Cessna 206H Stationair — Normal Operating Procedures 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: 74bcf9dc4527aba5004f88c76b23d5a7f7bbb5e4c0f26458543dcf3dbb021076 Verify against the aircraft's own approved documentation 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 [ ] 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 [ ] 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 [ ] 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