Checklist for Cessna 172H

Dipstick...............................................SECURE Avionics / Radios…....................................SET Boost Pump…..........................OFF @ 1000 FT Exhaust….........................INSPECT / SECURE ATIS and Clearance….........................OBTAIN Mixture…............RICH (unless engine is rough) Engine Cool Inlets…................FREE & CLEAR Lights….....................................AS REQUIRED Engine Gauges…...............CHECK / MONITOR Engine Door…...................................SECURE Brakes…............................RELEASE / CHECK Cruise Nose Wheel (26 PSI) / Strut…..............CHECK Run-Up Throttle…........................................20-24IN MP Propeller / Spinner…...........................CHECK Brakes….......................................SET / HOLD Propeller…..............................2300-2400 RPM Alternator Belt…...................................CHECK Seats & Belts…...................................SECURE Mixture….....................LEAN rich of peak RPM Air Filter…............................................CHECK Doors / Windows…..........CLOSED / LATCHED Fuel Selector….........LEFT or RIGHT >5K' MSL Static Port…..........................................CLEAR Flight Controls…..................FREE / CORRECT Heading Indicator…..............................ADJUST LEFT WING Flight Instruments…....................SET / CHECK Landing Light…...........................................OFF Main Tire (24 PSI) / Brake…................CHECK Fuel Selector Valve….............................BOTH Fuel Sump…..........................DRAIN / CHECK Fuel Quantity…....................................CHECK Joseph State AWOS-3….......................123.775 Fuel Quantity / CAP….........CHECK / SECURE Mixture….................................................RICH Joseph / Enterprise CTAF……......…....122.80 Pitot Tube / Cover….............................CHECK Throttle…........................................1700 RPM McMinnville Radio (FSS)…..................122.50 Fuel Vent…..........................................CLEAR Magnetos…..................CHECK RPM DROP Salt Lake Center (E/S/SW)…................128.05 Wing Tie-down…..............................REMOVE Max drop 125 / Difference 50) Seattle Center (N/NE)...........................123.95 Stall Warning Opening….....................CHECK Carb Heat….............ON / RPM DROP / OFF Seattle Center (W of KLGD)…..............132.60 Leading Edge…..................................CHECK Suction Gauge…..............................4.5 - 5.4 Peavine / Reds / Dug Bar CTAF….......122.90 Wing Tip / Light…...............................CHECK Propeller…..........................CYCLE 3 TIMES Aileron…...............................FREE / SECURE Engine Instruments…….....................CHECK Wing Flap…......................................SECURE Ammeter…..................................CHARGING Throttle….....................IDLE / Check Smooth Throttle Friction Lock….......................ADJUST Chief Joseph Flyers, Inc N3730R - 1967 Cessna 172H This checklist is not a substitute for the 1967 Cessna 172H Owner’s Handbook and Supplements. All Information is deemed accurate but not guaranteed. Version 4/24/2021 Descent Fires Engine Failures Engine Instruments..............................CHECK Fire During Start on the GROUND During Take-Off Roll Throttle……….…….…....REDUCE as required Cranking…....................................CONTINUE Throttle…………….......….....…...…..........IDLE Mixture…............................................ENRICH (to suck fuel & flames into the engine) Brakes……………….........……....…......APPLY Carb Heat….............................AS REQUIRED If Engine Starts: Wing Flaps……………..........…........RETRACT Radios / ATIS............................SET / OBTAIN Throttle……............1700 RPM for few minutes Mixture………………..........…...IDLE CUT-OFF Arrival / Approach Brief…............COMPLETE Engine…………......…..……........SHUTDOWN Ignition Switch…………....…….........……...OFF Before Landing (BCGUMPS) If Engine Fails to start: Master Switch………....………..........…......OFF Boost Pump….............................................ON Throttle……………….......….....…............FULL Immediately After Take-Off (Low Altitude) Carburetor Heat….......................................ON Mixture……………….................IDLE CUTOFF Airspeed……………...…...70 MPH (Flaps UP) Gas….…...…..........FUEL SELECTOR - BOTH Boost Pump……………………....…...........OFF 65 MPH (Flaps DOWN) Undercarriage…........................CHECK GEAR Continue Cranking……............30-60 Seconds Wing Flaps...………........…......AS REQUIRED Mixture….................................................RICH Master Switch…………..............