# Cessna 172L Skyhawk — c172l_abbreviated_checklist_millstone_valley

> **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 BOTH**
- [ ] Radios & Electrical Equipment — **OFF**
- [ ] Brakes — **TEST & SET**

## STARTING ENGINE

- [ ] Mixture — **RICH**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **COLD**
- [ ] Master Switch — **ON**
- [ ] Prime — **AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Throttle — **OPEN ¼ INCH**
- [ ] Propeller Area — **CLEAR**
- [ ] Ignition Switch — **START (release when engine starts)**
- [ ] Oil Pressure — **CHECK**

## BEFORE TAKEOFF

- [ ] Cabin Doors — **LATCHED**
- [ ] Flight Controls — **FREE & CORRECT**
- [ ] Elevator Trim — **TAKEOFF POSITION**
- [ ] Fuel Shutoff Valve — **ON BOTH**
- [ ] Brakes — **SET**
- [ ] Throttle — **1700 RPM**
    - [ ] Magnetos — **CHECK — 125 MAX DROP / 50 MAX DIFF**
    - [ ] 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**

## TAKE-OFF

**Normal Takeoff**
    - [ ] Wing Flaps — **UP (0)**
    - [ ] Carburetor Heat — **COLD**
    - [ ] Throttle — **FULL OPEN**
    - [ ] Elevator Control — **LIFT NOSE WHEEL AT 65 MPH**
    - [ ] Climb Speed — **80 - 90 MPH**
**Maximum Performance Takeoff**
    - [ ] Wing Flaps — **10 DEGREES**
    - [ ] Carburetor Heat — **COLD**
    - [ ] Brakes — **HOLD**
    - [ ] Throttle — **FULL OPEN**
    - [ ] Brakes — **RELEASE**
    - [ ] Elevator Control — **SLIGHTLY TAIL LOW**
    - [ ] Climb Speed — **68 MPH (with obstacles ahead)**

## ENROUTE CLIMB

- [ ] Airspeed — **80 – 100 MPH**
- [ ] Throttle — **FULL OPEN**
- [ ] Mixture — **RICH (Unless engine is rough)**

## CRUISE

- [ ] Power — **2200 to 2500 (No more than 75%)**
- [ ] Elevator Trim — **ADJUST**
- [ ] Mixture — **RICH BELOW 3000**

## BEFORE LANDING

- [ ] Mixture — **RICH**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **ON (apply before closing throttle)**
- [ ] Airspeed — **70-80 MPH (flaps up)**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **AS DESIRED (below 100 MPH)**
- [ ] Airspeed — **60-70 MPH (flaps down)**

## BALKED LANDING (ABNORMAL)

- [ ] Throttle — **FULL OPEN**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **COLD**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **RETRACT TO 20**
- [ ] Airspeed — **84 MPH**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **RETRACT (slowly)**

## 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 (Normally Not Used)**
- [ ] Radios, Electrical Equipment — **OFF**
- [ ] Mixture — **IDLE CUT-OFF**
- [ ] Magnetos — **OFF**
- [ ] Master Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Control Lock — **INSTALL**
- [ ] Tach/Hobbs Meter — **RECORD**

## C172L Airspeeds (MPH Indicated)

- [ ] Vr — **65**
- [ ] Vx — **68**
- [ ] Vy — **84**
- [ ] Va — **111**
- [ ] Vs — **54**
- [ ] Vso — **47**
- [ ] Vfe — **97**
- [ ] Vno — **147**
- [ ] Vne — **184**
- [ ] Best Glide — **75**
- [ ] Demonstrated X-Wind — **15 Knots**

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full  
Source: Cessna/172L Skyhawk/c172l_abbreviated_checklist_millstone_valley.txt  
Rights: licensed  
Checklist hash: 058d0bb60d02960129e8ce35fc0a8d6548c5a23392a31403130c02c0bbfc4788  
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