# Bellanca 8GCBC Scout — Sam_Dawson_8GCBC_ground_checklist

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

> **content_gap**: Section "Shutdown and Securing" item count differs between passes (12 vs 11); verify nothing was dropped.
> **content_gap**: Section "Taxi" item count differs between passes (3 vs 2); verify nothing was dropped.

## Before Starting Engine

- [ ] Preflight Inspection — **Complete**
- [ ] CRM/Passenger Briefing — **Complete**
- [ ] Seats and Seat Belts — **Adjust & Lock**
- [ ] Brakes — **Set**
- [ ] Fuel Shut-Off Valve — **ON**
- [ ] Flaps — **UP**
- [ ] Electrical and Radio Switches — **OFF**
- [ ] Circuit Breakers — **Check In**
- [ ] Carb Heat — **COLD**
- [ ] Mixture — **RICH**

## Starting Engine

- [ ] Throttle — **½-1” Open**
- [ ] Prime — **As Required**
- [ ] Magneto Switches — **BOTH**
- [ ] Master Switch — **ON**
- [ ] Propeller Area — **CLEAR**
- [ ] Starter — **ENGAGE**
- [ ] Throttle — **1000-2000 RPM**
- [ ] Oil Pressure — **CHECK**

## Before Taxi

- [ ] Mixture — **Lean**
- [ ] Throttle — **1000 RPM**
- [ ] Electrical and Radio Switches — **On as needed**
- [ ] ATIS / AWOS — **Receive**
- [ ] Clearance — **Obtain**
- [ ] Avionics / Transponder — **Set / STBY**
- [ ] Flight Instruments — **Check & Set**
- [ ] Engine Instruments — **Check**

## Taxi

- [ ] Brakes & Steering — **Check**
- [ ] Flight Instruments — **Check**


## Before Takeoff

- [ ] Seat Belts — **Secured**
- [ ] Flight Controls — **Free & Correct**
- [ ] Clock — **Check**
- [ ] Fuel Quantity — **Check**
- [ ] Flight Instruments — **Check & Set**
- [ ] Radios / Avionics — **Set for Departure**
- [ ] Fuel Shut off Valve — **ON**
- [ ] Elevator Trim — **Check / Set**
- [ ] Mixture — **Enrichen**
- [ ] Throttle — **1800 RPM**
- [ ] Mixture — **Set for Takeoff**
- [ ] Magnetos — **Check
(-175±50)**
- [ ] Propeller — **Check**
- [ ] Engine Instruments / Ammeter — **Check**
- [ ] Vacuum — **Green Arc**
- [ ] Throttle — **Idle / 1000 RPM**
- [ ] Cabin Doors — **Closed & Locked**
- [ ] Lights (except taxi/takeoff) — **ON**

## Shutdown and Securing

- [ ] Avionics — **Off**
- [ ] Exterior Lights (except beacon) — **Off as Required**
- [ ] Throttle — **1000 RPM**
- [ ] Mixture — **Idle Cut Off**
- [ ] Magneto Switches — **Off**
- [ ] Master Switch — **Off**
- [ ] Fuel Shutoff Valve — **OFF**
- [ ] Controls — **Secure w/ lapbelt**
- [ ] Post Flight Inspection — **Accomplish**
- [ ] Internal and External Covers — **Install**
- [ ] Tiedowns and Chocks — **Install**


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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full  
Source: Bellanca/8GCBC Scout/Sam_Dawson_8GCBC_ground_checklist.txt  
Rights: licensed  
Checklist hash: 7fb1796dbc58d28d81f14d3fb120e0f215087df250b0337599a99b2b1856aadc  
Verify against the aircraft's own approved documentation before use.