# Cessna 206H Stationair — Normal Operating Procedures

> **NOT FOR FLIGHT** — source fidelity: not_applicable | operational review: none | completeness: normal_only | 1 unresolved safety defect(s)

Normal operating checklist for the Cessna 206H Stationair (2000-present) with Continental IO-540 fuel-injected engine and constant-speed propeller. Does not include numeric limitations — all speeds, power settings, fuel quantities, and weights must be taken from the specific aircraft POH.

> **safety_defect**: Contains no airspeeds, power settings, fuel quantities or other limitations — must come from aircraft POH.
> **content_gap**: Equipment variations exist across this model/variant. Verify items against the specific aircraft before use.

## Preflight Walk-Around

- [ ] Required documents (ARROW) — **AIRWORTHINESS, REGISTRATION, RADIO LICENSE IF REQUIRED, POH/AFM, WEIGHT-AND-BALANCE ON BOARD**
- [ ] Fuel quantity — visually inspect both tanks — **QUANTITY CONFIRMED; ADEQUATE FOR FLIGHT WITH RESERVES**
- [ ] Fuel grade and appearance — sample each tank sump and main strainer — **CORRECT GRADE PER POH; CLEAR, CORRECT COLOR, NO WATER OR SEDIMENT**
- [ ] Fuel caps — both tanks — **SEATED FLUSH AND LOCKED**
- [ ] Engine oil level — **WITHIN OPERATING RANGE PER POH; DIPSTICK RE-SEATED AND SECURED**
- [ ] Engine compartment — hoses, wiring, and baffling visible through oil inspection door — **NO LEAKS; NOTHING LOOSE OR OBSTRUCTED**
- [ ] Induction air inlet and filter — **CLEAR; FILTER CLEAN; ALTERNATE AIR DOOR OPERATES FREELY**
  <sub>The Continental IO-540 is fuel-injected — no carburetor heat. Alternate air draws unfiltered air from inside the cowl when selected.</sub>
- [ ] Propeller blades — leading edges, tips, and faces — **NO NICKS, CRACKS, OR DELAMINATION; BLADES SERVICEABLE**
- [ ] Spinner — **SECURE; NO CRACKS**
- [ ] Nose gear — strut extension, tire, steering linkage, and wheel fairing — **STRUT EXTENDED NORMALLY; TIRE INFLATED AND SERVICEABLE; FAIRING CLEAR OF DEBRIS**
- [ ] Pitot tube — cover removed, inlet unobstructed — **COVER OFF, CLEAR**
- [ ] Static ports — **CLEAR**
- [ ] Stall warning vane — lift to confirm circuit activates — **FUNCTIONING; INLET CLEAR**
- [ ] Cabin door — left side — **HINGES INTACT; LATCHES FUNCTION FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE; SEAL UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Cargo door — right aft — **HINGES INTACT; BOTH UPPER AND LOWER LATCHES SECURE; LOCKING PINS FULLY ENGAGED; SEAL UNDAMAGED**
  <sub>The 206H cargo door is a primary differentiator. Both latches must be independently confirmed. A partially latched cargo door can depart in flight.</sub>
- [ ] Right main gear — strut, tire, and brake assembly — **STRUT NORMAL; TIRE INFLATED AND SERVICEABLE; BRAKE DISC AND CALIPER SERVICEABLE**
- [ ] Right aileron and flap — hinge attachment and travel — **HINGES SECURE; FULL FREE MOVEMENT; NO DAMAGE**
- [ ] Right wingtip and lights — **UNDAMAGED; LENS INTACT**
- [ ] Horizontal stabilizer, elevator, and trim tab — **UNDAMAGED; HINGES SECURE; TRIM TAB ATTACHMENT PIN IN PLACE; NO EXCESSIVE PLAY**
- [ ] Vertical stabilizer and rudder — **UNDAMAGED; FULL FREE MOVEMENT**
- [ ] ELT — switch position and antenna — **ARMED; ANTENNA CONNECTED**
- [ ] Left main gear — strut, tire, and brake assembly — **STRUT NORMAL; TIRE INFLATED AND SERVICEABLE; BRAKE DISC AND CALIPER SERVICEABLE**
- [ ] Left aileron and flap — hinge attachment and travel — **HINGES SECURE; FULL FREE MOVEMENT; NO DAMAGE**
- [ ] Left wingtip and lights — **UNDAMAGED; LENS INTACT**
- [ ] Antennas — all visible — **UNDAMAGED AND SECURE**
- [ ] Tiedowns, chocks, and control lock — **ALL REMOVED**

