Beechcraft Baron 58 — Normal Operating Procedures NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: not_applicable | operational review: none | completeness: normal_only | 1 unresolved safety defect(s) Source: authored — no source document Rights: original_expression CC-BY-4.0 Checklist hash: 754659d9dbe88dd62ff72c07e9d20f780861b46a6629f4e64b7402862cad3d9a Verify against the aircraft's own approved documentation before use. ======================================================================== PREFLIGHT WALK-AROUND --------------------- [ ] Aircraft documents (ARROW) ..................... ON BOARD AND CURRENT [ ] Weight and balance — computed for planned load ... WITHIN LIMITS PER POH [ ] Fuel quantity — visually inspect both tanks each wing; compare with fuel gauges ... VERIFIED; ADEQUATE FOR FLIGHT PLUS REQUIRED RESERVES [ ] Fuel grade and appearance — sample all sump drains including nacelle sumps on both engines ... CORRECT GRADE PER POH; CLEAR, NO WATER OR SEDIMENT [ ] Fuel caps — all filler ports ............. SEATED AND LOCKED SECURELY [ ] Left engine oil level — dipstick pulled, checked, cap secured ... WITHIN OPERATING RANGE PER POH; CAP SECURED [ ] Left engine compartment — fuel injection lines, oil lines, induction ducting, and wiring ... NO LEAKS, CHAFING, OR LOOSE CONNECTIONS [ ] Left engine induction air inlet and air filter ... UNOBSTRUCTED; FILTER SERVICEABLE [ ] Left engine exhaust stacks and heat muffs ... NO CRACKS, LOOSE CLAMPS, OR HEAVY CARBON DEPOSITS [ ] Left engine cowling — all fasteners .............. CLOSED AND LATCHED [ ] Left propeller — both blades; leading edges, tips, and faces for nicks, cracks, or erosion ... SERVICEABLE [ ] Left propeller spinner and back plate ... SECURE; NO CRACKS OR LOOSE SCREWS [ ] Left main gear — strut extension, torque links, tire condition and inflation, brake assembly, and gear doors ... STRUT NORMAL; TIRE SERVICEABLE; BRAKES ADEQUATE; DOORS UNDAMAGED [ ] Left wing leading edge and upper/lower skin ... NO DEFORMATION, FUEL STAINING, OR IMPACT DAMAGE [ ] Left fuel filler cap and wing vent ........... CAP LOCKED; VENT CLEAR [ ] Left aileron — hinges, control rod, balance weight, and travel ... SECURE; FULL AND FREE MOVEMENT [ ] Left flap — hinge pins, actuator linkage, and condition ... SECURE; NO DAMAGE OR PLAY [ ] Left wingtip — nav light and strobe lens ..... UNDAMAGED; LENS INTACT [ ] Nose gear — strut extension, torque links, shimmy damper, and nose tire ... STRUT INFLATED NORMALLY; TIRE SERVICEABLE; HARDWARE SECURE [ ] Nose gear doors and retraction linkage visible through wheel well ... NO DAMAGE; LINKAGE INTACT [ ] Pitot tube — cover removed, inlet clear of obstructions and insects ... COVER REMOVED; UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] Static ports — fuselage ports on both sides ... CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] Fuselage — skin condition, antennas, ELT, cabin entry door latched, pilot door seals ... NO DAMAGE; ANTENNAS SECURE; DOORS LATCHED ** NOTE: The Baron 58 has a separate aft cabin entry door on the right side — inspect its latch and seal as well as the forward pilot door. [ ] Horizontal stabilizer, elevator, and trim tab — both sides ... UNDAMAGED; HINGES SECURE; NO EXCESSIVE PLAY [ ] Vertical stabilizer and rudder — hinges and travel ... UNDAMAGED; FREE MOVEMENT [ ] Tail lighting — nav and beacon ............... LENS INTACT AND SECURE [ ] ELT — armed switch position and antenna connection ... ARMED; ANTENNA CONNECTED [ ] Right main gear — strut, tire, brakes, and gear doors ... STRUT NORMAL; TIRE SERVICEABLE; BRAKES ADEQUATE; DOORS UNDAMAGED [ ] Right flap and right aileron — condition and full travel ... SECURE; FULL AND FREE MOVEMENT; NO DAMAGE [ ] Right wing leading edge, fuel cap, and vent ... NO DAMAGE; CAP LOCKED; VENT CLEAR [ ] Right wingtip — nav light and strobe lens .... UNDAMAGED; LENS INTACT [ ] Right engine oil level — dipstick pulled, checked, cap secured ... WITHIN OPERATING RANGE PER POH; CAP SECURED [ ] Right engine compartment — fuel injection lines, oil lines, induction ducting, and wiring ... NO LEAKS, CHAFING, OR LOOSE CONNECTIONS [ ] Right engine induction air inlet and air filter ... UNOBSTRUCTED; FILTER SERVICEABLE [ ] Right engine exhaust stacks and heat muffs ... NO CRACKS, LOOSE CLAMPS, OR HEAVY CARBON DEPOSITS [ ] Right engine cowling — all fasteners ............. CLOSED AND LATCHED [ ] Right propeller — both blades; leading edges, tips, and faces ... SERVICEABLE [ ] Right propeller spinner and back plate ... SECURE; NO CRACKS OR LOOSE SCREWS [ ] Tiedowns, chocks, and any external gust locks ........... ALL REMOVED COCKPIT PREPARATION / BEFORE START ---------------------------------- [ ] POH — aboard and accessible to crew ........................ ON BOARD [ ] Seats — position adjusted, seat-back locked; seat belts and shoulder harnesses for all occupants ... ADJUSTED, LOCKED, AND FASTENED [ ] Control lock ................................................ REMOVED [ ] Flight controls — full travel check for freedom of movement ... FREE AND CORRECT [ ] Avionics master switch ........ OFF (prior to applying battery power) [ ] Master switch (battery) .......................................... ON [ ] Fuel quantity gauges — both engines ... CHECK; CONSISTENT WITH VISUAL INSPECTION [ ] Annunciator panel — press-to-test ... ALL LAMPS ILLUMINATE ON TEST; NONE REMAIN LIT [ ] Landing gear position indicators ... THREE GREEN; DOWN-AND-LOCKED CONFIRMED [ ] Gear warning horn — throttles retarded, confirm audible warning ... HORN SOUNDS [ ] Left fuel selector ..... LEFT TANK (or fullest tank per POH; NOT OFF) [ ] Right fuel selector ... RIGHT TANK (or fullest tank per POH; NOT OFF) [ ] Elevator trim ............................... SET FOR TAKEOFF PER POH [ ] Rudder trim .................................. SET NEUTRAL OR PER POH [ ] Aileron trim ................................. SET NEUTRAL OR PER POH [ ] Flaps .......................... UP — confirmed on position indicator [ ] Propeller controls — both ................... FULL FORWARD (high RPM) [ ] Mixture controls — both ... RICH (or as required for field elevation per POH) [ ] Throttles — both ................. CLOSED; THEN CRACKED SLIGHTLY OPEN [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET ENGINE START ------------ [ ] Area around aircraft — clear of persons and obstructions on both sides ... CLEAR ** CAUTION: The IO-550 engines are fuel-injected. Use the hot-start and cold-start procedures from the POH — priming with the boost pump followed by a specific throttle position differs between hot and cold conditions. [ ] Left fuel selector ......................... LEFT TANK — CONFIRMED ON [ ] Left mixture .......................... RICH (or as required per POH) [ ] Left boost pump — energise briefly to prime per POH cold-start procedure ... ON MOMENTARILY; FUEL FLOW INDICATED; THEN OFF [ ] Left throttle .................... CRACKED OPEN PER POH START SETTING [ ] Left ignition switch ......................... START — engage starter [ ] Left oil pressure — confirm pressure rise after start ... RISING; WITHIN LIMITS PER POH [ ] Left throttle — after engine fires ........... REDUCE TO IDLE PER POH [ ] Right fuel selector ....................... RIGHT TANK — CONFIRMED ON [ ] Right mixture ......................... RICH (or as required per POH) [ ] Right boost pump — energise briefly to prime per POH cold-start procedure ... ON MOMENTARILY; FUEL FLOW INDICATED; THEN OFF [ ] Right throttle ................... CRACKED OPEN PER POH START SETTING [ ] Right ignition switch ........................ START — engage starter [ ] Right oil pressure — confirm pressure rise after start ... RISING; WITHIN LIMITS PER POH [ ] Right throttle — after engine fires .......... REDUCE TO IDLE PER POH [ ] Avionics master switch ........................................... ON [ ] Alternators — both; confirm charging indication ... BOTH CHARGING; LOADMETERS INDICATING NORMALLY AFTER START / BEFORE TAXI ------------------------- [ ] Oil pressures and oil temperatures — both engines ... WITHIN NORMAL RANGE PER POH [ ] Engine instruments — vacuum, fuel flow, CHT, both engines ... ALL INDICATING NORMALLY [ ] Annunciator panel — confirm no warning lights remain .......... CLEAR [ ] Flight instruments — altimeter, heading indicator, attitude indicator, VSI ... ALTIMETER SET; GYROS ERECTING; INSTRUMENTS ALIVE [ ] Heading indicator — aligned with magnetic compass ........... ALIGNED [ ] Navigation and communication radios — all sets ... FREQUENCIES SET; VOLUMES ADJUSTED [ ] Transponder .................................... CODE SET; IN STANDBY [ ] Taxi and position lights as required ............................. ON [ ] Parking brake ............................ RELEASE WHEN READY TO TAXI RUN-UP / BEFORE TAKEOFF ----------------------- [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Flight controls — full travel sweep ................ FREE AND CORRECT [ ] Trim tabs — elevator, rudder, and aileron ... SET FOR TAKEOFF PER POH [ ] Left fuel selector ............ LEFT TANK OR PER POH; CONFIRM NOT OFF [ ] Right fuel selector .......... RIGHT TANK OR PER POH; CONFIRM NOT OFF [ ] Mixtures — both engines ... RICH (or as required for field elevation per POH) [ ] Engine run-up — advance both throttles together to run-up power per POH ... RPM STABILISED AT RUN-UP SETTING ON BOTH ENGINES [ ] Left magneto check — select LEFT, then RIGHT, then BOTH ... RPM DROP ON EACH MAG WITHIN LIMITS PER POH; SPREAD ACCEPTABLE [ ] Right magneto check — select LEFT, then RIGHT, then BOTH ... RPM DROP ON EACH MAG WITHIN LIMITS PER POH; SPREAD ACCEPTABLE [ ] Left propeller cycle — advance to full forward, reduce RPM to observe drop, advance back to full forward ... RPM DROP NOTED; OIL CIRCULATING; CONTROL RETURNS SMOOTHLY [ ] Right propeller cycle — advance to full forward, reduce RPM to observe drop, advance back to full forward ... RPM DROP NOTED; OIL CIRCULATING; CONTROL RETURNS SMOOTHLY [ ] Propeller controls — after cycling, both ... FULL FORWARD (high RPM) FOR TAKEOFF [ ] Engine instruments at run-up power — both engines ... OIL PRESSURE, OIL TEMP, FUEL FLOW, AND CHT ALL WITHIN LIMITS [ ] Annunciator panel ............................ NO AMBER OR RED LIGHTS [ ] Throttles — reduce to idle after run-up ... SMOOTH IDLE ON BOTH ENGINES [ ] Landing gear handle — confirm DOWN position ... DOWN; THREE GREEN INDICATORS [ ] Flaps — set for takeoff ... TAKEOFF POSITION PER POH; INDICATOR CONFIRMED [ ] Doors — pilot door and cabin entry door ......... LATCHED AND SECURED [ ] Seat belts and shoulder harnesses — all occupants .......... FASTENED [ ] Boost pumps — both, as required for takeoff per POH ... ON OR OFF PER POH [ ] Takeoff briefing — engine failure procedure, abort point, Vmc and Vyse review ... COMPLETED TAKEOFF ------- [ ] Strobes and landing lights ....................................... ON [ ] Transponder .............................. ALT (or ON for non-Mode-C) [ ] Throttles — advance smoothly to full takeoff power, both engines together ... FULL POWER; POWER SYMMETRIC [ ] Engine instruments — brief crosscheck during roll ... MANIFOLD PRESSURE, RPM, AND FUEL FLOW NORMAL BOTH ENGINES [ ] Rotation — at rotation speed per POH ................ ROTATE SMOOTHLY [ ] Landing gear — after positive rate of climb established ... GEAR UP; THREE GREEN EXTINGUISHED; GEAR-IN-TRANSIT LIGHT OUT [ ] Airspeed — climb at or above Vmc; target Vy or Vx per POH ... POSITIVE CLIMB CONFIRMED CLIMB ----- [ ] Airspeed — establish climb speed per POH ........... ON SPEED PER POH [ ] Power — set climb power per POH (manifold pressure and RPM) ... CLIMB POWER SET BOTH ENGINES [ ] Mixtures — adjust per POH for altitude and climb power ... ADJUSTED PER POH [ ] Boost pumps — off when clear of traffic area per POH .... OFF PER POH [ ] Flaps — retract on schedule per POH if takeoff flaps used ... UP; CONFIRMED ON INDICATOR [ ] Engine instruments — monitor both engines throughout climb ... OIL PRESSURE, OIL TEMP, CHT, AND FUEL FLOW WITHIN LIMITS [ ] Fuel balance — check both tank gauges; consider switching tanks if imbalance developing ... WITHIN BALANCE LIMITS PER POH [ ] Altimeter — set to current altimeter setting; transition to 29.92 at transition altitude as applicable ... SET CRUISE ------ [ ] Power — set cruise power per POH (manifold pressure then RPM) ... CRUISE POWER SET; BOTH ENGINES MATCHED [ ] Mixtures — lean per POH for cruise altitude and power setting ... LEANED TO PEAK EGT OR PER POH PROCEDURE [ ] Fuel selectors — confirm tank selection per POH fuel management schedule ... CORRECT TANKS SELECTED; NEITHER SELECTOR IN OFF [ ] Engine instruments — both engines; oil pressure, oil temp, fuel flow, CHT, EGT ... ALL WITHIN NORMAL CRUISE LIMITS PER POH [ ] Fuel quantities — both tanks; compute remaining endurance and compare with plan ... FUEL BURN CONSISTENT WITH PLANNED CONSUMPTION [ ] Alternators and electrical load — both bus voltages and load indicators ... BOTH ALTERNATORS CHARGING; LOADS BALANCED [ ] Vacuum / suction gauge — confirm pressure within operating range ... WITHIN LIMITS PER POH [ ] Autopilot — engage if desired after aircraft is in trim ... ENGAGED OR HAND FLYING [ ] Outside air temperature — monitor for icing conditions ... NOTED; NO ICING CONDITIONS INDICATED DESCENT ------- [ ] Fuel selectors — both engines; confirm active tanks have adequate fuel for approach and alternate ... TANK SELECTION CONFIRMED; FUEL ADEQUATE [ ] Mixtures — enrich per POH as altitude decreases ... ADJUSTED FOR ALTITUDE PER POH [ ] Power — reduce gradually; avoid shock-cooling by keeping power changes gentle ... DESCENT POWER SET PER POH [ ] Engine instruments — confirm CHT not falling below limits during descent ... CHT WITHIN RANGE PER POH [ ] Altimeter — set to current destination altimeter setting ........ SET [ ] ATIS / destination weather — obtain and brief ... OBTAINED; RUNWAY AND APPROACH TYPE NOTED [ ] Avionics — communications and navigation frequencies set for arrival ... SET BEFORE LANDING -------------- [ ] Fuel selectors — both engines; fullest available tank or per POH ... CORRECT TANKS CONFIRMED; NOT OFF [ ] Mixtures — both engines; rich for landing ... RICH (or adjusted for field elevation per POH) [ ] Propellers — both controls full forward for maximum RPM availability ... FULL FORWARD [ ] Boost pumps — both; on for approach per POH .............. ON PER POH [ ] Landing gear — DOWN at or below gear extension speed per POH ... GEAR DOWN; THREE