Preflight Inspection: Master ON Check Fuel quantity Lights Check Master Off Flaps down Control surfaces Wingtip & Nav lights check Fuel check Sump tanks Fuel level Check Tire & Brake condition check Strut Inflation Oil & Engine check Prop and Spinner check Empennage check |Passenger Briefing| No Smoking including E-cigs How to use Seatbelts How to operate door Egress plan Location of Survival Equipment Ditching procedures Aircraft Information: Empty Weight 1,593 lbs. Max Useful Load 957 lbs. Max Takeoff weight – 2550 lbs. Fuel Types – 100LL (Blue) Useable Fuel – 48 Gallons Oil Capacity – 5.5qt min | 8 max Electrical – 12 volt | 60 amp Tire Pressure – 24 PSI
Vr – Rotation speed – 45-55 kph Vx – Best Angle Climb – 64 kph Vy – Best Rate Climb – 76 kph Va – Maneuvering speed – 89-113 kph Vg – Best Glide speed – 76 kph Vfe – Flaps Extended – 102 kph Vno – Max Cruise – 125 kph Vne – Never Exceed – 154 kph Vs – Stall Clean – 50 kph Vso – Stall dirty – 44 kph Landing speeds Local frequencies Downwind – 85 kph KSFZ CTAF – 123.075 Base – 75 kph KSFZ Wx – 120.025 Final – 65 kph PVD Appr – 123.675 Max crosswinds – 17 kts Engine Start: Seatbelts ON Brakes – SET Master Switch ON Beacon Light ON Prime As Required for Wx / Eng cond. Propeller area CLEAR Mixture Rich Throttle Cracked Fuel Pump ON Throttle to 1000RPM Start Fuel Pump OFF Lean engine Oil Pressure Green in 30sec Avionics ON Before Taxi: Engine Run up: Flight Control Check Fuel pump ON Fuel Tank Switch Fuel pump OFF Power 1700RPM Magneto Check (1750RPM Max drop|50RPM Max Diff) Carb Heat – ON Engine Instruments – Green Suction – 4 to 6 Idle Power Check Carb Heat – OFF Power – 1000RPM Annuciator panel check Before Takeoff Check: Flaps Set
Brake Check Oil temp – Green before taxi Obtain Weather Brief Taxi route Abort plan: On Runway Below 1000 feet Above 1000 feet Account for all Weather,W&B, and performance considerations for your flight. Door closed & latched Magnetos on BOTH Landing Light ON Fuel Pump ON Primer in and locked Flight Instruments Set Transponder on ALT Radios Set Trim Set Brief Abort plan Climb Check: Mixture Full Rich Power Full Climb at Vy Cruise Check: Pitch for level flight Build speed to cruise Set power per chart Trim airplane Fuel Pump – OFF Lean mixture to 100f Power as required – normal 75% After Landing: Clear all Runways & Stop UP Lights as required Fuel Pump OFF Trim SET Taxi plan – confirm Shutdown & Securing: Avionics OFF Lights OFF except Beacon Fuel Pump OFF Shut off ventilation system Mixture Idle cutoff
Starter Engage |No Restart| Squawk 7700 Transmit Mayday on 121.5 Fuel Selector OFF Fuel Pump OFF Carb Heat OFF Throttle IDLE Mixture IDLE CUTOFF Door OPEN 500AGL MASTER OFF |Commit to Landing| Land as safely as possible Exit aircraft Loss of oil pressure or high temp Land as soon as possible Prepare for power off landing Loss of Voltage Check annunciator light If zero; alt switch off Reduce electrical load Check circuit breakers Alt switch ON If power not restored, ALT Land as soon as possible Battery is only source of power Assume power failure Excess Voltage: Alt Switch - OFF Battery switch – ON Or ON only as required Reduce electrical load Land as soon as possible: Battery is only source of power Assume power failure Winter operations