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4.20.3 Pilot Fire Control Panel.
The pilot fire control
panel, placarded FIRE CONTROL (fig 4-12), is located in
the lower left quadrant of the pilot vertical instrument pan-
el (fig 2-9) and receives power from the No. 1 essential
bus and the No. 3 essential dc bus; protection is provided
by the FC AC and FC DC circuit breakers located on the
pilot overhead circuit breaker panel. The function of each
control is described in table 4-9.
M01-081
Figure 4-12.
Pilot Fire Control Panel
Table 4-9.
Pilot Fire Control Panel/Indicator Functions
Control/
Indicator
Position
Function
With CPG PLT/GND switch in ORIDE and pilots MASTER switch OFF, pilots SAFE/ARM lights will
not indicate a SAFE or ARMED condition of the CPG ARM/SAFE switch. Further, with CPG SIGHT
SELECT switch in NVS, HAD is not present to display weapons status messages.
WARNING
MASTER
OFF
Disables all weapon control and power to weapons.
SAFE
Enables SAFE power to the pilot weapons select switches and provides safe power to
the CPG ARM switch. A green SAFE light indicates a valid safe condition.
ARM
Enables ARM power to all weapon firing circuits and provides ARM power to the CPG
ARM switch. An amber ARM light indicates a valid arm condition.