…............OFF LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD Propeller…................................AS REQUIRED Ignition Switch…………........……...............OFF Mixture………….........………...IDLE CUT-OFF Switches….................SET (Landing Light, etc.) Fuel Selector Valve...................................OFF Fuel Selector Valve………….............…....OFF Normal Pattern / Landing Fire Extinguisher………….....…...……OBTAIN Ignition Switch…………………...…...……...OFF Abeam Numbers…................1500-1700 RPM EXIT AIRCRAFT & EXTINGUISH FIRE Master Switch…………...………........….....OFF Downwind…....................80 MPH / 10° FLAPS Engine Fire in Flight During Flight (Re-Start) Base…............................70 MPH / 20° FLAPS Mixture……………................….IDLE CUTOFF Airspeed………………….…...…….…..80 MPH Final…...................65 MPH / 20° - 40° FLAPS Fuel Selector Valve…………...…...............OFF Mixture……………………....…...…..….....RICH When Landing Assured on Final Boost Pump………………........…..............OFF Fuel Selector Valve….….....…...…...…...BOTH Carb Heat…..............................................OFF Master Switch……………….......................OFF Carburetor Heat…………….......…..............ON Propeller…...........................FULL FORWARD Cabin Heat and Air…………......................OFF Boost Pump…..………………..……............ON No Flap Pattern Final Approach.....70 MPH Airspeed…………………...................110 MPH Ignition Switch……………...……......…....BOTH Short Field Landing IF FIRE IS NOT EXTINGUISHED, INCREASE SPEED (START if Prop has Stopped) Wing Flaps.................................................40° EXECUTE FORCED LANDING Primer…................................IN AND LOCKED Final Approach Speed.........................69 MPH Electrical Fire in Flight IF NO START, PROCEED W/ FORCED LANDING Touchdown…….....W/IN 200' OF DESIRED PT Master Switch……………...…………..........OFF Forced / Emergency Landing Brakes…..SMOOTHLY APPLY IMMEDIATELY All Switches except Ignition….…….............OFF Without Power Elevator......................FULL BACK PRESSURE Cabin Heat / Air / Vents...….......................OFF Airspeed……………….……...…….…..80 MPH Wing Flaps.............RETRACT for max braking Fire Extinguisher…..........................ACTIVATE Landing Location................................SELECT Soft Field Landing If Fire is out: Mixture……...………….............IDLE CUT-OFF Wing Flaps..................................................40° Cabin Heat / Air / Vents………................OPEN Fuel Selector Valve…………….......……....OFF Final Approach Speed.........................65 MPH IF ELECTRICAL EQUIP REQ'D FOR FLIGHT Boost Pump...……………............………...OFF In Flare…….....ADD POWER to break descent Master Switch………………........................ON Ignition Switch…………................………...OFF Touchdown…..............GENTLY MAINS FIRST Circuit Breakers…………………...........CHECK Wing Flaps.………....................AS REQUIRED Throttle……....SMOOTHLY REDUCE TO IDLE Essential Switches…...........ON (one at a time) Master Switch………..……....………..…....OFF Nosewheel….......HOLD OFF as long as poss LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE Doors……………….…….............UNLATCHED Elevator….........BACK PRESSURE dur rollout Cabin Fire Touchdown……….......SLIGHTLY NOSE HIGH Go-Around Master Switch…………..…...………….......OFF Landing With a Flat Tire Power………………….........FULL THROTTLE Cabin Heat / Air / Vents………..................OFF Approach…..……………..…….........NORMAL Propeller…...........................FULL FORWARD Fire Extinguisher…………..……......ACTIVATE Touchdown………............GOOD TIRE FIRST Carburetor Heat……………..…...…….......OFF Cabin Air / Vents ……....OPEN when fire is out HOLD AIRPLANE OFF OF FLAT TIRE Wing Flaps.…...................20° IMMEDIATELY LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE Pitch…………...TO GAIN AIRSPEED THEN VY Wing Flaps….…RETRACT (>VX & pos. climb) Joseph State (KJSY) 0 nm Enterprise (8S4) 328°/ 4nm Climb……………......……..….....80 – 90 MPH CTAF 122.8 / AWOS 123.775 CTAF 122.8 After Landing Elev 4121 / Pattern 5100 Elev 3957 / Pattern 4900 Carburetor Heat………….....…..…CHECK OFF Rwy 15/33 - 5200 ft Rwy 12/30 - 2850 ft Propeller ….............CHECK FULL FORWARD Baker City (KBKE) 206° / 39nm LaGrande (KLGD) 251° / 32nm Wing Flaps……..………......…..........RETRACT CTAF 123.0 / ASOS 134.275 CTAF 122.8 / AWOS 135.075 Boost Pump.….........................................OFF Elev 3373 / Pattern 4400 Elev 2718 / Pattern 3700 Taxi Clearance.…........OBTAIN / ANNOUNCE Rwy 08/26 - 3670 ft // Rwy 17/35 - 4395 ft Rwy 12/30 - 6261 ft / Rwy 16/34 - 3399 ft Transponder…………..................As Required Rwy 13/31 - 5085 ft Lewiston (KLWS) 355° / 62nm Landing Time.…..................NOTE / RECORD McCall (KMYL) 106° / 56nm Twr 119.4 / ASOS 135.575 / Gnd 121.9 Shutdown / Secure CTAF 122.8 / ASOS 119.225 Elev 1441 / Pattern 2500 Lights……………………...