# Cessna 210_210B Centurion — jochman-clc210b

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

> **content_gap**: Section "Maximum Performance Take-Off" item count differs between passes (9 vs 10); verify nothing was dropped.

## Aircraft Performance Speeds

> **NOTE:** VS0 – Landing configuration stall at gross weight, power off     57 MPH
> **NOTE:** VS1 – Cruise configuration stall at gross weight, power off      65 MPH
> **NOTE:** VR       60 MPH
> **NOTE:** VX – Best Angle of Climb Speed       69 MPH
> **NOTE:** VY – Best Rate of Climb Speed        105 MPH
> **NOTE:** VFE – Max. Flap Extension 0-10º      160 MPH
> **NOTE:** VFE – Max. Flap Extension 10-40º     110 MPH
> **NOTE:** VLE – Max. Landing Gear Extension    160 MPH
> **NOTE:** VA – Maneuvering Speed    132 MPH
> **NOTE:** VNO – Top of Green Arc    190 MPH
> **NOTE:** VNE – Red Line – Never Exceed        225 MPH
> **NOTE:** VL/D     95 MPH

## Aircraft Specifications

> **NOTE:** Maximum Gross Weight     3000 LBS
> **NOTE:** Basic Empty Weight (N4345X)   1832 LBS
> **NOTE:** Useful Load (N4345X)     1168 LBS
> **NOTE:** Fuel Capacity (useable)  80 GALS
> **NOTE:** Fuel Consumption 75%@2500’    14.3 GPH
> **NOTE:** Oil Capacity   9-12 QTS
> **NOTE:** Tire Pressure – Nose      45 PSI
> **NOTE:** Tire Pressure – Mains     42 PSI

## Before Starting Engine

- [ ] Preflight — **Complete**
- [ ] Seats and Seat Belts — **Adjust and Lock**
- [ ] Brakes — **Test and Set**
- [ ] Cowl Flaps — **Open**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **Fullest Tank**
- [ ] Lights — **OFF**
- [ ] Circuit Breakers — **Check**
- [ ] Clock — **Set**
- [ ] Altimeter — **Set**
- [ ] Controls — **Free & Correct**
- [ ] Flaps — **Check**
- [ ] Trim — **Set for T/O**
- [ ] Radios and Electrical Equipment — **OFF**
- [ ] Master Switch — **ON**
- [ ] Landing Gear — **Handle Neutral**
    - [ ] Green DN Light — **ON**
- [ ] Landing Gear Lights, Horn — **Press to Test**

## Starting Engine (COLD)

- [ ] Anti-collision Light — **ON**
- [ ] Mixture — **Full Rich**
- [ ] Propeller — **High RPM**
- [ ] Throttle — **Full Open**
- [ ] Propeller Area — **CLEAR**
- [ ] Aux. Fuel Pump Switch — **High for 5 Sec.**
- [ ] Aux. Fuel Pump Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Throttle — **50%**
- [ ] Ignition Key — **Start**
- [ ] Throttle — **Reduce to Idle**
- [ ] Oil Pressure — **Check**
- [ ] Radios — **ON, Check 121.5**
- [ ] Transponder — **Standby**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **Switch Tanks for Taxi**
- [ ] Brakes — **OFF**
- [ ] Toe Brakes — **Check**

## Starting Engine (HOT)

- [ ] Anti-collision Light — **ON**
- [ ] Mixture — **Idle-Cutoff**
- [ ] Propeller — **High RPM**
- [ ] Throttle — **Closed**
- [ ] Propeller Area — **CLEAR**
- [ ] Aux. Fuel Pump Switch — **High for 5 Sec.**
- [ ] Throttle — **Open 1”**
- [ ] Ignition Key — **Start**
- [ ] Mixture — **Push to Full Rich**
- [ ] Throttle — **Set to Idle**
- [ ] Oil Pressure — **Check**
- [ ] Aux. Fuel Pump Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Radios — **ON, Check 121.5**
- [ ] Transponder — **Standby**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **Switch Tanks for Taxi**
- [ ] Brakes — **OFF**
- [ ] Toe Brakes — **Check**

