Beech Bonanza F33A PREFLIGHT PROCEDURES
Beechcraft F33A Bonanza · Checklist
Overview
This document serves as a comprehensive checklist for the Beechcraft F33A Bonanza, detailing preflight, normal, and emergency procedures. It is designed for pilots and aviation enthusiasts to ensure all critical checks are performed before and during flight operations. The checklist covers various phases of flight, including preflight inspections, engine start procedures, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, and emergency protocols. Each section provides step-by-step instructions to enhance safety and operational efficiency.
- Check aircraft papers before flight.
- Ensure cowl flaps are open during preflight.
- Verify battery voltage before engine start.
- Maintain oil pressure within green range after engine start.
- Use 83 KIAS for landing without power.
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In this document
Preflight Procedures
The preflight procedures section outlines essential checks before flight, including verifying aircraft papers, removing the pitot cover, checking the interior for foreign objects, and ensuring flight controls are free. Specific checks include ensuring the cowl flaps are open, circuit breakers are checked, and the battery voltage is verified. The section emphasizes the importance of checking fuel quantity and ensuring the fuel selector is set to the fuller tank.
Normal Procedures
This section details the normal operational procedures, including checks before engine start, engine start procedures, and checks after engine start. It includes specific RPM settings for the throttle and propeller, as well as checks for oil pressure and electrical systems. The procedures ensure that all systems are operational before taxiing and during flight.
Emergency Procedures
The emergency procedures section provides critical actions to take in various emergency scenarios, such as engine failure during takeoff, engine fire, and loss of engine power. It includes specific airspeeds for glide and landing without power, as well as procedures for manual landing gear extension and handling electrical trim failures.
Safety notes
- Always ensure the pitot heat is on with the cover removed during preflight.
- Do not attempt to restart the engine in case of an engine fire.
Full document text
Page 1 Beech Bonanza F33A PREFLIGHT PROCEDURES Page 2 PREFLIGHT INTERIOR + EXTERIOR. 1 Check Aircraft papers 2 Remove pitot cover 3 Check interior for foreign objects 4 Check flight controls free 5 Cowl Flaps OPEN 5 Check circuit breakers 6 Magnetos OFF, key removed 7 Mixture IDLE CUT OFF 8 Flight controls CHECK FREE 9 Avionic master + electrics OFF 10 Master Switch ON 11 Check battery voltage 12 Ldg Gear lights CHECK 3 GREEN 13 Check fuel quantity 14 Fuel selector to FULLER TANK 15 External lights ON 16 Pitot heat ON (cover removed !) 17 Parking brake SET 18 Check stall warning 19 Check pitot heat 20 Check external lights 21 Pitot heat + ext. lights OFF 22 Electric Master OFF PREFLIGHT EXTERIOR Right Fuselage 1 Baggage Comp. Door SECURE 2 Static Pressure Button UNOBSTRACTED 3 ELT ARMED Empennage 1 Control Surfaces CHECK 2 Tie Down REMOVE 3 Position Light CHECK 4 Cabin Air Intake CHECK Left Fuselage 1 Static Pressure Button UNOBSTRACTED 2 All Antennas CHECK Left Wing Trailing Edge 1 Flap CHECK 2 Aileron CHECK 3 Wing Tip CHECK 4 Position Light CHECK Left Wing Leading Edge 1 Fuel Tank CHECK QUANTITY 2 Filler Cap SECURE 3 Cabin Air Intake CHECK 4 Tie down and Chocks REMOVE Left Landing Gear 1 Wheel Well Door, Tire and Strut CHECK 2 Fuel vent CHECK 3 Fuel Sump DRAIN 4 Fuel Selector Valve Sump DRAIN 5 Cover SECURE Nose Section 1 Left Cowl Flap CHECK 2 Engine Oil CHECK (9-11 qts.) 3 Cap and Dipstick SECURE 4 Propeller CHECK 5 Wheel well Doors, Tire and Strut CHECK 6 Induction Air Intake CLEAR 7 Landing lights CHECK 8 Engine CHECK GENERAL CONDITION 9 Right Cowl SECURE 10 Right Cowl Flap CHECK 11 Chocks REMOVE Right Landing Gear 1 Wheel Well Door, Tire and Strut CHECK 2 Fuel vent CHECK 3 Fuel Sump DRAIN Right wing Leading Edge 1 Cabin Air Intake CHECK 2 Tie Down and Chocks REMOVE 3 Fuel Tank CHECK QUANTITY 4 Filler Cap SECURE Right Wing Trailing Edge 1 Position Light CHECK 2 Wing Tip CHECK 3 Aileron CHECK 4 Flap CHECK Beech Bonanza F33A NORMAL PROCEDURES Page 3 CHECK BEFORE ENGINE START 1 Preflight check ............................COMPLETED 1 2 Seat & Seatbelts............................. SECURED 2 3 Parking brake......................................... SET 3 4 All Avionics ............ ............................... OFF 4 5 Circuit breakers .......................... CHECKED IN 5 6 Flap selector ............................................ UP 6 7 Landing Gear Handle............................DOWN 7 8 Cowl Flaps........................................... OPEN 8 9 Electric Elevator Trim Switch ................... OFF 9 10 Selector Valve .......................... FULLER TANK 10 11 All Light Switches.................................... OFF 11 12 Alternate Air .................................... CLOSED 12 13 Emergency Gear Handle ................... STOWED 13 14 Alternate static................................. CLOSED 14 Propeller Anti Ice Switch ..........................OFF 16 Bat. Switch ............................................ ON 16 17 Fuel Quantity . ............................... CHECKED 17 18 Warning Lights Test Switch....................PRESS 18 19 Gear Lights / Annunciator.....................CHECK 19 20 Rudder pedals ...............................ADJUSTED 20 21 Passengers ............................... INSTRUCTED 21 22 Seat belts......................................FASTENED 22 23 Fuel Selector ..................CHECK FULLER TANK 23 24 Beacon ...................................................ON 25 Hobbsmeter ........................................NOTE D End of Checklist ENGINE START PROCEDURE: next page Beech Bonanza F33A NORMAL PROCEDURES Page 4 ENGINE START PROCEDURE Cold engine: Throttle ..................FORWARD / FULL Propeller ..........................HIGH RPM Mixture ............................FULL RICH Electrical Fuel pump..................... ON Hot engine: Fuel Flow ......................STABILIZED Electrical Fuel pump................... OFF Throttle.... 1 cm OPEN (draw+2*back) Magneto/Start Switch ............ START RPM......................1000 - 1200 RPM CHECK AFTER ENGINE START 1 Oil pressure ...................... CHECKED / GREEN 1 2 Gen. Switch ........................................... ON POSITId S 2 3 Suction ............................ CHECKED / GREEN 3 4 Ampermeter .................. CHECKED / POSITIV 4 5 All Engine Indicators ...........................CHECK 5 6 Avionic Master .........................................ON 6 AUTOPILOT TEST DISCONN press, check electric trim not working AP ON, check overpowering servos DISCONN press, check AP off 7 Altimeters ............................................. SET 7 8 Com/Nav/GPS........................................ SET 8 9 Slaving Selector on slave..................CHECKED 9 10 Flaps..................................full travel then UP 10 11 Horizon / Directional gyro ........CHECKED / SET 11 12 Transponder ................CODE/MODE CHECKED 12 13 Lights .......................................AS RQUIRED 13 14 Parking brake................................ RELEASED 14 End of Checklist DURING TAXI Check Brakes Check flight instruments 15 15 Throttle ...................................IDLE Propeller ..........................HIGH RPM Mixture ............................FULL LEAN Electrical Fuel pump... ON (min.30 sec.) Electrical Fuel pump................... OFF Mixture................................... RICH Throttle.... 1 cm OPEN (draw+2*back) Magneto/Start Switch ............ START Electrical Fuel pump.................... ON BEFORE TAXI CHECK Procedure for starting of a FLOODED ENGINE on Page 7 RPM.......................1000 - 1200 RPM Electrical Fuel pump....................OFF 26 Propeller Area .....................................CLEAR 26 24 25 Beech Bonanza F33A NORMAL PROCEDURES Page 5 BEFORE TAKE OFF CHECK 1 Parking brake......................................... SET 1 2 Seat belts ..................................... FASTENED 2
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3 Engine Instruments.............CHECKED / GREEN Fuelvu 3 4 Fuel Selector .............................FULLER TANK 4 5 Cowl Flaps ...........................................OPEN 5 6 Mixture Control .............................FULL RICH 6 7 Propeller Control ............................HIGH RPM 7 8 Circuit breakers .............................. CHECKED 8 9 Doors and Windows ..........................SECURE 9 RUN UP Throttle ..................................................... 1700 RPM Prop control ..................... cycle 3 times (300-400 drop) Magnetos ................................(max 150/50) CHECKED Circuit breakers, voltage ........................... RECHECKED Throttle .........IDLE CHECK(500-700RPM) then 1000 RPM 10 Electric elevator trim ..........CHECKED, T/O SET 10 11 Flaps........................................ CHECKED UP 11 12 Flight controls ................................ CHECKED 12 13 Propeller Control .................CHECK HIGH RPM 13 14 Electric fuel pump .........................CHECK OFF 14 15 Pitot heat ................................ AS REQUIRED 15 16 Transponder ................CODE/MODE CHECKED 16 17 Parking brake................................ RELEASED 17 End of Checklist LINE UP PROCEDURE Landing light ........................................................ ON Approach sector ............................................... CLEAR Runway ...................................................IDENTIFIED Beech Bonanza F33A NORMAL PROCEDURES Page 6 CLIMB /CRUISE CLIMB PERIODICALLY DURING CRUISE Fuel Radio Engine Direction Altitude DESCENT CHECK Throttle full Forward............2700 RPM-29,6"MP Rotate / Vx ..................................71 / 77 KIAS Positive ROC .................... BRAKES + GEAR UP Increase Speed .................................96 KIAS 1 4 TAKE OFF EMERGENCY BRIEFING --- on the Runway.......Throttle IDLE/Brake/ --- after Departure.......Nose Down/Glide Speed 105 KIAS End of Checklist 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 Cimb Power ......................... 25"MP/2500 RPM 1 2 Gear / Flaps .................................. CHECK UP 2 3 3 4 4 5 Cruise Climb ...................................107 KIAS 5 6 Lights ......................................AS REQUIRED 6 Cowl Flap ...................................CHECK OPEN Mixture ...........................RICH ../set fuel flow End of Checklist CRUISE CHECK Power ........................65% (23"MP/2300RPM) Mixt. lean .................. 25°F-100°F below Peak Cowl Flap........................................... CLOSE Altimeters ..................STANDARD + compared 1 4 End of Checklist 2 3 1 4 2 3 Cowl Flaps .........................................CLOSE Mixture............................ENRICH as required Fuel Quantity .....................CHECK BALANCED 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 Power..........................................as required APPROACH CHECK 1 Fuel Selector ............................ FULLER TANK 1 2 Landing Light........................................... ON 2 3 3 4 4 5 Gear (below 154 KIAS) ..........DOWN / 3 GREEN 5 6 Flaps (below 154 KIAS) ......................App. 15° 6 Mixture Control ..............................FULL RICH Altimeters .....................SET QNH + Compared End of Checklist CHECK FUEL BALANCE End of Checklist Beech Bonanza F33A NORMAL PROCEDURES Page 7 AFTER LANDING CHECK 1 Flaps....................................................... UP 1 2 Trim Tab ........................................SET to 0° 2 3 Cowl Flap ............................................ OPEN 3 4 Pitot Heat ..............................................OFF 4 5 Propeller Anti Ice Switch ..........................OFF 5 6 Taxi/Strobe/Landing Light ............ON/OFF/OFF 6 End of Checklist SHUTDOWN 1 Parking brake......................................... SET 1 2 Throttle .........................................1000 RPM 2 3 ELT ................................ CHECK not activated 3 4 Hobbs meter ......................................NOTED 4 5 Avionic Master ........................................ OFF 5 6 Electrical consumers except Beacon . . . . . ... OFF 6 7 Gen. Switch ...........................................OFF 7 8 Mixture ................................... IDLE CUT OFF 8 9 Magneto/Start Switch ..............................OFF 9 10 Beacon ..................................................OFF 10 11 Bat. Switch ............................................OFF 11 End of Checklist Beech Bonanza F33A NORMAL PROCEDURES Page 8 FINAL CHECK 1 1 Gear Down/3 Green ........................ CHECKED 2 Flaps .......................................... as required 2 3 Propeller................................FULL FORWARD 3 4 Electric Elevator Trim Switch.................... OFF 4 5 App. Speed on Final.......................... 80 KIAS 5 6 Vref (0°/15°/full).................... 80/75/70 KIAS 6 End of Checklist Power ................................................. Full Forward Airspeed.....................................................70 KIAS Flaps .........................................................SET 15° Landing Gear .................................................... UP BALKED LANDING/GO AROUND Airspeed....................................................77 KIAS Mixture ...............................................IDLE CUT OF Throttle ................................OPEN (FULL FORWARD) Magneto/Start Switch ...................................START As engine fires ................................THROTTLE IDLE STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE .................... and MIXTURE FULL RICH Positive ROC ............................................CHECKED Flaps................................................................UP Control Lock ....................................INSTALL 12 12 Beech Bonanza F33A Page 1 EMERGENCY CHECKLIST During Take-Off Grund. Roll.................................Page 2 Beech Bonanza F33A EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Page 2 1 Throttle ............................................ CLOSED 1 2 Braking ......................................... MAXIMUM 2 3 Fuel Selector Valve .................................. OFF 3 4 Bat & Gen Switch.......................................OFF 4 5 Magnetos..............................................BOTH 5 IF No Restart 1 Mixture ........FULL RICH, then LEAN as required 1 2 Magnetos ....................CHECK LEFT and RIGHT 2 3 Magnetos..............................................BOTH 3 Emergency Descent....................................154 KIAS Glide .......................................................105 KIAS Landing without Engine................................83 KIAS EMERGENCY AIRSPEEDS ENGINE FAILURE After Liftoff and in Flight......................................Page 2 Engine Discrepency Checks Rough Running Engine.............................Page 2 Loss of Engine..........................................Page 3 Air Start Procedure.......................................................Page 3 Engine Fire In Flight...............................................................Page 4 On Ground............................................................Page 4 Maximum Glide Configuration.......................................Page 4 Emergency Descent......................................................Page 4 Landing Emergencies Landing without Power.........................................Page 5 Landing Gear rectracted........................................Page 5 System Emergencies Propeller Overspeed..............................................Page 5 Alternator Fail.......................................................Page 6 Starter voltage......................................................Page 6 Unscheduled Electric Elevator Trim.......................Page 7 Landing Gear Manual Extension............................Page 7 Landing Gear Retraction after Man.Exten..............Page 7 Induction Air System Blockage.............................Page 8 Emergency Static Air System (Alternate Air)........Page 8 ENGINE FAILURE during TO Ground Roll 1 Fuel Selector Valve..........SELECT OTHER TANK 1 2 Auxiliary Fuel Pump................................... ON 2 3 Mixture.........FULL RICH, then LEAN as required 3 4 Magnetos.....................CHECK LEFT and RIGHT 4 ENGINE FAILURE after Liftoff + in Flight 1 Select most favorable landing site 1 2 See EMERGENCY LANDING Procedure 2 3 The use of landing gear is dependent on the 3 terrain where landing must be made. ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE Beech Bonanza F33A EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Page 3 Beech Bonanza F33A EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Page 4 ENGINE FIRE in Flight 1 Firewall Air Control....................PULL TO CLOSE 1 2 Mixture ......................................IDLE CUT OF 2 3 Fuel tank selector .................................... OFF 3 4 Bat & Gen Switches.................................. OFF 4 (extending the Landing Gear can be accomplished manually if desired) 4 DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RESTART ENGINE 4 1 Fuel Flow Gage ...................................CHECK 1 LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IF Fuel flow is abnormal low: a b a Mixture .................................FULL RICH b Auxiliary Fuel Pump ........................ON (Lean as required) c Auxiliary Fuel Pump .........................OFF c IF perfomance does not improve in a few moments: 1 Fuel Quantity Indicator..........................CHECK 1 .(for fuel supply in tank being used) IF tank being used is empty: a Fuel Selector .........SELECT OTHER TANK a AIR START PROCEDURE 1 Fuel Tank Selector.......................FULLER TANK 1 2 Throttle ............................................ RETARD 2 3 Mixture ......................................... FULL RICH 3 4 Auxiliary Fuel pump................................... ON until power is regained, then ........OFF 4 5 Throttle .................. ADCANCE to desired power 5 6 Mixture .................................LEAN as required 6 ENGINE FIRE on Ground 1 Mixture.....................................IDLE CUT-OFF 1 2 Fuel Tank Selector....................................OFF 2 3 Bat/Gen/Magento Switch........................... OFF 3 4 Extinguish with Fire Extinguisher 4 MAXIMUM GLIDE CONFIGURATION 1 Landing Gear.............................................UP 1 2 Flaps........................................................UP 2 3 Cowl Flaps......................................... CLOSED 3 4 Propeller ............................PULL for LOW RPM 4 5 Airspeed .........................................105 KIAS 5 Glide Distance is ~ 1.7 NM / 1000 ft EMERGENCY DESCENT 1 Power....................................................IDLE 1 2 Propeller ........................................HIGH RPM 2 3 Landing Gear....................................... DOWN 3 4 Airspeed .................................max. 154 KIAS 4 Beech Bonanza F33A EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Page 5 LANDING without Power 1 Airspeed............................................83 KIAS 1 2 Fuel tank selector .................................... OFF 2 3 Mixture.....................................IDLE CUT-OFF 3 4 Magnetos ............................................... OFF 4 5 Flaps ....................................... AS REQUIRED 5 6 Landing Gear ..............................UP or DOWN DEPENDING ON TERRAIN 6 1 Throttle..................................................IDLE 1 2 Mixture..................................... IDLE CUT-OFF 2 3 Bat & Gen Switch .................................... OFF 3 4 Fuel tank selector.................................... OFF 4 5 Keep wings level during touchdown 5 6 Get clear of the airplane as soon as possible after it stops. 6 Beech Bonanza F33A EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Page 6 7 Bat & Gen Switch ................................... OFF 7 LANDING with Power (LDG retracted) If possible, choose firm sof or foamed runway. Make a normal approach, using flaps as necessary. when you are sure of making the selected landing spot: PROPELLER Overspeed 1 Throttle ..................RETARD TO RPM RED LINE 1 2 Airspeed .......................................... REDUCE 2 3 Oil Pressure.........................................CHECK 3 4 LAND on NEAREST SUITABLE SITE and follow LANDING EMERGENCIES procedures 4 WARNING: If oil pressure was the cause of over- speed, the engine will seize after a short period of operation ALTERNATOR FAIL Alternator Warning Light indication IF Ampermeter does not show DISCHARGED: the Alternator warning light has a failure. No further action required. IF Ampermeter shows DISCHARGED: a a Gen Switch..........................OFF then ON (this resets the Gen. Relay) IF Warning light disappears: a a Gen Switch.............................CHECK ON b No further action required b IF Warning light does not disappears: a Gen Switch.......................................OFF a b Nonessential Conumers .....................OFF b c Land asap c STARTER under voltage Warning Light indication IF on Ground: a Bat & Gen Switch..............................OFF a b Do not try to start again b IF in the air, after a restart attempt in the air: a Bat & Gen Switch..............................OFF a b Land asap b Beech Bonanza F33A EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Page 7 Beech Bonanza F33A EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Page 8 1 Airplane Attitude..........MAINTAIN using elevator 1 2 Trim Switch on Control Wheel ............OPPOSITE DIRECTION 2 3 Trim ON-OFF Switch................................. OFF 3 4 4 Elevator Control Wheel........RETRIM as required UNSCHEDULED ELECTRIC ELEVATOR TRIM 5 Do not attempt to operate the electr. trim sy- stem until the cause of the malfunction has been determined and corrected. 5 LANDING GEAR Manual Extension 1 Airspeed ...........................REDUCE as required 1 2 LDG Circuit Breaker...........................PULL OUT 2 3 LDG Handle...............................DOWN Position 3 4 Handrack Handle Cover....................... REMOVE 4 5 Handrack...........................................ENGAGE and TURN CCW (~50 turns) 5 6 LDG Light ..............................CHECK 3 GREEN 6 7 Handrack .....................................DISENGAGE 7 1 Handrack ...............................CHECK STOWED 1 2 LDG Circuit Breaker.............................PUSH IN 2 3 LDG Handle.......................UP Position (retract) 3 LANDING GEAR Retraction after manual Ext. If the alternate induction air door becomes stuck in the closed position, it can be opened by PULLING AND RELEASING THE T-HANDLE located directly below the propeller control knob. "ALTERNATE AIR PULL AND RELEASE" INDUCTION AIR System Blockage EMERGENCY STATIC AIR Source Sytem 1 Emerg.Static Source....................................ON 1 2 For Airspeed Calibration and Altimeter Correction, refer to PERFORMANCE section. 2