N73977 09/14 BEFORE START TAXI Exterior Preflight COMPLETE ATC/CTAF CALL FOR TAXI Passenger Briefing COMPLETE Brakes & Steering RELEASE & CHECK Seats/Seat Belts ADJUST/LOCK Flight Instruments CHECK Circuit Breakers IN RUNUP/BEFORE TAKEOFF Avionics Master OFF Brakes SET/HOLD Flight Controls FREE & CORRECT Radios/Transponder CHECK/SET Brakes TEST & SET Fuel Selector BOTH STARTING ENGINE Elevator Trim SET Beacon Light ON Mixture FULL RICH Carburetor Heat COLD Primer IN & LOCKED Mixture RICH Throttle 1700 RPM’s Master Switch ON Magnetos CHECK (125 Max Drop, 50 differential) Nav./Inst. Lights ON after SUNSET Carburetor Heat CHECK Primer Pump 2-3 X slowly (for RPM DROP) Throttle OPEN 1/8 INCH Engine Inst. Propeller CLEAR Ammeter CHECK Ignition Switch START Suction Gauge Throttle Set 800-1000 RPM Throttle Idle CHECK then Oil Pressure CHECK RPM Throttle Friction ADJUST AFTER START Lock Avionics Master ON Flight Inst. CHECK/SET Headsets/Intercom ON/ADJUST Flaps SET (0) Flaps RETRACT/UP Doors & Windows CLOSED & ATIS/AWOS OBTAIN LATCHED Altimeters SET Flight Instruments SET LINEUP / TAKEOFF Transponder ALT Landing & Strobe ON Lights Mixture RICH (or lean >3000’ MSL) Time Off NOTE VR 55 KIAS VX 59 KIAS VY 73 KIAS
N73977 09/14 BEFORE START Exterior Preflight COMPLETE Passenger Briefing COMPLETE Seats/Seat Belts ADJUST/LOCK Circuit Breakers IN Avionics Master OFF Flight Controls FREE & CORRECT Brakes TEST & SET STARTING ENGINE Beacon Light ON Carburetor Heat COLD Mixture RICH Master Switch ON Nav./Inst. Lights ON after SUNSET Primer Pump 2-3 X slowly Throttle OPEN 1/8 INCH Propeller CLEAR Ignition Switch START Throttle Set 800-1000 RPM Oil Pressure CHECK AFTER START Avionics Master ON Headsets/Intercom ON/ADJUST Flaps RETRACT/UP ATIS/AWOS OBTAIN Altimeters SET Flight Instruments SET Transponder ALT TAXI ATC/CTAF CALL FOR TAXI Brakes & Steering RELEASE & CHECK Flight Instruments CHECK RUNUP/BEFORE TAKEOFF Brakes SET/HOLD Radios/Transponder CHECK/SET Fuel Selector BOTH Elevator Trim SET Mixture FULL RICH Primer IN & LOCKED Throttle 1700 RPM’s Magnetos CHECK (125 Max Drop, 50 differential) Carburetor Heat CHECK (for RPM DROP) Engine Inst. Ammeter CHECK Suction Gauge Throttle Idle CHECK then RPM Throttle Friction Lock ADJUST Flight Inst. CHECK/SET Flaps SET (0) Doors & Windows CLOSED & LATCHED LINEUP / TAKEOFF Landing & Strobe Lights ON Mixture RICH (or lean >3000’ MSL) Time Off NOTE VR 55 KIAS VX 59 KIAS VY 73 KIAS
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