## Cockpit Preparation / Before Start

- [ ] Passenger and occupant briefing — **SEAT BELTS, DOOR OPERATION, NO SMOKING, EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BRIEFED**
- [ ] Seats — adjusted and locked; seat belts and shoulder harnesses — **ADJUSTED, LOCKED, AND FASTENED FOR ALL OCCUPANTS**
- [ ] Cargo and baggage — weight and balance — **COMPUTED WITHIN LIMITS; CARGO SECURED; CARGO DOOR LATCHED**
- [ ] Control lock — **REMOVED; FLIGHT CONTROLS FREE AND CORRECT**
- [ ] Circuit breakers — **ALL IN — NONE TRIPPED**
- [ ] Avionics master — **OFF BEFORE APPLYING BATTERY**
- [ ] Master switch (battery) — **ON**
- [ ] Fuel quantity gauges — **CROSS-CHECKED WITH VISUAL INSPECTION; CONSISTENT**
- [ ] Annunciator / warning lights — press to test — **ALL ILLUMINATE ON TEST; NONE REMAIN AFTER**
- [ ] Fuel selector — **BOTH**
- [ ] Elevator trim — **SET TO TAKEOFF POSITION PER POH**
- [ ] Flaps — **UP / 0°**
- [ ] Propeller control — **FULL FORWARD**
- [ ] Parking brake — **SET**

## Engine Start

- [ ] Propeller arc and surrounding area — **CLEAR — ANNOUNCE CLEAR PROP**
- [ ] Beacon / anti-collision light — **ON**
> **NOTE:** Continental IO-540 is fuel-injected. Cold start: mixture rich, use boost pump briefly to build fuel pressure, then follow POH priming procedure before engaging starter. Hot start: use POH hot-start technique — typically involves unloading the fuel lines with mixture at cutoff before cranking.
- [ ] Fuel-injected start technique — cold or hot — **FOLLOW POH PROCEDURE FOR CONDITIONS**
- [ ] Starter — engage — **RELEASE KEY PROMPTLY WHEN ENGINE FIRES**
- [ ] Mixture — after engine fires — **ADVANCE SMOOTHLY TO RICH**
- [ ] Oil pressure — **RISING WITHIN 30 SECONDS; IN GREEN ARC**
- [ ] Throttle — set idle — **STABILIZE AT NORMAL IDLE RPM**
- [ ] Alternator output — **CHARGING — AMMETER OR LOADMETER SHOWING POSITIVE OUTPUT**
- [ ] Avionics master — **ON — AFTER ENGINE STABILIZED**

## After Start / Before Taxi

- [ ] ATIS / weather — **OBTAINED; ALTIMETER SETTING NOTED**
- [ ] Altimeter — **SET TO CURRENT SETTING; FIELD ELEVATION CONFIRMED**
- [ ] Heading indicator — **UNCAGED AND ALIGNED WITH MAGNETIC COMPASS**
- [ ] Attitude indicator — **ERECT AND STABLE**
- [ ] Engine instruments — oil pressure, oil temperature, fuel flow — **ALL IN GREEN ARC; NORMAL FOR POWER SETTING**
- [ ] Transponder — **SQUAWK CODE SET; MODE ALT**
- [ ] Navigation and communication radios — **DEPARTURE FREQUENCIES SET**
- [ ] Taxi clearance or advisory call — **OBTAINED OR MADE**
- [ ] Lights — taxi and nav lights — **ON AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Parking brake — release to begin taxi; check brakes immediately — **BOTH BRAKES OPERATIVE**