……........……...OFF Elev 5024 / Pattern 6000 Rwy 08/26 - 6511 ft / Rwy 12/30 - 5002 ft Avionics Master Switch ............................OFF Rwy 16/34 - 6108 ft Walla Walla (KALW) 302° / 62nm Mixture…………………..…......IDLE CUT-OFF Idaho County (KGIC) 038° / 59nm Twr 118.5 / ASOS 135.875 / Gnd 121.6 Ignition Switch…...…………....….....….......OFF CTAF 122.8 / AWOS 118.175 Apch: "Chinook" 133.15 Master Switch..………………...…...….......OFF Elev 3313 / Pattern 4300 Elev 1194 / Pattern 2200 Control Lock (if available)……............INSTALL Rwy 08/26 - 5101 ft Rwy 02/20 - 6572 ft SPOT Unit (if applicable)………......….......OFF Pendleton (KPDT) 274° / 70nm Boise (KBOI) 144° / 116nm Pitot Cover (if available)………….…....INSTALL Twr 119.7 / ASOS 118.325 / Gnd 121.9 Twr 118.1 / ATIS 123.9 / Gnd 121.7 / CD 125.9 Aircraft Hobbs / Tach / Chocks / Tie-down Apch: "Chinook" 133.15 Apch: "Big Sky" (N)126.9 / (S)119.6 Flight Plan CLOSED Elev 1497 / Pattern 2300 Elev 2872 / Pattern 3800 Post-Flight Walk-Around Rwy 08/26 - 6301 ft // Rwy 11/29 - 5582 ft Rwy 10L/28R - 10,000 ft // 10R/28L - 9763 ft Local Area Airfields Pre-Maneuver Checklist: Power-On (Departure) Stall: Flight Planning Info Clearing Turns….........................Two 90° turns Altitude…......................Recover ≥ 1500 ft. AGL Fuel: 36 gal 2 wg tanks + 18 gal aux (54 gal) Fuel Selector…..........................................Both Throttle…...........1500-1700 RPM (maintain alt) Empty Weight: 1479 lbs Max GW: 2300 lbs Mixture…...................................................Rich Airspeed….................................Slow to 70mph Cruise Power Settings (Std Day, 7000' MSL) Engine Instruments…..............................Check Pitch…............20° nose high (~feet on horizon) (60%) 2400 RPM / 20IN MP / 8.5 gph / 110 KTAS Winds / Altitude….............,......................Check (30° nose high max) (65%) 2350 RPM / 21IN MP / 9.5 gph / 115 KTAS Throttle…......................Increase (~18-19" MP) (75%) 2450 RPM / 23IN MP / 10.5 gph / 125 KTAS Steep Turns: —Recovery— T/O & Land (Std Day, 0 Wind, 5000' MSL, 2300 lbs) Altitude….................................Min. 1500ft. AGL Elevator….....................Reduce Back Pressure T/O Dist (ground run / over 50' obst) ≈ 1115 / 1995 ft Power…........................................16-20 in. MP Throttle…...........................................Full Open Rate of Climb (80 mph) ≈ 525 ft/min Airspeed…..........................≤ VA (100-120mph) Pitch…….....for VY climb as airspeed increases Landing Distance (over 50' obstacle) = 1385 ft Bank…........................................................45° Pitch / Bank….....Return to normal flight attitude Power….....Add to maintain speed (1-2 in. MP) Cessna 172H Airspeeds (MPH) Pitch…..............................Slight back-pressure Rectangular Course: VGLIDE - Best Glide Speed 80 Trim…............................................As required Reference….....Rectangular field or set of roads VS0 - Stall Speed Flaps Down 49 Roll-out….......Lead heading by 1/2 bank angle Entry…...............45° to simulated downwind leg VS1 - Stall Speed Flaps Up 57 2nd Turn…...........................Opposite direction Altitude….................................600-1000 ft. AGL VR - Rotate Speed 60 Power…...............................≈16-17 inches MP VFE - Max Speed with Flaps Down 100 Slow Flight: Airspeed…......................................90-100mph VNO - Max Structural Cruising Speed 140 Altitude…......................Recover ≥ 1500 ft. AGL Turns….............................Start abeam corners VNE - Never Exceed Speed 174 Throttle…...........1500-1700 RPM (maintain alt) Bank…...........................As required (45° max) VA - Maneuvering Speed (2300 lbs) 122 Carb. Heat….................................As Required Heading……....Apply drift correction to maintain VX - Best Angle of Climb (5000' MSL) 68 Flaps…................Down 1 notch at a time to 30° constant distance from field edges VY - Best Rate of Climb (5000' MSL) 80 Airspeed…................~60-65 mph (Flaps down) Throttle…..As req to maintain speed +/- 10mph Max Crosswind Limit (knots) 15 ~65-70mph (Flaps up) Pitch..................As req to maintain alt +/- 100 ft Throttle………....As req to maintain alt/airspeed Exit…..End of downwind leg 45° away from field Crosswind Component Chart —Recovery— Throttle…...........................................Full Open S-Turns: Carb. Heat…................................................Off Reference….Line on gnd perpendicular to wind Flaps….........Up one notch to 20° immediately Entry….....Perpendicular to line flying downwind Pitch…......................................Maintain altitude Altitude….................................600-1000 ft. AGL Flaps…....................Retract when airspeed >VX Power…...............................