# Bellanca 7GCAA Citabria — laura_laster_7GCAA_chk_citabria

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

## Preflight

**Cabin**
- [ ] Magneto Switches — **off**
- [ ] Master and Electrical Switches — **off**
- [ ] Radio Switches — **off**
- [ ] Flight Controls — **unlock and check**
- [ ] Fuel Quantity Gauge — **check**
**Right Wing**
- [ ] Fuel Sump — **drain**
- [ ] Aileron — **check**
- [ ] Navigation Lights — **check**
- [ ] Pitot and Static Tube — **check**
- [ ] Tiedown — **remove**
- [ ] Fuel Quantity — **check quantity**
- [ ] Fuel Caps — **secure**
- [ ] Tire — **check**
- [ ] Brakes — **check**
**Nose**
- [ ] Oil Quantity — **at least 6 quarts**
- [ ] Engine Compartment — **check**
- [ ] Windshield and Windows — **clean**
- [ ] Propeller and Spinner — **check for nicks, security**
- [ ] Fuel Sump — **drain**
- [ ] Cowling — **secure**
**Left Wing**
- [ ] Fuel Sump — **drain**
- [ ] Brakes — **check**
- [ ] Tire — **check**
- [ ] Fuel Quantity — **check quantity**
- [ ] Fuel Caps — **secure**
- [ ] Fuel Vent — **clear**
- [ ] Tiedown — **remove**
- [ ] Navigation Lights — **check**
- [ ] Aileron — **check**
**Empennage**
- [ ] Fuel Sump — **drain**
- [ ] Antennas — **secure**
- [ ] Control Surfaces, Hinges, and Attachments — **check**
- [ ] Control Cables — **check**
- [ ] Rudder Lock — **remove**
- [ ] Tailwheel Assembly — **check**
- [ ] Tire — **check**
**Entire Aircraft**
- [ ] Inspection Covers — **secure**
- [ ] Fabric Integrity — **check**

## Before Starting

- [ ] Passenger Briefing — **complete**
- [ ] Seat Belts — **on**
- [ ] Brakes — **set**
> **NOTE:** hold the brakes with your feet. Do not set the parking brake.
- [ ] Fuel — **on**
- [ ] Mixture — **rich**
- [ ] Prime as required
- [ ] Primer — **locked**
- [ ] Radio and Electrical Switches — **off**
- [ ] Master Switch — **on**
- [ ] Beacon — **on**
- [ ] Control Stick — **full aft**
- [ ] Propeller Area — **clear**
- [ ] Left Magneto Switch — **on**
- [ ] Throttle — **open ¼ to ½ inch**
- [ ] Starter — **engage**
- [ ] Power — **800 – 1000**
- [ ] Right Magneto Switch — **on**
- [ ] Oil Pressure — **check**
- [ ] Mixture — **lean for taxi**
- [ ] Altimeter — **set**
- [ ] Brakes — **test**
- [ ] Radio on, call for taxi

## Before Takeoff

- [ ] Brakes — **set**
- [ ] Mixture — **rich**
- [ ] Control Stick — **full aft**
- [ ] Power — **2000 rpm**
- [ ] Magnetos — **check**
> **NOTE:** Max drop 175 rpm, max difference 50 rpm
- [ ] Carb Heat — **check**
- [ ] Engine Instruments — **check**
- [ ] Power — **Reduce 800 – 1000**
- [ ] Controls — **free and correct**
- [ ] Trim — **set for takeoff**
- [ ] Door and Windows — **latch**
- [ ] Takeoff Performance — **review**
- [ ] Engine Failure Brief — **complete**
- [ ] Transponder — **on altitude**
- [ ] Radio call for takeoff
- [ ] Landing Light — **on**

## Cruise

- [ ] Power — **2400 rpm**
- [ ] Trim — **set**
- [ ] Mixture — **set**
- [ ] Landing Light — **off**

## Before Landing

- [ ] Seat Belts — **secure**
- [ ] Landing Light — **on**
- [ ] Carb Heat — **check**
- [ ] Mixture — **set**
- [ ] Fuel — **on**

