure out how much time he needed minimum to start both engines , connect the generators and engage avionics before he was able to taxi out
radios are rather simple on the q400 - you turn the knob and it's on, same goes for all the displays and everything.. If someone's intention is to steal the plane and crash it, I doubt they will follow normal flow and checklists - with this in mind, you could probably get it airborne within 5 minutes from cold and dark.