# Cessna 182P Skylane — chris_leary_cessna182p_checklist

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

## EXTERIOR INSPECTION

- [ ] AROW DOCS
- [ ] Plug in Headsets
- [ ] Remove Wheel Lock
- [ ] Master — **ON**
- [ ] Gyros — **LISTEN**
- [ ] Lights — **ON**
- [ ] Pito Heat — **ON**
- [ ] Flaps — **LOWER**
- [ ] 1) Lights — **CHECK**
- [ ] 2) Pito Tube — **CHECK**
- [ ] Master — **OFF**
**LEFT**
- [ ] Static Port — **CHECK**
- [ ] Fuel Strainer — **CHECK**
- [ ] Aileron — **CHECK**
- [ ] Flap — **CHECK**
- [ ] Strut / LDG Gear — **CHECK**
- [ ] Fuselage — **CHECK**
- [ ] Antennas — **CHECK**
- [ ] H Stabaliser — **CHECK**
- [ ] Elevator — **CHECK**
- [ ] Rudder — **CHECK**
**RIGHT**
- [ ] Fuselage — **CHECK**
- [ ] Strut / LDG Gear — **CHECK**
- [ ] Flap — **CHECK**
- [ ] Aileron — **CHECK**
- [ ] Fuel Strainer — **CHECK**
- [ ] Static Port — **CHECK**
- [ ] Oil — **CHECK**
- [ ] Cowl flap — **CHECK**
**FRONT**
- [ ] Nose / Prop — **CHECK**
- [ ] Air Vents — **CHECK**
- [ ] Nose Gear — **CHECK**
> **NOTE:** CHECK FUEL

## PRE START CHECK LIST

> **NOTE:** GET IN
- [ ] Adjust Seat
- [ ] Seat Belt
- [ ] Lap Board
- [ ] Close Door  (open window)
- [ ] Parking Break — **ON**
- [ ] Avionics / Lights — **OFF**
- [ ] Strobe — **ON**
- [ ] Circuit Breakers — **IN**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **BOTH**
- [ ] Cowl Flaps — **OPEN (closed cold)**
- [ ] Trim (both) — **T/O**
- [ ] Carb Heat — **IN/OFF**
- [ ] Prime (as needed) — **(2/3 ish)**
> **NOTE:** ^ - In and locked

## ENGINE START

- [ ] Visual — **CLEAR**
- [ ] Master — **ON**
- [ ] Flaps — **UP**
- [ ] Mix/Prop — **IN**
- [ ] Throttle — **1/4 IN**
- [ ] YELL  CLEAR — **CLEAR**
- [ ] Starter — **ENGAGE**
- [ ] Tach — **1000 RPM**
- [ ] Oil Pres. / Gages — **GREEN**
- [ ] Lights — **ON**
- [ ] Avionics Switch — **ON**
- [ ] ATIS
- [ ] FREQUENCIES: -Ground, -ATC, -Flight Following
> **NOTE:** CHECK  FUEL  GAGES
> **NOTE:** TAXI >
> **NOTE:** CHECK   BREAKS

## RUN UP

- [ ] Parking Break — **SET**
- [ ] Doors/Windows — **LOCKED**
- [ ] Flight Controls — **FREE**
- [ ] Insruments — **GREEN**
- [ ] Auto Pilot — **OFF**
- [ ] Mixture — **IN / FULL**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **BOTH**
- [ ] Cowel Flaps — **OPEN**
- [ ] Throttle — **1700 RPM**
- [ ] Magnetos  L/R (150 RPM drop max) — **CHECK**
- [ ] Carb Heat — **CYCLE**
- [ ] Prop — **CYCLE (3times)**
- [ ] Ammeter — **CHECK charge**
- [ ] Vacuum — **CHECK**
- [ ] Throttle — **IDOL**
- [ ] Flaps — **10***
- [ ] Carb Heat — **IN**
- [ ] Trim — **SET**
- [ ] FREQUENCIES  /  CLOCK
- [ ] Heading Bug — **SET**
- [ ] VOR — **SET**
- [ ] Figure 7 visual check — **FLOOR – DASH**
- [ ] HOLD SHORT – GET CLEARANCE
- [ ] LIGHTS  / CAMERA  / ACTION
- [ ] Landing Light — **ON**
- [ ] Transponder — **ON**
- [ ] FULL Power — **(Glance Instruments)**

## TAKE OFF / CLIMB

- [ ] Rotate     Vr — **50kts / 60mph**
- [ ] Climb           Vy — **80kts / 90mph (rt. rudr)**
- [ ] (Climb)           Vx — **(60kts / 70mph) 20* Flaps**
> **NOTE:** ----Lift Off----
- [ ] Touch Breaks — **LIFT OFF**
- [ ] Landing Gear — **RETRACT**
> **NOTE:** ---500 AGL---
- [ ] FLAPS — **UP**
- [ ] LANDING LIGHTS — **OFF**
- [ ] ENROUTE CLIMB — **100KTS/110MPH**
- [ ] TRIM — **TRIM**