## Run-Up / Before Takeoff

- [ ] Parking brake — **SET**
- [ ] Flight controls — full deflection check — **FULL AND FREE; MOVEMENT CORRECT TO INPUT**
- [ ] Elevator trim — **SET TO TAKEOFF POSITION**
- [ ] Fuel selector — **BOTH**
- [ ] Fuel quantity — confirm adequate — **ADEQUATE FOR FLIGHT WITH RESERVES**
- [ ] Mixture — **RICH, OR LEANED FOR HIGH-ELEVATION DEPARTURE PER POH**
- [ ] Propeller control — **FULL FORWARD**
- [ ] Throttle — advance to run-up power — **SET TO RUN-UP RPM PER POH**
- [ ] Magneto check — LEFT mag — **NOTE RPM DROP; WITHIN LIMITS PER POH**
- [ ] Magneto check — RIGHT mag — **NOTE RPM DROP; WITHIN LIMITS PER POH; DROP BETWEEN MAGS WITHIN TOLERANCE**
- [ ] Magneto check — return to BOTH — **RPM RESTORES**
- [ ] Propeller governor cycle — reduce RPM — **PULL PROP CONTROL AFT; OBSERVE EXPECTED RPM DROP PER POH**
  <sub>Oil must be at operating temperature before cycling the prop. Cycle at least once to confirm governor response. Advance back to full forward after confirming drop.</sub>
- [ ] Propeller governor cycle — advance to full forward — **RPM RETURNS TO RUN-UP VALUE; PROP CONTROL FULL FORWARD**
- [ ] Engine instruments at run-up power — **OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE IN GREEN; FUEL FLOW WITHIN NORMAL RANGE**
- [ ] Throttle — reduce to idle — **ENGINE IDLES SMOOTHLY WITHOUT STUMBLING**
- [ ] Alternate air — **CONFIRMED CLOSED / NORMAL POSITION**
- [ ] Fuel pump (boost pump) — **ON FOR TAKEOFF PER POH**
- [ ] Flaps — **SET PER POH FOR DEPARTURE TYPE AND CONDITIONS**
- [ ] Doors — cabin and cargo — **CLOSED AND LATCHED; CARGO DOOR LOCKING PINS CONFIRMED ENGAGED**
- [ ] Seat belts and shoulder harnesses — all occupants — **FASTENED AND SNUG**
- [ ] Transponder — **ALT**
- [ ] Runway environment and traffic — **CLEAR; TAKEOFF CLEARANCE OR RIGHT-OF-WAY CONFIRMED**
- [ ] Departure briefing — abort point and emergency intentions — **REVIEWED**

## Takeoff

- [ ] Landing light and strobes — **ON**
- [ ] Throttle — advance smoothly to full power — **FULL POWER; MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND RPM AT EXPECTED VALUES PER POH**
- [ ] Engine instruments — verify on roll — **OIL PRESSURE, FUEL FLOW, AND RPM NORMAL; ABORT IF ANY INDICATION OUT OF LIMITS**
- [ ] Directional control during roll — **CENTERLINE MAINTAINED WITH RUDDER; TORQUE AND P-FACTOR CORRECTED**
- [ ] Rotate — at Vr per POH — **SMOOTH BACK PRESSURE TO LIFT OFF**
- [ ] Positive rate of climb — **CONFIRMED ON VSI**
- [ ] Flaps — retract if extended — **INCREMENTALLY AFTER OBSTACLES CLEARED AND AIRSPEED SAFE PER POH**

## Climb

- [ ] Airspeed — establish climb speed — **BEST RATE OR CRUISE-CLIMB SPEED PER POH**
- [ ] Power — set climb power — **PER POH**
- [ ] Mixture — lean as altitude increases — **ENRICH BELOW DENSITY ALTITUDE REQUIRING LEANING; LEAN PER POH ABOVE**
- [ ] Fuel pump (boost pump) — **OFF ABOVE PATTERN ALTITUDE UNLESS POH REQUIRES OTHERWISE**
- [ ] Engine instruments — CHT, oil temperature, oil pressure — **ALL WITHIN GREEN ARC**
- [ ] Fuel quantity — cross-check gauges — **ADEQUATE REMAINING; CONSISTENT WITH EXPECTED BURN**
- [ ] Heading indicator — **CROSS-CHECKED WITH COMPASS; ADJUSTED IF DRIFTED**

## Cruise

- [ ] Power — set cruise RPM and manifold pressure — **PER POH FOR ALTITUDE AND DESIRED PERFORMANCE**
- [ ] Mixture — lean using EGT — **PER POH CRUISE LEANING TECHNIQUE; FUEL FLOW WITHIN CRUISE RANGE**
- [ ] Trim — adjust for hands-off level flight — **TRIMMED**
- [ ] Engine instruments — monitor throughout cruise — **OIL PRESSURE, OIL TEMPERATURE, CHT ALL IN GREEN ARC**
- [ ] Fuel quantity — cross-check both tanks against time en route — **ADEQUATE WITH RESERVES; BURN RATE CONSISTENT WITH POH**
- [ ] Fuel selector — **BOTH**
- [ ] Altimeter — update setting — **CURRENT SETTING; ALTITUDE VERIFIED**
- [ ] Navigation — position and route plan — **ON TRACK; ALTERNATES ADEQUATE**