## After Landing

- [ ] Landing Light — **off**
- [ ] Transponder — **off**
- [ ] Mixture — **lean for taxi**

## Shutdown

- [ ] Radios and Electrical Switches (except beacon) — **off**
- [ ] Mixture — **idle cutoff**
- [ ] Magneto Switches — **off**
- [ ] Beacon — **off**
- [ ] Master Switch — **off**
- [ ] Aircraft and Controls — **secure**

## Engine Fire During Start (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Starter — **crank engine**
- [ ] Mixture — **idle cutoff**
- [ ] Throttle — **open**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **off**
- [ ] Abandon if fire continues

## Engine Power Loss During Takeoff (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] If sufficient runway remains for a normal landing, land straight ahead.
- [ ] If insufficient runway remains, maintain safe airspeed and make only shallow turns to avoid obstructions.
> **NOTE:** If sufficient altitude has been gained to attempt a restart:
- [ ] Airspeed — **80 mph**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **check on**
- [ ] Mixture — **check rich**
- [ ] Throttle — **full**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **on**
- [ ] Primer — **locked**
- [ ] If power is not regained, proceed with Power Off Landing.

## Engine Power Loss In Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Fuel Selector — **check on**
- [ ] Mixture — **rich**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **on**
- [ ] Engine Gauges — **check for indication**
- [ ] Primer — **check locked**
- [ ] Throttle — **full**
> **NOTE:** When power is restored:
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **off**
- [ ] If power is not restored, prepare for Power Off Landing.

## Power Off Landing (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Locate suitable field.
- [ ] Establish spiral pattern 1000 ft. above field at downwind position for normal landing approach. When field can easily be reached, slow to 80 mph for shortest landing.
> **NOTE:** When committed to landing:
- [ ] Ignition — **off**
- [ ] Master Switch — **off**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **off**
- [ ] Mixture — **idle cutoff**
- [ ] Seat belt and harness — **tight**

## Fire In Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Source of Fire — **check**
**Electrical fire (smoke in cabin):**
- [ ] Master Switch — **off**
- [ ] Cabin Heat — **off**
- [ ] Land as soon as practicable.
**Engine Fire:**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **off**
- [ ] Throttle — **closed**
- [ ] Mixture — **idle cutoff**
- [ ] Heater — **off**
- [ ] Magnetos — **off**
- [ ] Primer — **locked**
- [ ] Proceed with Power Off Landing procedure.

## Loss of Oil Pressure (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Land as soon as possible and investigate cause. Prepare for Power Off Landing.

## High Oil Pressure (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Land at nearest airport and investigate the problem. Prepare for Power Off Landing.

## Alternator Failure (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Verify failure.
- [ ] Reduce electrical load as much as possible.
- [ ] Alternator Circuit Fuses — **check**
- [ ] Master Switch — **off (for 1 second) then on**
> **NOTE:** If no output:
- [ ] Master Switch — **off**
- [ ] Reduce electrical load and land as soon as possible.

## Spin Recovery (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Throttle — **idle**
- [ ] Ailerons — **neutral**
- [ ] Rudder — **full opposite direction of rotation**
- [ ] Control Stick — **forward**
- [ ] Smoothly regain level flight attitude.

## Engine Roughness (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **on**
> **NOTE:** If roughness continues after one minute:
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **off**
- [ ] Mixture — **adjust for max. smoothness**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **check on**
- [ ] Engine Gauges — **check**
- [ ] Magneto Switches — **“L” then “R” then both**
> **NOTE:** if operation is satisfactory on either one, continue on that magneto at reduced power and full “rich” mixture to first airport.
- [ ] Prepare for Power Off Landing.

## Carburetor Icing (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **on**
- [ ] Mixture — **adjust for max. smoothness**

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full  
Source: Bellanca/7GCAA Citabria/laura_laster_7GCAA_chk_citabria.txt  
Rights: licensed  
Checklist hash: d9c5a809465221ebf74867ba1697826045aa4102ddf68150c45d8be67d2b8910  
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