= C-172NG Normal Checklist =

Preflight Engine Flood

 Metar: ------------------- OBTAIN  Throttle: ----------------- OPEN FULL
 Nav Data: --------------- OBTAIN  Mixture: ----------------- CUTOFF
 Parking Brake: ---------- SET  Starter: ------------------ ENGANGE
 External Covers: -------- REMOVE  At Start:
 Wheel Chocks: ---------- REMOVE o Mixture: -------------- RICH
 Tie Down: --------------- REMOVE o Throttle: -------------- QUICK DOWN
 Control Lock: ----------- REMOVE o Oil Pressure: --------- VERIFY
 Battery Master: --------- ON
 Safety Lights: ----------- ON Hot Start
 Flaps:-------------------- DOWN  Throttle: ----------------- OPEN ½ inch
 Flight Controls: ------- TEST  Mixture: ----------------- CUTOFF
 Exterior: --------------- INSPECT  Battery Master: --------- ON
 Fuel and oil: ------------ LOAD  Beacon: ------------------ ON
 Pax & Bagg:------------- AS REQD.  Starter: ------------------ ENGANGE
 Weight and CG:--------- CALCULATE  Mixture: ----------------- RICH at start
 Performance: ----------- ESTIMATE  Throttle: ----------------- 900 RPM
 Oil Pressure: ------------ VERIFY
Cabin
 Altimeter: --------------- SET Before Taxi
 Avionics: ---------------- OFF  Alternator: --------------- ON
 Circuit Brakers: --------- IN  Avionic Master: ---------- ON
 Flaps:-------------------- UP  Internal Lights:---------- AS REQD.
 Safety Lights: ----------- OFF  Annunciator: ------------ TEST
 Fuel Gauges: ------------ VERIFY  Giro Compass: ---------- SET
 Battery Master: --------- OFF  Avionic Data: ------------ SET
 Headphones: ------------ CONNECT  Flight Plan: -------------- SET
 Mixture: ----------------- CUTOFF  Flight Altitude: ---------- SET
 Throttle:----------------- IDLE  Barometer: -------------- SET
 Fuel Shutoff: ------------ OPEN  Transponder: ------------ CODE
 Fuel Selector: ----------- BOTH  Nav Lights: -------------- ON
 Trim: -------------------- TAKEOFF  Taxi Light: --------------- AS REQD.
 Parking Brake: ---------- RELEASE
Cold Start
 Throttle:----------------- FULL Taxi
 Mixture: ----------------- RICH  Mixture: ----------------- LEAN
 External Power:--------- AS DES.  Throttle: ----------------- AS REQD.
 Battery Master: --------- ON  Brakes: ------------------ CHECK
 Beacon: ----------------- ON  Flight Instruments: ----- CHECK
 Boost Pump: ------------ ON
 3 sec. Mixture:---------- CUTOFF Run Up
 Boost Pump: ------------ OFF  Parking Brake: ---------- SET
 Propeller: --------------- CLEAR  Mixture: ----------------- RICH
 Throttle:----------------- OPEN ½ inch  Throttle: ----------------- 1800 RPM
 Starter: ----------------- ENGANGE  Alternators: ------------- CHECK
 Mixture: ----------------- RICH at start  Vacuum: ----------------- CHECK
 Throttle:----------------- 900 RPM  Magnetos: --------------- CHECK
 Oil Pressure: ------------ VERIFY  Eng. Instruments: ------ CHECK
 If External Power: ------ OFF  Throttle: ----------------- 900 RPM
Before Takeoff Descent Altitude: ----------- SET
 Flaps:-------------------- AS REQD.  Altitude: ----------------- ARM
 Mixture: ----------------- ADJUST  Altimeter: ---------------- SET
 HDG Bug ---------------- RUNWAY  Barometer: -------------- SET
 Transponder: ----------- ALT  Flight Instruments: ----- VERIFY
 Pitot Heat: -------------- ON
 Landing Lights: --------- ON Before Landing
 Strobe: ------------------ ON  Landing Lights: ---------- ON
 Wing Flaps:
Normal Takeoff o >90 KIAS------------- DOWN 10º
 Parking Brake: ---------- RELEASE o >80 KIAS------------- DOWN 20º
 Runway: ---------------- ENTER/ALIGN o >70 KIAS------------- DOWN 30º
 Throttle: ----------------- FULL  Mixture: ----------------- AS REQD.
 Eng. Instruments: ------ VERIFY  Autopilot: ---------------- OFF
 Normal Vr: -------------- 55 KIAS  Final Speed: ------------- 65 KIAS
 Lift-Off: ----------------- 65 KIAS
After Landing
Max Performance Takeoff  Throttle: ----------------- IDLE
 Wing Flaps: ------------- 15º DOWN  Brakes: ------------------ SMOTH
 Brakes: ------------------ SET  Wing Flaps: -------------- UP
 Throttle: ----------------- FULL  Exit Runway:
 Brakes: ------------------ RELEASE o Strobe ---------------- OFF
 Rotate: ------------------ 55 KIAS o Landing Lights ------- OFF
 Lift-Off: ----------------- 60 KIAS o Transponder --------- STANDBY
o Taxi Light------------- AS REQD.
After Takeoff  Mixture: ----------------- LEAN
 Brakes: ------------------ APPLY SHORT  Trim: --------------------- NEUTRAL
 If Wing Flaps: ----------- UP
 Vx: ---------------------- 62 KIAS Shutdown
 Vy: ---------------------- 74 KIAS  Parking Brake: ---------- SET
 Switches:
Climb to Cruise o Avionic---------------- OFF
 Cruise Climb: ----------- 85 KIAS o Pitot Heat ------------ OFF
 Landing Lights: --------- OFF o Nav Lights ------------ OFF
 Autopilot: --------------- ON o If Taxi Lights --------- OFF
 Vertical Speed: --------- ADJUST o If Panel Lights-------- OFF
 Altitude: ----------------- ARM  Throttle: ----------------- IDLE
 Mixture: ----------------- ADJUST  Mixture: ----------------- CUT-OFF
 Beacon: ------------------ OFF
Cruise  Alternator & Batt: ------- OFF
 Power:------------------- ADJUST  Magnetos: --------------- OFF
 Trim: -------------------- AS REQD.  Fuel Shutoff: ------------ CLOSED
 Mixture: ----------------- ADJUST  Fuel Selector: ----------- L or R
 Engine Gauges: --------- VERIFY  Cabin Air: ---------------- CLOSED
 Cabin Temp: ------------ AS REQD.  Headphones: ------------ DISCONNECT
 Nav. Instruments: ------ VERIFY  Control Lock: ------------ SET
 Tug Bar: ----------------- AS REQD.
Descent  Parking Brake: ---------- RELEASE
 Metar: ------------------- OBTAIN  Wheel Chocks: ---------- INSTALL
 Fuel Selector: ----------- BOTH  External Covers: -------- SET
 Engine Gauges: --------- CHECK  Tie Down: --------------- AS REQD.
 Power:------------------- AS REQD.  Exterior: ---------------- INSPECT
 Mixture: ----------------- ADJUST