≈16-17 inches MP Airspeed…...................Resume Normal Cruise Airspeed…......................................90-100mph Bank….......As req to track constant radius 180° Power-Off (Approach) Stall: turn back to reference line, 45° max Altitude…......................Recover ≥ 1500 ft. AGL (adjust to correct for wind drift) Throttle…...........1500-1700 RPM (maintain alt) 2nd Turn……Cross line, turn opposite direction Carb. Heat…..................................As Required Throttle…..As req to maintain speed +/- 10mph Flaps…................Down 1 notch at a time to 30° Pitch.................As req to maintain alt +/- 100 ft. Speed….....................................Slow to 65mph Exit….........Depart maneuver on entry heading ATC Light Gun Signals Stabilized Approach…................Begin descent Throttle…...................................Reduce to Idle Turns Around a Point: Pitch…..…....Up to landing attitude, maintain alt Reference…...................Select prominent point —Recovery— Entry……....Downwind abeam (≈ 1/2nm radius) Elevator….....................Reduce Back Pressure Altitude…................................600-1000 ft. AGL Throttle…...........................................Full Open Power…...............................≈16-17 inches MP Carb. Heat…................................................Off Airspeed….....................................90-100mph Wings…....................................................Level Bank….....As req'd to track constant radius turn Flaps…..........Up one notch to 20° immediately around point (45° max); correct for drift Pitch…........for VY climb as airspeed increases Throttle…..As req to maintain speed +/- 10mph Flaps…....Retract w/ airspeed >VX & pos. climb Pitch................As reqd to maintain alt +/- 100 ft Airspeed…..................Resume Normal Cruise Exit ….....................................On entry heading Private Pilot Syllabus Maneuvers Useful Numbers Briefing Guides Exchange of flight controls (3-way verbal / visual check) EMERGENCY PROCEDURES o On runway: throttle to idle, maintain directional control, brake, taxi off runway, call T alking (sterile cockpit expectations) Y our questions (speak up!) Distance ________________ Surface Condition - Dry / Wet / Ice / Grass / Paved Rotate speed_____________ / Climbout speed______________ Departure direction__________ Initial Climb Altitude____________ Departure Procedures (ODPs/SIDs/noise abatement) Sterile cockpit (< 1000 feet AGL / During all critical phases of flight) E mergency/survival kit (location and contents) T raffic (scanning, spotting, notifying pilot) Departure Briefing Who is PIC? Who is pilot flying? Type of takeoff _________________ Runway ______________ A ll environmental controls (discussed) A ction in case of any passenger discomfort F ire extinguisher (location and operation) E xit doors (how to secure; how to open) E mergency evacuation plan Passenger Briefing S eatbelts fastened for taxi, takeoff and landing S houlder harness fastened for takeoff and landing S eat position adjusted and locked in place A ir vents (location and operation) o Airborne (runway remaining): land, throttle idle, directional control, brake, taxi off, call o Airborne (no runway): Under_____________ ft. MSL make shallow turns to land at suitable area. o Above ____________ ft. MSL make shallow turns to (l/r) back to the airport, checklist. “If you see anything unsafe let me know and I’ll do the same” “Did I miss anything? Do you have any questions?” Arrival airport ATIS or Weather (if no ATIS) Arrival Briefing Set Altimeter Relevant NOTAMS Determine pattern altitude / direction / type of approach Avionics – Set for arrival Planned arrival runway – Usable length and condition Planned runway exit point and taxi route Instrument Approach Briefing (If appropriate) Approach Briefing FAF Altitude and MDA / DA ......................................................................... REVIEW Time from FAF to MAP (if applicable)............................................................ REVIEW Missed Approach Point / Procedure .......................................................... …REVIEW APPROACH PROCEDURE........................................................... CONFIRM CORRECT COMM / NAV / PCL Frequencies ........................................................SET and IDENT GPS status, RAIM and OBS Coupling .................................................REVIEW and SET Final approach course ...................................................................REVIEW AND SET MSA and TDZ elevation .............................................................................. REVIEW