## Before Take-Off

- [ ] Parking Brake — **SET**
- [ ] Cowl Flaps — **Check FULL**
- [ ] Flight Controls — **Free and Correct**
- [ ] Elevator and Rudder Trim — **TAKE OFF**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **Fullest Tank**
- [ ] Throttle Setting — **1700 RPM**
    - [ ] Engine Instruments — **Check**
    - [ ] Ammeter — **Check**
    - [ ] Suction Gauge — **Check (4.6 to 5.4")**
    - [ ] Oil Pressure — **Check**
    - [ ] Oil Temperature — **Check**
    - [ ] Alternator — **Check**
    - [ ] Annunciator Panel — **Check**
    - [ ] Fuel Flow — **Check**
    - [ ] Magnetos — **Check (50 RPM Max diff.)**
    - [ ] Propeller — **Cycle**
    - [ ] Throttle — **Check Idle**
- [ ] Flight Instruments and Radios — **SET**
- [ ] Autopilot or Wing Leveler — **OFF**
- [ ] Cabin Doors, Window — **Closed and Locked**
- [ ] Seat Belts/Harness — **Buckled**
- [ ] Transponder — **ON ALT, Code Set**

## Normal Take-Off

- [ ] Wing Flaps — **0º - 10º**
- [ ] Power — **Full Throttle and 2850 RPM**
- [ ] Mixture — **Lean for Field Elevation**
- [ ] Elevator Control — **Lift nose at 60-70 MPH**
- [ ] Climb Speed — **70 MPH**
- [ ] Brakes — **Apply (when airborne)**
- [ ] Landing Gear — **Retract (in climb out)**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **Retract (obstacles cleared)**

## Maximum Performance Take-Off

- [ ] Wing Flaps — **10º**
- [ ] Brakes — **APPLY**
- [ ] Power — **Full Throttle and 2850 RPM**
- [ ] Mixture — **Lean for Field Elevation**
- [ ] Brakes — **RELEASE**
- [ ] Elevator Control — **Slightly Tail Low**
- [ ] Climb Speed — **64 MPH**
- [ ] Landing Gear and Wing Flaps — **RETRACT (after obstacles are cleared and 90)**
> **NOTE:** Note: Do not reduce power until wing flaps and landing gear have been retracted.

## Normal Climb

- [ ] Airspeed — **120 to 140 MPH**
- [ ] Power — **25" and 2550 RPM**
- [ ] Mixture — **Lean as Necessary**
- [ ] Cowl Flaps — **Open as Required**

## Maximum Performance Climb

- [ ] Airspeed — **105 MPH (sea level) to 100 MPH (10,000')**
- [ ] Power — **Full Throttle and 2700 RPM**
- [ ] Mixture — **Lean for Altitude**
- [ ] Cowl Flaps — **Full Open**

## Cruise

- [ ] Power — **15-25" of MP, 2200-2550 RPM**
- [ ] Power — **no more than 75%**
- [ ] Cowl Flaps — **Open as Required**
- [ ] Elevator and Rudder Trim — **Adjust**
- [ ] Mixture — **Lean for Cruise**

## Let-Down

- [ ] Power — **As Desired**
- [ ] Mixture — **Lean for Smoothness**
    - [ ] Use Full Mixture for Idle Power
- [ ] Cowl Flaps — **Closed**

## Before Landing

- [ ] Fuel Selector — **Fullest Tank**
- [ ] Landing Gear Level — **DOWN (160 MPH)**
- [ ] Landing Gear Light — **GREEN**
- [ ] Mixture — **RICH**
- [ ] Propeller — **HIGH RPM**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **DOWN**
    - [ ] 0º-10º — **below 160 MPH**
    - [ ] 10º-30º — **below 110 MPH**
- [ ] Airspeed — **85-95 MPH (flaps retracted)**
    - [ ] Airspeed — **75-85 MPH (flaps extended)**
- [ ] Elevator Trim — **Adjust**

## Balked Landing (Go Around)

- [ ] Power — **Full Throttle and 2850 RPM**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **Retract to 20º**
- [ ] Upon reaching an airspeed of 90 MPH — **retract flaps slowly**

## Normal Landing

- [ ] Touchdown — **Main Wheels First**
- [ ] Landing Roll — **Lower Nose Wheel Gently**
- [ ] Braking — **Minimum Required**

## After Landing

- [ ] Cowl Flaps — **OPEN**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **RETRACT**
- [ ] Transponder — **OFF**

## Securing Aircraft, Stopping Engines

- [ ] Parking Brake — **SET**
- [ ] Radios and Electrical Equipment — **OFF**
- [ ] Mixture — **Idle Cut-Off**
- [ ] Ignition and Master Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Control Lock — **Installed**

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full  
Source: Cessna/210_210B Centurion/jochman-clc210b.txt  
Rights: licensed  
Checklist hash: b0906a322a90d1f40e4980e78b5c6e5f442395042bf5f7d89322cf9ae3b9fbf4  
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