GREEN; HORN SILENT [ ] Flaps — extend to landing position at or below flap extension speed per POH ... FLAPS SET PER POH; INDICATOR CONFIRMED [ ] Seat belts and shoulder harnesses — all occupants ... FASTENED AND SNUG [ ] Landing lights ................................................... ON GEAR CHECK — FINAL ------------------ [ ] Landing gear handle position ................................... DOWN [ ] Three green gear-down indicator lights ... ALL THREE GREEN ILLUMINATED [ ] Gear warning horn — confirm silent at approach power; if sounding, verify gear handle is down ... SILENT (GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED) LANDING ------- [ ] Final approach — stabilised on speed per POH ... ON SPEED AND GLIDEPATH [ ] Gear — confirm three green on short final ............... THREE GREEN [ ] Flares and touchdown — round out over the runway threshold; land on main gear first ... SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN [ ] Throttles — retard to idle at touchdown ...................... CLOSED [ ] Brakes — apply smoothly after mains are firmly on the runway ... APPLIED AS NEEDED [ ] Directional control — maintain centreline with rudder; use nosewheel steering once speed permits ... CONTROLLED GO-AROUND / MISSED APPROACH --------------------------- [ ] Throttles — advance smoothly to full takeoff power on both engines simultaneously ... FULL POWER [ ] Pitch — establish a climb attitude; airspeed at or above Vmc immediately ... POSITIVE CLIMB ATTITUDE; AIRSPEED ABOVE VMC [ ] Flaps — retract to takeoff position on first increment per POH ... TAKEOFF FLAP SETTING [ ] Landing gear — retract after positive rate of climb established ... GEAR UP; IN TRANSIT CONFIRMED [ ] Flaps — retract fully after obstacle clearance and positive climb confirmed ... UP [ ] Airspeed — accelerate to Vy per POH once clear of obstacles ... VY PER POH [ ] ATC — advise of go-around and intentions ................... NOTIFIED AFTER LANDING ------------- [ ] Flaps .................................................. RETRACT — UP [ ] Boost pumps — both ............. OFF (unless POH specifies otherwise) [ ] Transponder ............................... STANDBY OR AS APPROPRIATE [ ] Landing lights ...................... OFF OR TAXI SETTING AS REQUIRED [ ] Mixtures — both engines; adjust to rich for taxi as appropriate ... RICH FOR TAXI (OR PER POH) [ ] Brakes — test gently during taxi clear of runway .......... EFFECTIVE ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND SECURING ---------------------------- [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Avionics master switch .......................................... OFF [ ] Electrical loads — non-essential switches ....................... OFF [ ] Engine cooling — run both engines at idle for a brief cooling period per POH before shutdown ... COOL-DOWN PERIOD COMPLETE [ ] Left mixture — pull to idle cutoff to stop left engine ... IDLE CUTOFF; ENGINE STOPS [ ] Left ignition switch — off after engine stops ................... OFF [ ] Right mixture — pull to idle cutoff to stop right engine ... IDLE CUTOFF; ENGINE STOPS [ ] Right ignition switch — off after engine stops .................. OFF [ ] Master switch ................................................... OFF [ ] Fuel selectors — both ........................................... OFF [ ] Control lock .............................................. INSTALLED [ ] Doors — pilot door and cabin entry door ..... SECURED; WINDOWS CLOSED [ ] Tiedowns and chocks ....................................... INSTALLED [ ] Pitot tube cover .......................................... INSTALLED