## CRUISE    (140 kts / 150mph)

- [ ] 1) THROTTLE — **SET 22” – 24” MP**
- [ ] 2) PROP — **SET 2200 – 2400 RPM**
> **CAUTION:** avoid low RPM with high MP
- [ ] OPEN FLIGHT PLAN
- [ ] VOR — **SET**
> **NOTE:** [4000 ft or higher]
- [ ] Mixture — **SET/LEAN**
- [ ] Carb Heat — **Still OFF**
- [ ] Cowl Flaps — **CLOSED**
- [ ] Headings: N E — **ODD + 500**
- [ ] Headings: S W — **EVEN + 500**

## DECENT  /  APPROACH

- [ ] ATIS — **10 miles out**
- [ ] ATC / TRAFFIC — **8 miles out**
- [ ] Altimeter — **ADJUST**
- [ ] AIRSPACE — **5 miles out**

## BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST

- [ ] Seat Belts — **FASTEN**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **BOTH**
- [ ] MIX / PROP — **IN / FULL**
- [ ] Master/Mags — **ON**
- [ ] Engine Gages — **Green**
- [ ] Auto Pilot — **OFF**
> **NOTE:** Enter pattern at TPA (don’t decend into it)
> **NOTE:** Power for climb/decend, Pitch for speed
**DOWNWIND ......,,,,,,,,,,,,TPA**
- [ ] Power/Speed — **ADJUST 130kts / 140mph**
- [ ] Flaps — **10***
- [ ] LANDING GEAR — **DOWN   GREEN**
- [ ] Abeam touchdown — **15” MP**
- [ ] Carb Heat — **ON**
**TURN  BASE ..................700  ft AGL**
- [ ] Power/Speed — **ADJUST 95  kts**
- [ ] Flaps — **20***
- [ ] VSI — **500 fpm**
**TURN  FINAL ...............500  ft AGL**
- [ ] Flaps — **FULL***
- [ ] Power/Speed — **ADJUST 80  kts**
- [ ] VSI — **500 fpm**
> **NOTE:** [RUDDER CONTROL]
> **NOTE:** [WATCH "P" FACTOR]
- [ ] Pull Throttle when the runway is made

## GO AROUND

- [ ] Full Throttle
- [ ] Flaps — **10***
- [ ] Carb Heat — **IN / OFF**
- [ ] Cowl Flaps — **OPEN**

## AFTER LANDING CHECKLIST

- [ ] Flaps — **RETRACT**
- [ ] Carb Heat — **IN / OFF**
- [ ] Landing Light — **OFF**
- [ ] Cowl Flaps — **OPEN**
- [ ] Trim — **T/O**

## SHUT DOWN

- [ ] Carb Heat — **OFF**
- [ ] Avionics Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Mix, Mags, Master — **CUT / OFF**
- [ ] Lights / Fuel Pump — **OFF**
- [ ] Cowl Flaps — **CLOSED**
> **NOTE:** Readings: [HOBBS/TACH]

## READINGS

- [ ] Vr — **50kts / 60mph**
- [ ] Vs — **50kts / 60mph**
- [ ] Full flaps — **40kts / 50mph**
- [ ] Vso   LGD Gear — **50kts / 60mph**
- [ ] Vs1 — **55kts / 65mph**
- [ ] Vy — **80kts / 90mph**
- [ ] Vx — **60kts / 70mph**
- [ ] Vfe — **95kts / 110mph**
- [ ] Va — **110kts / 125mph**
- [ ] Vno — **140kts / 160mph**
- [ ] Vne — **175kts / 195mph**
- [ ] MAX GROSS WEIGHT — **2950 lbs.**
> **NOTE:** Models after “P”         3100 lbs.
- [ ] APPROACH SPEED Flaps Up — **75kts / 85mph**
- [ ] APPROACH SPEED Flaps Down — **65kts / 75mph**

## ENGINE FAILURE / TAKE OFF ROLL (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Throttle — **CLOSED**
- [ ] Breaks — **ON**
- [ ] Mix, Mags, Master — **CUT / OFF**

## ENGINE FAILURE / TAKE OFF (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Pitch Best Glide — **70kts**
- [ ] Mix, Mags, Master — **CUT / OFF**

## ENGINE FAILURE / IN FLIGHT (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Best Glide — **70kts**
- [ ] Best Field
- [ ] Carb Heat — **ON**
- [ ] Mix, Mags, Master — **ON**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **BOTH**
- [ ] RESTART !
> **NOTE:** NO:
- [ ] Mix, Mags, Master — **CUT / OFF**
- [ ] Seat Belt — **ON**

## ENGINE FIRE AT START UP (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Keep Cranking
> **NOTE:** IF STARTS
- [ ] Throttle — **1800rpm**
- [ ] Mix, Mags, Master — **OFF**
> **NOTE:** IF NO START
- [ ] Throttle — **FULL**
- [ ] Mix — **CUT OFF**
- [ ] Mags — **keep cranking**
- [ ] GET GAS OUT OF LINE
- [ ] Mix, Mags, Master — **CUT / OFF**

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full  
Source: Cessna/182P Skylane/chris_leary_cessna182p_checklist.txt  
Rights: licensed  
Checklist hash: de8581cf85b32334cb31f51304d48c9267db069bc3bc463b6484705bbb1b1f06  
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