Brakes—SET parking brake & FEET on pedal brakes. Cabin Doors and windows—CLOSED and LATCHED. Transponder—Set to ALT Flight Controls—FREE and Correct. (Tops/Bottoms Free) Landing ON (Night Operations) Trims-- SET for takeoff Mixture--RICH Flight Instruments— -Tell Trims—RE-CHECK for takeoff ASI, AI, ALT, TC, HI, VSI Windows and Doors—RECHECK CLOSED Fuel Selector Valve—BOTH. NON-TOWERED--Clearing 360º/CALL Traffic Mixture—RICH (below 3000 ft) TOWERED—Contact Tower Throttle—1700 RPM. HOLD SHORT CHECKLIST - COMPLETED Magnetos—CHECK RPM drop should not exceed 125 RPM Before Taxing onto Runway (Review one Below) on either magneto or 50 RPM differential between magnetos. CLEANING PLUGS IF REQUIRED 1. NORMAL TAKEOFF Foot Brakes MAX – Verify Heading Indictor matches compass Yoke Neutral – Mixture--RICH RPM FULL POWER – Carburetor Heat—COLD. Mixture LEAN to PEAK RPM (lean until RPM – Throttle—FULL OPEN. drops slightly then richen slightly) Elevator Control—LIFT NOSE WHEEL 60 MPH. – Run at PEAK LEAN - 30 sec 1 minute – Climb Speed—91 MPH Mixture RICH and RPM back to 1700 Magneto Check - REPEAT 2. SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF Carburetor Heat—CHECK (slight RPM drop) Wing Flaps—0º. Engine Instruments and Ammeter Carburetor Heat—COLD. Oil Temp and Pressure - CHECK in GREEN Brakes—APPLY. CHECK Ammeter Cycle Flaps or Landing Light – Throttle—FULL VERIFY Ammeter no discharge Brakes—RELEASE. Suction Gage—CHECK in GREEN Elevator Control—SLIGHTY TAIL LOW. IDLE CHECK--Carb Heat-ON and throttle IDLE – Climb Speed—68 MPH (until all obstacles cleared). Carb Heat-OFF and Throttle—1000 RPM Mixture—Lean (PULL 1 INCH) 3. SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF Throttle Friction Lock—ADJUST Wing Flaps - 10º Autopilot/AC (if installed)—OFF No stop/Centerline/Full Throttle Radios RE-CHECK—Call Ground/Traffic to continue. – Yoke FULL BACK PRESSURE reduce nose wheel weight, Brakes—RELEASE liftoff prematurely and allow LEVEL ACCELERATION BEFORE TAKEOFF- RUNUP AREA ground effect to Vx 65 MPH until clear then 91 MPH Retract Wing Flaps ENROUTE CLIMB HOLD SHORT
Brakes—SET parking brake & FEET on pedal brakes. Cabin Doors and windows—CLOSED and LATCHED. Flight Controls—FREE and Correct. (Tops/Bottoms Free) Trims-- SET for takeoff Flight Instruments— -Tell ASI, AI, ALT, TC, HI, VSI Fuel Selector Valve—BOTH. Mixture—RICH (below 3000 ft) Throttle—1700 RPM. Magnetos—CHECK RPM drop should not exceed 125 RPM on either magneto or 50 RPM differential between magnetos. CLEANING PLUGS IF REQUIRED Foot Brakes – MAX Yoke – Neutral RPM – FULL POWER Mixture – LEAN to PEAK RPM (lean until RPM drops slightly then richen slightly) Run at PEAK LEAN - 30 sec – 1 minute Mixture RICH and RPM back to 1700 Magneto Check - REPEAT Carburetor Heat—CHECK (slight RPM drop) Engine Instruments and Ammeter Oil Temp and Pressure - CHECK in GREEN CHECK Ammeter – Cycle Flaps or Landing Light VERIFY Ammeter no discharge Suction Gage—CHECK in GREEN IDLE CHECK--Carb Heat-ON and throttle – IDLE Carb Heat-OFF and Throttle—1000 RPM Mixture—Lean (PULL 1 INCH) Throttle Friction Lock—ADJUST Autopilot/AC (if installed)—OFF Radios – RE-CHECK—Call Ground/Traffic to continue. Brakes—RELEASE BEFORE TAKEOFF- RUNUP AREA HOLD SHORT Transponder—Set to ALT Landing ON (Night Operations) Mixture--RICH Trims—RE-CHECK for takeoff Windows and Doors—RECHECK CLOSED NON-TOWERED--Clearing 360º/CALL Traffic TOWERED—Contact Tower HOLD SHORT CHECKLIST - COMPLETED Before Taxing onto Runway (Review one Below) 1. NORMAL TAKEOFF Verify Heading Indictor matches compass Mixture--RICH Carburetor Heat—COLD. Throttle—FULL OPEN. Elevator Control—LIFT NOSE WHEEL – 60 MPH. Climb Speed—91 MPH 2. SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF Wing Flaps—0º. Carburetor Heat—COLD. Brakes—APPLY. Throttle—FULL Brakes—RELEASE. Elevator Control—SLIGHTY TAIL LOW. Climb Speed—68 MPH (until all obstacles cleared). 3. SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF Wing Flaps - 10º No stop/Centerline/Full Throttle Yoke FULL BACK PRESSURE reduce nose wheel weight, liftoff prematurely and allow LEVEL ACCELERATION ground effect to Vx 65 MPH until clear then 91 MPH Retract Wing Flaps ENROUTE CLIMB
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