Cessna 150 M — Normal Operating Procedures (independently worded) 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: 7b69feeca1a81c08e73ec09cb641db4c33461c2bb13f19390f7a4dcaf2da688a Verify against the aircraft's own approved documentation before use. ======================================================================== PREFLIGHT WALK-AROUND --------------------- [ ] Aircraft documents (airworthiness certificate, registration, POH, weight and balance) ... ON BOARD AND CURRENT [ ] Required placards and markings ................. IN PLACE AND LEGIBLE [ ] Fuel quantity — visually verify each tank ... CONFIRMED MATCHES GAUGES [ ] Fuel caps ................................................... SECURED [ ] Fuel sumps (both tank drains and gascolator) — drain and check for water and correct grade ... CLEAR, CORRECT GRADE [ ] Engine oil level ..................... WITHIN OPERATING RANGE PER POH [ ] Engine compartment — inspect for leaks, loose fittings, bird nests, and foreign objects ... CLEAR AND SECURE [ ] Propeller and spinner — inspect for nicks, cracks, erosion, and security ... SERVICEABLE [ ] Nose gear strut and tire — check inflation and condition ... ADEQUATE AND SECURE [ ] Left main gear strut and tire ................... ADEQUATE AND SECURE [ ] Left wing leading edge, skin, and fuel tank area .......... NO DAMAGE [ ] Left aileron and hinges ............................. FREE, NO DAMAGE [ ] Left wing tip and navigation light ........... SECURE AND SERVICEABLE [ ] Flaps — inspect hinges, actuator, and skin ..... NO DAMAGE, RETRACTED [ ] Tail surfaces — elevator, rudder, hinges, and trim tab ... FREE AND SECURE [ ] Antenna and static wicks (if installed) ........ SECURE AND UNDAMAGED [ ] Right wing — mirror of left side checks ....... NO DAMAGE, ALL SECURE [ ] Right main gear strut and tire .................. ADEQUATE AND SECURE [ ] Pitot tube cover removed, opening clear .... REMOVED AND UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] Static ports — check clear ............................. UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] Tie-down ropes and chocks removed ........................... REMOVED COCKPIT PREPARATION / BEFORE START ---------------------------------- [ ] Pilot and passenger briefing ............................... COMPLETE [ ] Seats — position adjusted for full rudder and brake pedal travel ... ADJUSTED AND LOCKED [ ] Seat belts and shoulder harness ................... FASTENED AND SNUG [ ] All electrical switches ......................................... OFF [ ] Avionics master or individual radio switches .................... OFF [ ] Fuel selector valve ......................................... BOTH ON [ ] Brakes — test for pressure and holding ................ FIRM, HOLDING [ ] Flight controls — check full and free travel correct for inputs ... FREE AND CORRECT [ ] Elevator trim ............................... SET TO TAKEOFF POSITION [ ] Mixture control ................................................ RICH [ ] Carburetor heat .......................................... COLD (OFF) [ ] Circuit breakers ............................................. ALL IN [ ] Doors and windows ................................ CLOSED AND LATCHED ENGINE START ------------ [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Master switch (battery) .......................................... ON [ ] Beacon / rotating anti-collision light ........................... ON [ ] Primer — use as required for conditions; lock after use ... AS REQUIRED, LOCKED [ ] Throttle .................... SLIGHTLY OPEN (APPROXIMATELY HALF INCH) [ ] Visually verify the propeller arc is clear, then call 'CLEAR PROP' [ ] Ignition switch ......................... START, THEN RELEASE TO BOTH [ ] Oil pressure ............ RISES WITHIN 30 SECONDS — IF NOT, SHUT DOWN [ ] Throttle ................................. REDUCE TO IDLE WARM-UP RPM [ ] Ammeter .................................. POSITIVE CHARGE INDICATION [ ] Engine instruments ............................. CHECKED AND IN RANGE AFTER START / BEFORE TAXI ------------------------- [ ] Avionics and radios ........................... ON, SET FOR DEPARTURE [ ] Transponder .............................. SET CODE AND ALTITUDE MODE [ ] Altimeter .......................... SET TO CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING [ ] Directional gyro / heading indicator ........... ALIGNED WITH COMPASS [ ] Engine oil temperature ... WARMING — ALLOW TO REACH MINIMUM BEFORE RUN-UP [ ] ATIS or weather information ................................ OBTAINED [ ] Taxi clearance .............................. OBTAINED OR FIELD CLEAR [ ] Lights — as required for conditions ............................. SET RUN-UP / BEFORE TAKEOFF ----------------------- [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Engine oil temperature and pressure ................... IN GREEN ARCS [ ] Mixture .................. RICH (ADJUST FOR DENSITY ALTITUDE PER POH) [ ] Carburetor heat .......................................... COLD (OFF) [ ] Throttle — advance to run-up power per POH ........... RUN-UP RPM SET [ ] Magnetos — test LEFT, then RIGHT, then BOTH; note RPM drop on each magneto ... DROPS WITHIN POH LIMITS, RETURNS ON BOTH [ ] Carburetor heat — apply and monitor for RPM change, then return to COLD ... SLIGHT RPM DROP (ICE CHECK), THEN COLD [ ] Throttle — reduce to idle and verify idle is smooth ... IDLE SMOOTH AND STABLE [ ] Suction gauge (vacuum) ................................. IN GREEN ARC [ ] Flight controls — final check for free and correct deflection ... FREE AND CORRECT [ ] Flaps — set for departure (select if short-field; normally up) ... SET AS REQUIRED [ ] Elevator trim ...................................... TAKEOFF POSITION [ ] Altimeter and heading indicator ............... SET AND CROSS-CHECKED [ ] Takeoff briefing — abort point, engine-failure action, departure routing ... BRIEFED [ ] Doors and windows ........................................... LATCHED [ ] Parking brake .............................................. RELEASED TAKEOFF ------- [ ] Runway clear — confirm no traffic on final or crossing ........ CLEAR [ ] Transponder ..................................... ALTITUDE (ALT) MODE [ ] Throttle — advance smoothly to full power ................ FULL POWER [ ] Engine instruments at full power ........................... IN RANGE [ ] Maintain directional control with rudder — use right rudder for propeller torque [ ] Lift-off — rotate at airspeed per POH .............. AIRSPEED PER POH [ ] Climb attitude established after lift-off ... BEST RATE OR SHORT-FIELD SPEED PER POH CLIMB ----- [ ] Airspeed — establish normal climb speed per POH ... CLIMB SPEED PER POH [ ] Carburetor heat .............. COLD UNLESS ICING CONDITIONS SUSPECTED [ ] Throttle ................ FULL POWER (OR AS PER POH FOR CRUISE CLIMB) [ ] Mixture ............. RICH OR LEANED PER POH FOR HIGH-ALTITUDE FIELDS [ ] Engine instruments — oil temperature, oil pressure .... IN GREEN ARCS [ ] Trim ..................................... ADJUST FOR HANDS-OFF CLIMB [ ] Scan for traffic and maintain clearing turns as appropriate CRUISE ------ [ ] Throttle — set cruise power per POH performance tables ... CRUISE POWER SET [ ] Carburetor heat — check for suspected icing conditions; otherwise cold ... COLD, OR ON AS REQUIRED [ ] Mixture — lean per POH for altitude and power setting ... LEANED PER POH [ ] Engine instruments — oil temperature, oil pressure, ammeter ... IN RANGE [ ] Fuel quantity — note quantity and check against flight plan burn ... ADEQUATE FOR PLANNED FLIGHT PLUS RESERVE [ ] Trim ...................................... ADJUSTED FOR LEVEL FLIGHT [ ] Altimeter and directional gyro ............ CHECK AND RESET AS NEEDED [ ] Maintain cruise altitude, track, and traffic scan DESCENT ------- [ ] Carburetor heat — apply before reducing power to prevent carburetor icing ... ON BEFORE POWER REDUCTION [ ] Throttle — reduce to descent power setting ........ DESCENT POWER SET [ ] Mixture ...................................... ENRICHEN AS DESCENDING [ ] Altimeter ................................ SET TO DESTINATION SETTING [ ] ATIS / destination weather ................................. OBTAINED [ ] Airspeed — within POH structural limits .... BELOW VA AND VNO PER POH [ ] Engine instruments ......................................... IN RANGE BEFORE LANDING -------------- [ ] Seat belts and shoulder harness .............................. SECURE [ ] Fuel selector valve ......................................... BOTH ON [ ] Mixture ........................................................ RICH [ ] Carburetor heat ....................... ON AS REQUIRED FOR CONDITIONS [ ] Landing light .................................................... ON [ ] Flaps — extend to desired setting for approach type ... AS REQUIRED PER POH [ ] Approach airspeed ............................... ESTABLISHED PER POH [ ] Runway — check clear, confirm wind and runway selection ... CLEAR, CONFIRMED LANDING ------- [ ] Final approach airspeed — maintain stabilised approach ... APPROACH SPEED PER POH [ ] Transition to landing flare — arrest rate of descent and allow aircraft to settle onto the runway [ ] After touchdown, maintain directional control with rudder and allow roll-out [ ] Brakes — apply smoothly as needed; avoid locking wheels ... APPLIED AS REQUIRED [ ] Carburetor heat ................ COLD (OFF) AFTER CONFIRMED ON GROUND [ ] Flaps — retract after clearing the runway ........................ UP GO-AROUND [ABNORMAL] --------------------- [ ] Throttle [MEMORY] ................. FULL POWER — SMOOTH AND IMMEDIATE [ ] Carburetor heat [MEMORY] ................................. COLD (OFF) [ ] Flaps — reduce incrementally to avoid losing altitude [MEMORY] ... RETRACT INCREMENTALLY PER POH [ ] Pitch attitude — establish positive climb ... CLIMB ATTITUDE AND AIRSPEED PER POH [ ] Trim ............................................... ADJUST FOR CLIMB [ ] Announce intentions on radio and re-enter the traffic pattern AFTER LANDING ------------- [ ] Carburetor heat .......................................... COLD (OFF) [ ] Flaps ..................................................... RETRACTED [ ] Landing light ............................... OFF (OR PER PREFERENCE) [ ] Transponder .................................. STANDBY OR AS DIRECTED [ ] Taxi clear of the runway before performing any checklist items SHUTDOWN AND SECURING --------------------- [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Avionics and all electrical accessories ......................... OFF [ ] Throttle ....................................................... IDLE [ ] Allow engine to idle briefly to cool cylinder heads before shutdown [ ] Mixture ................................. IDLE CUTOFF (PULL FULL AFT) [ ] Ignition switch — wait for propeller to stop, then turn off ..... OFF [ ] Master switch (battery) ......................................... OFF [ ] Control lock .............................................. INSTALLED [ ] Fuel selector valve ............... BOTH ON OR OFF PER LOCAL PRACTICE [ ] Tie-downs and chocks ...................................... INSTALLED [ ] Pitot cover ............................................... INSTALLED [ ] Walk around aircraft for post-flight inspection — note any damage, leaks, or discrepancies