# Cessna 150 Commuter — c150_abbreviated_millstone_valley_flight_school

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

## BEFORE STARTING ENGINE

- [ ] Exterior Preflight — **COMPLETE**
- [ ] Tach/Hobbs Meter — **RECORD**
- [ ] Seats, Belts, Harnesses — **ADJUST & LOCKED**
- [ ] Fuel Shutoff Valve — **ON**
- [ ] Radios & Electrical Equipment — **OFF**
- [ ] Brakes — **TEST & SET**

## STARTING ENGINE

- [ ] Mixture — **RICH**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **COLD**
- [ ] Master Switch — **ON**
- [ ] Prime — **AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Throttle — **OPEN 1/4 INCH**
- [ ] Propeller Area — **CLEAR**
- [ ] Ignition Switch — **START**
  <sub>Release when engine starts.</sub>
- [ ] Oil Pressure — **CHECK**

## BEFORE TAKEOFF

- [ ] Cabin Doors — **LATCHED**
- [ ] Flight Controls — **FREE & CORRECT**
- [ ] Elevator Trim — **TAKEOFF POSITION**
- [ ] Fuel Shutoff Valve — **ON**
- [ ] Brakes — **SET**
- [ ] Throttle — **1700 RPM**
    - [ ] Magnetos — **CHECK**
    - [ ] Carburetor Heat — **CHECK FOR RPM DROP**
    - [ ] Engine Instruments and Ammeter — **CHECK**
    - [ ] Suction Gauge — **CHECK**
- [ ] Flight Instruments and Radio — **SET**
- [ ] Throttle Friction Lock — **ADJUST**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **AS REQUIRED**

## TAKEOFF

**Normal Takeoff**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **UP (0)**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **COLD**
- [ ] Throttle — **FULL OPEN**
- [ ] Elevator Control — **LIFT NOSE WHEEL**
- [ ] Climb Speed — **70-80 MPH**
**Maximum Performance Takeoff**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **UP (0)**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **COLD**
- [ ] Brakes — **HOLD**
- [ ] Throttle — **FULL OPEN**
- [ ] Brakes — **RELEASE**
- [ ] Elevator Control — **SLIGHTLY TAIL LOW**
- [ ] Climb Speed — **70 MPH (with obstacles ahead)**

## ENROUTE CLIMB

- [ ] Airspeed — **75 - 85 MPH**
- [ ] Throttle — **FULL OPEN**
- [ ] Mixture — **RICH**
  <sub>Unless engine is rough.</sub>

## CRUISE

- [ ] Power — **2000 to 2750**
  <sub>No more than 75%.</sub>
- [ ] Elevator Trim — **ADJUST**
- [ ] Mixture — **LEAN**

## BEFORE LANDING

- [ ] Mixture — **RICH**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **ON**
  <sub>Apply before closing throttle.</sub>
- [ ] Airspeed — **70-80 MPH (flaps up)**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **AS DESIRED**
- [ ] Airspeed — **60-70 MPH (flaps down)**

## BALKED LANDING

- [ ] Throttle — **FULL OPEN**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **COLD**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **RETRACT TO 20**
- [ ] Airspeed — **65 MPH**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **RETRACT**
  <sub>Slowly.</sub>

## NORMAL LANDING

- [ ] Touchdown — **MAIN WHEELS FIRST**
- [ ] Landing Roll — **LOWER NOSE WHEEL GENTLY**
- [ ] Braking — **MINIMUM REQUIRED**

## AFTER LANDING

- [ ] Wing Flaps — **UP**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **COLD**
- [ ] Unnecessary Equipment — **OFF**

## SECURING AIRCRAFT

- [ ] Parking Brake — **SET**
- [ ] Radios, Electrical Equipment — **OFF**
- [ ] Mixture — **IDLE CUT-OFF**
- [ ] Magnetos — **OFF**
- [ ] Master Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Control Lock — **INSTALL**
- [ ] Tach/Hobbs Meter — **RECORD**

## C150G/C150L Airspeeds (MCAS)

- [ ] Vr — **55**
- [ ] Vx — **70**
- [ ] Vy — **78**
- [ ] Va — **109**
- [ ] Vs1 — **55**
- [ ] Vso — **48**
- [ ] Vfe — **100**
- [ ] Vno — **120**
- [ ] Vne — **162**
- [ ] Glide — **70**
- [ ] XW demo — **15**

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full  
Source: Cessna/150 Commuter/c150_abbreviated_millstone_valley_flight_school.txt  
Rights: licensed  
Checklist hash: e3b84b0a05f52782736aeccbaaec6bc37fe52341a7e373b1829f1e53c02f28db  
Verify against the aircraft's own approved documentation before use.