Beechcraft Bonanza V35B — 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: a38856325b9b5f84fbe37314288b84566422cff91b9720f75a17adde41d8e48b 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 gauges ... VERIFIED, ADEQUATE FOR FLIGHT WITH REQUIRED RESERVES [ ] Fuel grade and appearance ... CORRECT GRADE PER POH; CLEAR, CORRECT COLOR, NO CONTAMINATION [ ] Fuel caps — both wing tanks .............. SECURELY SEATED AND LOCKED [ ] Fuel sump drains — both wing tanks and gascolator ... SAMPLED; CLEAR, NO WATER OR SEDIMENT [ ] Oil level ................... CHECKED; WITHIN OPERATING RANGE PER POH [ ] Oil filler cap and dipstick ................................. SECURED [ ] Engine cowling — upper and lower panels ... LATCHED SECURELY, NO DAMAGE OR OIL STREAKS [ ] Air induction filter and inlet ............... CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] Exhaust stacks ... SECURE, NO CRACKS OR CARBON DEPOSITS INDICATING LEAK [ ] Propeller blades — both ... NO NICKS, CRACKS, OR DAMAGE; SPINNER SECURE [ ] Nose gear strut extension and tire condition ... PROPER EXTENSION, NO CUTS OR FLAT SPOTS, VALVE STEM INTACT [ ] Nose gear steering linkage and shimmy damper ... VISIBLE, NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE OR LEAKS [ ] Right main gear strut, tire, and wheel fairing ... STRUT PROPERLY EXTENDED, TIRE INFLATED AND SERVICEABLE [ ] Right wing leading edge and upper/lower surfaces ... NO DAMAGE, DEFORMATION, OR CONTAMINATION [ ] Right wing tip and nav light .................. UNDAMAGED, LENS CLEAR [ ] Right aileron — travel, hinges, and pushrod ... FREE, FULL TRAVEL, NO PLAY IN HINGES [ ] Right flap — hinges and surface condition ... SECURE, NO DEFORMATION OR MISSING FASTENERS [ ] Static port — right side (if installed) ...... CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] Fuselage and cabin area — windows, antennas ... NO DAMAGE; ANTENNAS SECURE [ ] V-tail ruddervator surfaces — left and right ... FREE MOVEMENT, SECURE HINGES, NO DAMAGE OR DEFORMATION [ ] V-tail ruddervator control rods and gust locks ... CONTROL RODS ATTACHED; GUST LOCK REMOVED IF INSTALLED [ ] Left aileron and flap — travel and condition ... FREE, FULL TRAVEL, SURFACES UNDAMAGED [ ] Left wing fuel cap and sump drain ... CAP SECURED; SUMP SAMPLED, CLEAR [ ] Left main gear strut, tire, and brake assembly ... STRUT PROPERLY EXTENDED, TIRE INFLATED, BRAKE LINES INTACT [ ] Pitot tube cover removed and tube clear ... COVER REMOVED AND STOWED; TUBE CLEAR [ ] Stall warning vane (if installed) ........ MOVES FREELY, UNOBSTRUCTED COCKPIT PREPARATION / BEFORE START ---------------------------------- [ ] Seats, seat belts, and shoulder harnesses ... ADJUSTED AND LOCKED; OCCUPANTS BRIEFED [ ] Rudder pedals .............................. ADJUSTED FOR PILOT REACH [ ] Flight controls — free and correct movement ... FREE, FULL TRAVEL, CORRECT DIRECTION [ ] Trim — elevator and rudder .................. SET FOR TAKEOFF PER POH [ ] Fuel selector valve .................... FULLEST TANK OR BOTH PER POH [ ] Mixture control ............... RICH (OR PER POH FOR FIELD ELEVATION) [ ] Throttle ....................................... CLOSED; FRICTION SET [ ] Propeller control ........................... FULL FORWARD (HIGH RPM) [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Avionics master switch .................... OFF (BEFORE ENGINE START) [ ] All electrical switches — lighting, pitot heat, etc. ............ OFF [ ] Master switch (battery) .......................................... ON [ ] Fuel quantity gauges ... CHECKED AGAINST VISUAL INSPECTION; CONSISTENT [ ] Gear selector and position indicator ... GEAR DOWN INDICATED; THREE GREEN (IF POWER AVAILABLE) [ ] Flaps ....................................... SET FOR TAKEOFF PER POH [ ] Gyroscopic instruments — suction gauge or electric indicators ... CHECKED, WITHIN LIMITS ENGINE START ------------ ** CAUTION: The IO-520 is fuel-injected; normal start uses no carburetor heat. Hot starts require a specific lean-mixture technique — refer to POH. [ ] Area clear of personnel and obstructions ........ CHECKED; CALL CLEAR [ ] Throttle ....................... OPEN APPROXIMATELY PER POH FOR START [ ] Mixture — cold start fuel prime via mixture or primer per POH ... PRIMED PER POH PROCEDURE [ ] Mixture control — after prime ... IDLE CUTOFF (COLD START) OR RICH (HOT START PER POH) [ ] Ignition switch ............................................... START [ ] Mixture — advance to rich as engine fires ... ADVANCED TO RICH; ENGINE RUNNING SMOOTHLY [ ] Throttle — reduce to idle RPM after start ... IDLE PER POH; ENGINE STABLE [ ] Oil pressure ... RISING WITHIN LIMITS; CHECK WITHIN TIME LIMIT PER POH [ ] Avionics master switch ........................................... ON [ ] Engine instruments — oil temp, oil pressure, fuel flow ... MONITORING; ALL IN RANGE FOR IDLE [ ] Alternator output — ammeter or loadmeter ......... CHARGING INDICATED BEFORE TAXI / AFTER START ------------------------- [ ] Brakes ................ TESTED; FIRM PEDAL PRESSURE, BOTH SIDES EQUAL [ ] Taxi lights .......................................... ON AS REQUIRED [ ] ATIS or weather information ...................... OBTAINED AND NOTED [ ] Altimeter ... SET TO CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING; FIELD ELEVATION CONFIRMED [ ] Heading indicator / directional gyro ... ALIGNED WITH MAGNETIC COMPASS [ ] Engine warm-up — oil temperature reaching operating range ... OIL TEMPERATURE APPROACHING GREEN ARC BEFORE FULL POWER [ ] Clearance — ASOS/ATIS code, departure, transponder code ... RECEIVED AND READBACK CORRECT [ ] Transponder ...................................... ALT MODE; CODE SET RUN-UP / BEFORE TAKEOFF ----------------------- [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Flight controls — final check, free and correct ... FREE, FULL TRAVEL, CORRECT DIRECTION [ ] Elevator trim ............................... SET FOR TAKEOFF PER POH [ ] Fuel selector valve ............ FULLEST TANK OR CORRECT TANK PER POH [ ] Mixture .............. RICH (OR ADJUSTED FOR FIELD ELEVATION PER POH) [ ] Throttle — advance to run-up power per POH ... RUN-UP POWER SET PER POH [ ] Magneto check — both, left, right, back to both ... DROP WITHIN LIMITS PER POH; NO EXCESSIVE ROUGHNESS [ ] Propeller cycle — full forward, reduce RPM, observe drop, advance back to full forward ... RPM DROP NOTED; OIL PRESSURE STABLE; PROP RETURNED FULL FORWARD [ ] Engine instruments at run-up power ... OIL TEMP AND PRESSURE IN GREEN; FUEL FLOW NORMAL [ ] Throttle — reduce to idle and check idle RPM ... IDLE STABLE PER POH; NO ROUGHNESS [ ] Throttle friction .............................. SET TO PREVENT CREEP [ ] Gyroscopic instruments — attitude indicator erect, heading indicator set ... ATTITUDE INDICATOR STABLE; HEADING ALIGNED [ ] Flaps ....................................... SET FOR TAKEOFF PER POH [ ] Gear — position indicator and manual override ... DOWN AND LOCKED — THREE GREEN; OVERRIDE HANDLE STOWED [ ] Landing light and strobes ........................................ ON [ ] Doors and windows ................................ CLOSED AND LATCHED [ ] Departure briefing — engine failure plan, abort point ....... BRIEFED TAKEOFF ------- [ ] Runway heading — align and hold brakes ... ALIGNED; INSTRUMENTS CROSS-CHECKED FOR HEADING [ ] Throttle — advance smoothly to full power ... FULL POWER; INSTRUMENTS CHECKED — OIL PRESSURE, FUEL FLOW, RPM NORMAL [ ] Directional control during roll — rudder as needed ... TRACKING CENTERLINE ** NOTE: The IO-520 is a direct-drive engine; torque and P-factor require right rudder during takeoff roll. [ ] Rotate at Vr per POH ... SMOOTH ROTATION; POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB ESTABLISHED [ ] Gear — retract after positive climb rate confirmed ... GEAR UP; GEAR-IN-TRANSIT LIGHT EXTINGUISHES; GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT OUT [ ] Climb attitude and airspeed — Vy per POH ... PITCH ATTITUDE SET; AIRSPEED CONFIRMED AT Vy [ ] Flaps — retract per POH schedule ... FLAPS RETRACTED; AIRSPEED IN NORMAL RANGE CLIMB ----- [ ] Airspeed — establish Vy or cruise climb speed per POH ... AIRSPEED CONFIRMED [ ] Power — set climb power per POH (manifold pressure and RPM) ... POWER SET PER POH [ ] Propeller — set climb RPM per POH .......................... PROP SET [ ] Mixture — enrich or lean per altitude and POH guidance ... MIXTURE ADJUSTED PER POH FOR ALTITUDE [ ] Engine instruments — oil temp, oil pressure, CHT, fuel flow ... ALL IN GREEN; CHT RISING BUT WITHIN LIMITS [ ] Fuel selector — verify correct tank selected ... CORRECT TANK SELECTED [ ] Altimeter and transponder .... ALTIMETER SET; TRANSPONDER IN ALT MODE [ ] Landing gear position indicator ... THREE GREEN LIGHTS OUT (GEAR UP CONFIRMED) OR INDICATOR SHOWS RETRACTED CRUISE ------ [ ] Power — set cruise power per POH for altitude and desired performance ... MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND RPM SET PER POH [ ] Propeller — set cruise RPM per POH ......................... PROP SET [ ] Mixture — lean for altitude and power setting per POH EGT procedure ... MIXTURE LEANED PER POH; EGT NOTED [ ] Fuel selector — select tank per POH fuel management schedule ... CORRECT TANK; FUEL REMAINING NOTED [ ] Fuel quantity — check both tanks against time flown ... FUEL BURN CONSISTENT WITH POH ESTIMATE [ ] Engine instruments — oil temp, CHT, oil pressure, fuel flow ... ALL WITHIN NORMAL RANGE [ ] Altimeter — reset to current setting ... ALTIMETER RESET; ALTITUDE CONFIRMED [ ] Trim — pitch and rudder adjusted for cruise ... AIRCRAFT IN TRIM; CONTROL PRESSURES ZERO DESCENT ------- [ ] ATIS or current weather at destination ... OBTAINED; RUNWAY IN USE AND WINDS NOTED [ ] Altimeter — reset to destination or current station altimeter setting ... ALTIMETER SET [ ] Mixture — enrichen progressively as altitude decreases per POH ... MIXTURE ADJUSTED FOR ALTITUDE AND POWER [ ] Power — reduce for descent; monitor CHT for shock cooling ... POWER REDUCED GRADUALLY PER POH; CHT WITHIN LIMITS ** CAUTION: Rapid power reduction with cold OAT can cause cylinder shock cooling on the IO-520. Reduce throttle gradually and monitor CHT throughout descent. [ ] Fuel selector — switch to fullest tank or per POH approach fuel plan ... CORRECT TANK SELECTED; QUANTITY ADEQUATE [ ] Cabin heat and defrost — adjust as needed for visibility ... SET AS REQUIRED BEFORE LANDING -------------- [ ] Fuel selector valve .................... FULLEST TANK OR BOTH PER POH [ ] Mixture ........................................................ RICH [ ] Propeller ....... FULL FORWARD (HIGH RPM) — READY FOR GO-AROUND POWER [ ] Landing gear — select DOWN on downwind abeam touchdown point ... GEAR DOWN SELECTED [ ] Gear position indicator — confirm three green ... THREE GREEN — GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED [ ] Gear-unsafe light ...................................... EXTINGUISHED [ ] Flaps — extend per POH for pattern position and speed ... FLAPS EXTENDED PER POH; AIRSPEED WITHIN FLAP LIMIT [ ] Airspeed — establish approach speed per POH ... APPROACH SPEED CONFIRMED PER POH [ ] Seat belts and shoulder harnesses ................. FASTENED AND SNUG [ ] Landing light .................................................... ON GEAR CHECK — FINAL APPROACH --------------------------- (On final approach, mandatory before landing) ** WARNING: GEAR CHECK IS MANDATORY ON EVERY APPROACH. A gear-up landing will cause serious aircraft damage. [ ] Landing gear selector — confirm in DOWN position ...... SELECTOR DOWN [ ] Gear position indicator — three green lights ... THREE GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED [ ] Gear-unsafe light ...................................... EXTINGUISHED [ ] Gear horn — if equipped, verify no horn with gear extended at low power ... NO HORN WITH GEAR DOWN LANDING ------- [ ] Airspeed — maintain Vref or approach speed per POH on final ... AIRSPEED STABILIZED PER POH [ ] Wind correction applied ................. CRAB OR SLIP AS APPROPRIATE ** NOTE: The V-tail ruddervators provide less crosswind control authority than a conventional tail. Plan landing technique accordingly; consult POH crosswind limits. [ ] Threshold crossing — begin flare at appropriate height ... FLARE INITIATED; THROTTLE RETARDING TO IDLE [ ] Touchdown — main gear first for normal landing ... SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN ON MAINS; NOSE HELD OFF BRIEFLY [ ] Directional control after touchdown — rudder pedals ... TRACKING CENTERLINE; NOSE LOWERED SMOOTHLY [ ] Brakes — apply smoothly after nose gear is on ground ... BRAKES APPLIED AS NEEDED; NO SKIDDING [ ] Flaps ... RETRACT AFTER CLEAR OF RUNWAY (OPTIONAL DURING ROLLOUT FOR BRAKING EFFICIENCY PER POH) GO-AROUND --------- [ ] Throttle — advance to full power immediately ... FULL POWER; CONFIRM ENGINE RESPONDING [ ] Propeller — confirm full forward if not already ........ FULL FORWARD [ ] Mixture ........................................................ RICH [ ] Pitch — establish positive climb attitude ... PITCH ATTITUDE INCREASING; POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB [ ] Flaps — retract incrementally per POH; do not retract all at once at low speed ... FLAPS RETRACTING PER POH; AIRSPEED INCREASING [ ] Landing gear — retract after positive rate of climb confirmed ... GEAR UP; THREE GREEN OUT [ ] Airspeed — accelerate to Vy or climb speed per POH ... AIRSPEED AT Vy PER POH [ ] ATC — advise of go-around .............................. ATC NOTIFIED AFTER LANDING ------------- [ ] Flaps — retract after runway is clear ...................... FLAPS UP [ ] Landing light ........................ OFF OR AS APPROPRIATE FOR TAXI [ ] Strobes ............................ OFF AFTER CLEARING ACTIVE RUNWAY [ ] Transponder .................................... STDBY OR GROUND MODE [ ] Mixture — lean for taxi if field elevation requires ... LEANED PER POH FOR GROUND OPERATION SHUTDOWN AND SECURING --------------------- [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Throttle — idle for engine cool-down per POH before shutdown ... IDLING AT SPECIFIED TIME PER POH [ ] Avionics master switch .......................................... OFF [ ] Electrical loads — all non-essential switches ................... OFF [ ] Mixture — pull to idle cutoff; engine stops ... IDLE CUTOFF; ENGINE STOPS CLEANLY [ ] Ignition switch .............................. OFF AFTER ENGINE STOPS [ ] Master switch ................................................... OFF [ ] Fuel selector valve ........... OFF (IF PLACARDED; OTHERWISE PER POH) [ ] Control lock / gust lock ... INSTALLED TO PROTECT RUDDERVATOR SURFACES [ ] Wheel chocks .............................................. INSTALLED [ ] Pitot tube cover .......................................... INSTALLED [ ] Aircraft secured — tie-downs and cover as appropriate ... SECURED PER LOCAL CONDITIONS [ ] Flight log and Hobbs/tach time recorded .................... RECORDED