# Bell 206 _ 206B _ 206L Skywagon _ Super Skywagon — aid_smith_bell_206_checklist

> **NOT FOR FLIGHT** — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full

> **content_gap**: Section "After Landing / Shutdown" item count differs between passes (11 vs 10); verify nothing was dropped.
> **content_gap**: Section "Other Emergencies" item count differs between passes (21 vs 20); verify nothing was dropped.

## Initial

- [ ] Batt — **On**
- [ ] Fuel — **Check**
- [ ] Fuel Boost — **Out**
- [ ] CBs
- [ ] Anti-Col — **On**
- [ ] Batt — **Off**

## Exterior

- [ ] Surfaces — **Condition**
- [ ] Batt — **Connected**
- [ ] Levels — **Correct**
- [ ] Hatches — **Secure**
- [ ] Drains — **Clear**
- [ ] Tx Temp Plate — **Colour Check**
- [ ] Filters — **Check**
- [ ] Filler Caps — **Secure**
- [ ] G'box Mounts — **Check**
- [ ] TR Drive — **Free splines**
- [ ] Blades — **Free & positioned**

## Interior

- [ ] General — **Condition**
- [ ] Fire Extinguisher — **Check**
- [ ] Headsets — **Sufficient**
- [ ] Lifejackets — **Sufficient**
- [ ] Pax Brief Cards — **Sufficient**
- [ ] Co-pilot Controls — **Removed?**
- [ ] Co-pilot Harness — **Secure?**
- [ ] Cabin Loading — **Correct**
- [ ] Doors — **Secure**

## Pre-Start

- [ ] Harness — **Secure**
- [ ] Pedals — **Adjusted**
- [ ] Controls — **Full & Free**
- [ ] Throttle — **Full & Free, Closed**
- [ ] Avionics — **Off**
- [ ] Electrics — **Off, except Anti-Col**
- [ ] Batt — **Off (Extnl Start)**
- [ ] Wander Light — **Off**
- [ ] Heater — **Off**
- [ ] Firewall Shutoff — **Open**
- [ ] Rotor Brake — **Off**
- [ ] CBs — **In except gyros**
- [ ] Warnings — **Test**
- [ ] TOT Light — **Test (if fitted)**
- [ ] Fuel Boost Pumps — **Check & On**
- [ ] OAT — **Note**
- [ ] Instruments — **Check**
- [ ] Fuel Valve — **On & Guarded**
- [ ] Hyd Switch — **On**
- [ ] Ant-Ice — **Off**
- [ ] Landing Light — **Off**
- [ ] Throttle — **Closed**
- [ ] Collective — **Down**

## Engine Start

- [ ] Rotors — **Clear & Untied**
- [ ] Starter — **Engage & Hold**
- [ ] Oil Pressure — **Rising**
- [ ] TOT — **<150 ºC**
- [ ] By 25 % N1 — **Rotor Turning**
- [ ] 58 % N1 — **Release Starter**
- [ ] Throttle — **Assist through yellow**
- [ ] Ts & Ps — **Check**
- [ ] 60-62% N1 — **Idle for 1 min**
- [ ] Ext Pwr — **Out/Batt On**
- [ ] Throttle — **Open to 70 % N1**
- [ ] Gen — **On, Check Load**
- [ ] Caution CB — **In**
- [ ] Avionics & Electrics — **On**
- [ ] Hyd Switch — **Off, Check Runaway**

## Engine Run-Up

- [ ] Hyd System — **Check**
- [ ] Anti-Ice — **Check**
- [ ] Throttle — **Idle, N1 61-63% in 3 Secs**
- [ ] Throttle — **Fully Open**

## Pre Take-Off

- [ ] CBs — **In**
- [ ] Fuel — **Check**
- [ ] Ts & Ps — **Check**
- [ ] Instruments — **Set & Aligned**
- [ ] Warning Lights — **Out**
- [ ] Lights — **A/R**
- [ ] Radios — **A/R**
- [ ] Flotation Gear — **A/R**
- [ ] Doors & Harnesses — **Secure**
- [ ] Frictions — **Adjust**
- [ ] Throttle — **Fully Open**