## Descent

- [ ] ATIS / destination weather — **OBTAINED; ALTIMETER SETTING NOTED**
- [ ] Altimeter — set destination current setting — **SET; ALTITUDE VERIFIED**
- [ ] Power — reduce gradually — **AVOID PROLONGED IDLE AT HIGH ALTITUDE TO LIMIT SHOCK COOLING RISK**
- [ ] Mixture — enrich as altitude decreases — **PER POH**
- [ ] Fuel selector — **BOTH**
- [ ] Engine instruments — **WITHIN LIMITS DURING POWER REDUCTION**
- [ ] Approach briefing — procedure, runway, frequencies — **REVIEWED; RADIOS SET**
- [ ] Heading indicator — **CROSS-CHECKED WITH COMPASS; CORRECTED IF NEEDED**

## Before Landing

- [ ] Fuel selector — **BOTH**
- [ ] Fuel pump (boost pump) — **ON**
- [ ] Mixture — **RICH**
- [ ] Propeller control — **FULL FORWARD**
- [ ] Flaps — extend to desired setting for approach type and conditions — **SET PER POH**
- [ ] Approach airspeed — **ESTABLISHED PER POH FOR FLAP SETTING AND WEIGHT**
- [ ] Doors — cabin and cargo — **CLOSED AND LATCHED; CARGO DOOR LOCKING PINS CONFIRMED ENGAGED**
- [ ] Seat belts and shoulder harnesses — all occupants — **FASTENED AND SNUG**
- [ ] Landing light — **ON**
- [ ] Runway — in sight, clear of traffic, length adequate — **CONFIRMED**

## Landing

- [ ] Final approach — stabilized by 500 ft AGL — **AIRSPEED AND SINK RATE STABLE PER POH**
- [ ] Flaps — full or selected setting for conditions — **SET PER POH**
- [ ] Runway alignment and crosswind correction — **ON CENTERLINE; WIND CORRECTION APPLIED**
- [ ] Threshold crossing and flare — reduce power smoothly — **FLARE TO NORMAL LANDING ATTITUDE; POWER TO IDLE**
- [ ] Touchdown — main wheels first in normal attitude — **DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MAINTAINED WITH RUDDER**
- [ ] Braking — apply smoothly as needed — **AVOID WHEEL LOCKUP; ADEQUATE FOR AVAILABLE RUNWAY**
- [ ] Clear the active runway before stopping — **TAXI CLEAR; FLAPS UP**

## Go-Around

- [ ] Throttle — **FULL POWER — ADVANCE SMOOTHLY WITHOUT HESITATION**
- [ ] Mixture — **RICH — CONFIRM ALREADY SET**
- [ ] Propeller — **FULL FORWARD — CONFIRM ALREADY SET**
- [ ] Pitch — establish climb attitude; apply right rudder for torque — **ARREST SINK RATE; CLIMBING**
- [ ] Flaps — retract to go-around setting immediately — **INITIAL RETRACT POSITION PER POH**
- [ ] Positive rate of climb confirmed — **VSI AND ALTIMETER INDICATE CLIMB**
- [ ] Flaps — retract fully after obstacles cleared and airspeed safe per POH — **UP**
- [ ] Climb airspeed — Vx or Vy as required — **PER POH**
- [ ] Radio — advise ATC or announce on CTAF — **CALL MADE**

## After Landing / Shutdown and Securing

- [ ] Fuel pump (boost pump) — after clearing runway — **OFF**
- [ ] Transponder — **STANDBY**
- [ ] Flaps — **UP**
- [ ] Landing light — after vacating runway — **OFF**
- [ ] Avionics master — before mixture cutoff — **OFF**
- [ ] Engine — cool at idle before shutdown — **IDLE FOR COOLING PERIOD; OBSERVE CHT DECREASING**
- [ ] Mixture — shut down engine — **PULL TO IDLE CUTOFF; ALLOW ENGINE TO CEASE FIRING COMPLETELY**
- [ ] Throttle — after engine stops — **CLOSED**
- [ ] Magnetos / ignition — **OFF**
- [ ] Master switch (battery) — **OFF**
- [ ] Beacon / anti-collision light — **OFF**
- [ ] Parking brake — **SET**
- [ ] Control lock — **INSTALLED**
- [ ] Cargo door — confirm latches and locking pins fully engaged — **SECURED**
- [ ] Fuel caps — both tanks — **SECURE**
- [ ] Tiedowns — all three points — **SECURED**
- [ ] Pitot cover and cowl plugs — **INSTALLED IF PARKED EXTENDED PERIOD**
- [ ] Post-flight discrepancies — **NOTED IN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG**

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