Beechcraft Bonanza A36 — 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: 06f8d9132b413fe28b2ee141c5eb9dbcbc27dd62f63699bd29cdb6a47042b4e1 Verify against the aircraft's own approved documentation before use. ======================================================================== PREFLIGHT WALK-AROUND --------------------- [ ] Aircraft documents (ARROW) ..................... ON BOARD AND CURRENT [ ] Weight and balance ....................... COMPUTED AND WITHIN LIMITS [ ] Fuel quantity — visually confirm both tanks; compare with fuel gauges ... VERIFIED; ADEQUATE FOR FLIGHT WITH REQUIRED RESERVES PER POH [ ] Fuel grade and appearance — sample fuel cap and gascolator sumps ... CORRECT GRADE PER POH; CLEAR, NO WATER OR SEDIMENT [ ] Fuel caps — both tanks ................... SECURELY SEATED AND LOCKED [ ] Fuel sump drains — left tank, right tank, and gascolator ... SAMPLED; CLEAR AND FREE OF CONTAMINATION [ ] Engine oil level — dipstick checked and cap secured ... WITHIN OPERATING RANGE PER POH; CAP SECURE [ ] Engine compartment — fuel injection lines, oil lines, hoses, and wiring ... NO LEAKS, CHAFING, OR LOOSE CONNECTIONS [ ] Induction air filter and induction inlet ... UNOBSTRUCTED; FILTER CLEAN [ ] Exhaust stacks and heat muffs ... NO CRACKS, LOOSE HARDWARE, OR CARBON SOOTING [ ] Cowling — all fasteners .......................... CLOSED AND SECURED [ ] Propeller blades — leading edges, tips, and faces for nicks, cracks, or erosion ... SERVICEABLE [ ] Propeller spinner and back plate ... SECURE; NO CRACKS OR LOOSE SCREWS [ ] Nose gear — strut extension, torque links, shimmy damper, and nose tire ... STRUT INFLATED NORMALLY; TIRE SERVICEABLE; HARDWARE SECURE [ ] Nose gear doors and retraction linkage .... NO DAMAGE; LINKAGE SECURE [ ] Pitot tube — cover removed, inlet clear ..... COVER OFF; UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] Static ports — both sides of fuselage ........ CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] 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 rod, and condition ... SECURE; NO DAMAGE [ ] Left wingtip — nav light and strobe lens ..... UNDAMAGED; LENS INTACT [ ] Left main gear — strut extension, tire condition and inflation, brake assembly, and gear door ... STRUT NORMAL; TIRE SERVICEABLE; BRAKES ADEQUATE; DOOR UNDAMAGED [ ] Fuselage — skin condition, antennas, baggage door latched, and cabin door seals ... NO DAMAGE; ANTENNAS SECURE; DOORS LATCHED [ ] 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 beacon and lighting ........................ LENS INTACT; SECURE [ ] ELT — armed switch position and antenna connection ... ARMED; ANTENNA CONNECTED [ ] Right main gear — strut, tire, brakes, and gear door ... STRUT NORMAL; TIRE SERVICEABLE; BRAKES ADEQUATE; DOOR 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 [ ] Tiedowns, chocks, and any gust locks .................... ALL REMOVED COCKPIT PREPARATION / BEFORE START ---------------------------------- [ ] POH — aboard and accessible ................................ ON BOARD [ ] Seats — position adjusted and seat-back locked; seat belts and shoulder harnesses ... ADJUSTED, LOCKED, AND FASTENED [ ] Control lock ................................................ REMOVED [ ] Flight controls — full travel check ................ FREE AND CORRECT [ ] Avionics master switch .......... OFF (before applying battery power) [ ] Master switch (battery) .......................................... ON [ ] Fuel quantity gauges ...... CHECK — consistent with visual inspection [ ] Annunciator panel — press-to-test ... ALL LAMPS ILLUMINATE ON TEST; NONE REMAIN LIT AFTER TEST [ ] Landing gear position indicators ... THREE GREEN; DOWN-AND-LOCKED CONFIRMED [ ] Gear warning horn — confirm audible with throttle retarded ... HORN SOUNDS [ ] Fuel selector ...... LEFT OR RIGHT (fullest tank or 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 by position indicator [ ] Propeller control ........................... FULL FORWARD (high RPM) [ ] Mixture control ...... RICH (or adjusted per POH for field elevation) [ ] Throttle ......................... CLOSED, THEN CRACKED SLIGHTLY OPEN [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET ENGINE START ------------ [ ] Area around aircraft — clear of persons and obstructions ...... CLEAR [ ] Fuel selector ................... LEFT OR RIGHT — confirm ON; not OFF [ ] Mixture .................. RICH (or as required per POH for altitude) ** CAUTION: The IO-550 is fuel-injected. Use the starting procedure (prime with boost pump, then start) specific to cold or hot engine conditions per the POH. [ ] Boost pump — energise briefly for cold-start fuel prime per POH ... ON MOMENTARILY THEN OFF; FUEL FLOW CONFIRMED [ ] Throttle ....................... CRACKED OPEN PER POH START PROCEDURE [ ] Ignition switch .............................. START — engage starter [ ] Oil pressure — confirm rise after start ... RISING WITHIN LIMITS PER POH [ ] Throttle — after engine fires ............ REDUCE TO IDLE RPM PER POH [ ] Mixture — after start ... ADJUST PER POH (RICH for normal ground ops) [ ] Avionics master switch ........................................... ON [ ] Alternator — check charging indication ... CHARGING; AMMETER/LOADMETER INDICATES NORMALLY AFTER START / BEFORE TAXI ------------------------- [ ] Oil pressure and oil temperature ........ WITHIN NORMAL RANGE PER POH [ ] Engine instruments — vacuum, fuel flow, cylinder head temperature ... ALL INDICATING NORMALLY [ ] Flight instruments — gyro instruments erecting, altimeter set ... ALTIMETER SET TO CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING; GYROS ERECT [ ] Heading indicator — aligned with magnetic compass ........... ALIGNED [ ] Navigation and communication radios ... FREQUENCIES SET; VOLUMES ADJUSTED [ ] Transponder ................................. SET AND IN STANDBY MODE [ ] Lights — taxi and position lights as required .......... ON AS NEEDED [ ] Parking brake ............................ RELEASE WHEN READY TO TAXI RUN-UP / BEFORE TAKEOFF ----------------------- [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Flight controls — full travel ............. FREE AND CORRECT MOVEMENT [ ] Trim tabs — elevator, rudder, and aileron ... SET FOR TAKEOFF PER POH [ ] Fuel selector .............. FULLEST TANK OR PER POH; CONFIRM NOT OFF [ ] Mixture .............. RICH (or adjusted for field elevation per POH) [ ] Engine run-up — advance throttle to run-up power per POH ... RPM STABILISED AT RUN-UP SETTING [ ] Magneto check — left, right, and both ... RPM DROP ON EACH MAG WITHIN LIMITS PER POH; NO EXCESSIVE SPREAD [ ] Propeller cycle — advance to full forward, reduce RPM to observe drop, then advance back to full ... RPM DROP NOTED; OIL CIRCULATES; CONTROL RETURNS SMOOTHLY [ ] Propeller control — after cycle ... FULL FORWARD (high RPM) FOR TAKEOFF [ ] Engine instruments at run-up power ... OIL PRESSURE, OIL TEMP, FUEL FLOW, CHT ALL WITHIN LIMITS [ ] Annunciator panel ................ NO AMBER OR RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED [ ] Throttle — reduce to idle after run-up ... SMOOTH IDLE; ENGINE DOES NOT STUMBLE [ ] Landing gear handle — confirm DOWN position ... DOWN; THREE GREEN INDICATORS [ ] Flaps — set for takeoff ... TAKEOFF POSITION PER POH; INDICATOR CONFIRMED [ ] Doors and windows ............................... LATCHED AND SECURED [ ] Seat belts and shoulder harnesses — all occupants .......... FASTENED [ ] Departure briefing and abort criteria ...................... REVIEWED [ ] Transponder ............................................ ALT (mode C) TAKEOFF ------- [ ] Runway — confirm clear, correct heading ....... CLEAR; CORRECT RUNWAY [ ] Landing lights ................................................... ON [ ] Mixture ............. RICH OR AS REQUIRED PER POH FOR FIELD ELEVATION [ ] Propeller .............................................. FULL FORWARD [ ] Throttle — apply smoothly to full power ... FULL POWER; ENGINE INSTRUMENTS IN GREEN [ ] Directional control during roll — rudder ... MAINTAIN RUNWAY CENTRELINE [ ] Airspeed — verify indication as aircraft accelerates ... ALIVE AND INCREASING [ ] Rotate — lift off at rotation speed ......... ROTATE SMOOTHLY PER POH [ ] Landing gear — retract after positive rate of climb confirmed ... GEAR UP; TRANSITION TO THREE RED THEN LIGHTS OUT [ ] Flaps — retract per POH after positive climb established ... UP; INDICATOR CONFIRMED CLIMB ----- [ ] Airspeed — establish climb speed ... PER POH (Vy or Vx as appropriate) [ ] Throttle and manifold pressure .................. CLIMB POWER PER POH [ ] Propeller — adjust RPM for climb .................. CLIMB RPM PER POH [ ] Mixture — adjust for altitude during climb ... LEANED PER POH OR EGT; ENRICH AS NEEDED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN [ ] Landing gear handle and indicators ................ UP AND LIGHTS OUT [ ] Flaps .............................................. UP AND CONFIRMED [ ] Engine instruments — oil pressure, oil temperature, CHT, fuel flow ... ALL WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS PER POH [ ] Fuel selector — monitor tank balance; switch per POH fuel management schedule ... APPROPRIATE TANK SELECTED [ ] Altimeter and heading indicator ..................... SET AND CHECKED CRUISE ------ [ ] Throttle — set cruise manifold pressure ........ CRUISE POWER PER POH [ ] Propeller — set cruise RPM ....................... CRUISE RPM PER POH [ ] Mixture — lean to best power or best economy per operating conditions ... LEANED PER POH AND EGT [ ] Fuel selector — alternate tanks per POH fuel management schedule ... APPROPRIATE TANK SELECTED; BALANCE MAINTAINED [ ] Engine instruments ... OIL PRESSURE, OIL TEMPERATURE, CHT, AND FUEL FLOW WITHIN LIMITS [ ] Fuel quantity — both tanks checked periodically ... ADEQUATE REMAINING FUEL; BOTH TANKS NOTED [ ] Trim — all three axes adjusted for hands-off flight ... AIRCRAFT IN TRIM [ ] Navigation — position confirmed against plan ... ON COURSE; ESTIMATED TIMES UPDATED [ ] Weather — ATIS, PIREPs, or in-flight weather checked enroute ... WEATHER REVIEWED; DESTINATION CONDITIONS ACCEPTABLE DESCENT ------- [ ] Mixture — enrich gradually as altitude decreases ... ENRICHED PER POH AND ALTITUDE [ ] Throttle — reduce power smoothly for descent ... DESCENT POWER PER POH; AVOID SHOCK COOLING [ ] Fuel selector — confirm appropriate tank selected ... LEFT OR RIGHT (per POH; NOT OFF) [ ] Engine instruments — monitor throughout descent ... ALL WITHIN LIMITS; CHT COOLING RATE ACCEPTABLE [ ] ATIS — obtain destination weather and runway information ... INFORMATION RECEIVED; ALTIMETER SETTING NOTED [ ] Altimeter ...................... SET TO DESTINATION ALTIMETER SETTING [ ] Heading indicator — verify alignment with compass ........... ALIGNED [ ] Approach briefing — runway, expected pattern, and any special procedures ... BRIEFED BEFORE LANDING -------------- [ ] Fuel selector — select fullest or specified tank ... LEFT OR RIGHT PER POH; CONFIRM NOT OFF [ ] Mixture ............ RICH (or as required by field elevation per POH) [ ] Propeller ................................... FULL FORWARD (high RPM) [ ] Landing gear — extend at or below gear operating speed (Vlo) ... GEAR DOWN; THREE GREEN CONFIRMED [ ] Gear warning horn — verify silent with throttle advanced ... HORN SILENT AT CRUISE POWER; SOUNDS ON THROTTLE REDUCTION IF GEAR UP [ ] Flaps — extend per POH for approach type ... FLAP POSITION SET; INDICATOR CONFIRMED [ ] Seat belts and shoulder harnesses — all occupants .......... FASTENED [ ] Landing lights ................................................... ON GEAR CHECK ---------- [ ] Landing gear handle position ................................... DOWN [ ] Gear position indicators — three green lights ... THREE GREEN — CONFIRMED DOWN AND LOCKED ** CAUTION: Verify gear down on every approach, even after a touch-and-go or go-around. Gear-up landings are the leading mishap for retractable-gear aircraft. LANDING ------- [ ] Final approach airspeed ... PER POH FOR WEIGHT AND FLAP CONFIGURATION [ ] Three green gear lights — confirm before threshold ... THREE GREEN CONFIRMED [ ] Flaps — confirm landing position ......... FLAPS AT SELECTED POSITION [ ] Runway alignment — touch down on centreline ........... ON CENTRELINE [ ] Touchdown — main wheels first, then nose wheel lowered smoothly ... SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN; NOSE WHEEL LOWERED UNDER CONTROL [ ] Brakes — apply after nose wheel is on the runway ... BRAKING AS NEEDED; SMOOTH AND EVEN [ ] Mixture — leave rich through landing roll for go-around capability ... RICH GO-AROUND / MISSED APPROACH --------------------------- [ ] Throttle ................................ FULL POWER — apply smoothly [ ] Mixture ........................................................ RICH [ ] Propeller .............................................. FULL FORWARD [ ] Pitch — establish positive climb attitude ... CLIMB ATTITUDE; AIRSPEED TO Vy PER POH [ ] Flaps — retract incrementally per POH; do not raise all at once from full flaps ... STAGED RETRACTION PER POH [ ] Landing gear — retract after positive rate of climb established ... GEAR UP; CONFIRMED [ ] Airspeed — transition to normal climb speed after obstacles cleared ... PER POH [ ] ATC — advise of go-around as appropriate .................... ADVISED AFTER LANDING ------------- [ ] Flaps ................................................. RETRACT TO UP [ ] Transponder ........................... STANDBY OR AS DIRECTED BY ATC [ ] Landing lights .................................... OFF OR AS DESIRED [ ] Mixture — lean to taxi setting if taxiing long distance on fuel-injected engine ... LEANED AS APPROPRIATE PER POH [ ] Fuel selector — note which tank is selected for shutdown planning ... CONFIRM SELECTED TANK [ ] Brakes — test gently during initial taxi from runway ...... EFFECTIVE SHUTDOWN AND SECURING --------------------- [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Avionics master switch .......... OFF (before killing alternator/bus) [ ] Throttle — reduce to idle for cool-down period per POH ... IDLE; ENGINE COOLING AT LOW POWER [ ] Mixture ....................... IDLE CUTOFF — pull to shutdown engine [ ] Ignition switch — after engine stops ............................ OFF [ ] Master switch ................................................... OFF [ ] Fuel selector ... LEFT OR RIGHT (not OFF unless required by local procedures or extended storage) [ ] Control lock .............................................. INSTALLED [ ] Pitot cover ............................................... INSTALLED [ ] Hobbs/tach — record flight time .............................. LOGGED [ ] Squawks — note any discrepancies for maintenance ... REVIEWED AND LOGGED AS NEEDED [ ] Aircraft — tied down and chocked as required ................ SECURED