## After Take-Off

- [ ] Hover Power — **Check Perf**
- [ ] Ts & Ps — **Check**
- [ ] NR — **100%**

## En-Route / Cruise

- [ ] Fuel — **Sufficient**
- [ ] Warning Lights — **Clear**
- [ ] Ts & Ps — **Check**
- [ ] DG — **Aligned**
- [ ] Altimeter — **Setting**
- [ ] Anti-Ice — **A/R, check OAT**

## After Landing / Shutdown

- [ ] Collective — **Down**
- [ ] Throttle — **Idle for 2 mins**
- [ ] Frictions — **On**
- [ ] Avionics & Electrics — **Off**
- [ ] Anti-Ice & Heater — **Off**
- [ ] Throttle (2 mins) — **Close, hold**
- [ ] Boost Pumps — **Off**
- [ ] 30-38% — **Rotor Brake**
- [ ] Batt — **Off**
- [ ] Rotor — **Tie Down**
**Bell 206 Checklist**

## Warning Lights (ABNORMAL)

**Batt Hot (Temp > 140 ºF)**
- [ ] Batt — **Off**
- [ ] Land — **ASAP**
**Engine Out (Audio, N1<55%)**
- [ ] Autorotation — **Establish**
- [ ] Investigate Failure — **If Time**
- [ ] Passengers — **Warn**
- [ ] EOL — **Complete**
**Rotor Low ROM (Audio)**
- [ ] Pitch — **Reduce**
- [ ] Throttle — **Check Open**
**Trans Temp (Temp > Red Line)**
- [ ] Ts & Ps — **Check**
- [ ] Power — **Reduce**
- [ ] Land — **ASAP**
**Trans Temp (Px below minimum)**
- [ ] Pressure Gauge — **Check**
- [ ] Land — **ASAP**
**Gen Fail**
- [ ] Gen Switch — **Reset & On**
- [ ] Loadshed — **A/R < 6000 ft**
- [ ] Land — **ASA Practical**
**Fuel Filter (Clogged)**
- [ ] Land — **ASA Practical**
- [ ] Filter — **Clean**
**Chip - Eng, Trans or T/R**
- [ ] Land — **ASAP**
**Batt Temp (Temp > 130ºF)**
- [ ] Batt — **Off until Light Out**
**Fuel Pump (One or Both Inoperative)**
- [ ] CBs — **Check**
**Single Fail:**
- [ ] Altitude — **Below 6000 ft**
- [ ] Land — **ASA Practical**
**Double Fail:**
- [ ] Land — **ASAP**

## Other Emergencies (EMERGENCY)

**Engine Fire On Ground**
- [ ] Throttle — **Close to Shutoff**
- [ ] Starter — **Motor**
- [ ] Fuel Valve — **Off**
- [ ] Ignition CB — **Out**
**Engine fire In Flight**
- [ ] Throttle — **Close to Shutoff**
- [ ] Autorotation — **Establish**
- [ ] Passengers — **Warn**
- [ ] Fuel Valve — **Off**
- [ ] Boost Pumps — **Off**
- [ ] R/T — **Transmit Mayday**
- [ ] EOL — **Complete**
**Hydraulic System Failure**
- [ ] Airspeed — **61 - 69 kts**
- [ ] Hydraulic CB — **Out**
**Not Restored:**
- [ ] Hydraulic CB — **In**
- [ ] Hyd Switch — **Off**
- [ ] Land — **ASA Practical**
**Bell 206 Checklist**

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full  
Source: Bell/206 _ 206B _ 206L Skywagon _ Super Skywagon/aid_smith_bell_206_checklist.txt  
Rights: licensed  
Checklist hash: e87d6f61b5b4ad4b0b7b2bee1f759212ba38a5b99a448cfc15115859bb4e27a8  
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