Cessna 210 N Centurion — 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: 93a29bde8fd53ab7c847cb0d3062c4684ee2f4a8073ba5f5aa778da471db1ee5 Verify against the aircraft's own approved documentation before use. ======================================================================== PREFLIGHT WALK-AROUND --------------------- [ ] Aircraft documents (ARROW) ..................... ON BOARD AND CURRENT [ ] Weight and balance ....................... COMPUTED AND WITHIN LIMITS [ ] Fuel quantity — visually confirm both tanks; compare with gauges ... VERIFIED, ADEQUATE FOR FLIGHT WITH REQUIRED RESERVES [ ] Fuel grade and appearance ... CORRECT GRADE PER POH; COLOR CONSISTENT, NO CONTAMINATION OR WATER [ ] Fuel caps — both tanks ................... SECURELY SEATED AND LOCKED [ ] Fuel sump drains — both wing tanks and gascolator ... SAMPLED; CLEAR, CORRECT COLOR, NO WATER OR SEDIMENT [ ] Fuel vent outlets ............................ CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] Engine oil level ... WITHIN OPERATING RANGE PER POH; FILLER CAP SECURE [ ] Engine compartment — fuel lines, oil lines, turbocharger, intercooler hoses, and wiring ... NO LEAKS, CHAFING, OR LOOSE CONNECTIONS [ ] Induction air inlet and alternate induction door ... CLEAR; DOOR CLOSES AND SEALS PROPERLY [ ] Turbocharger — oil lines, clamps, and turbine housing ... SECURE; NO OIL STAINING OR CRACKS [ ] Exhaust system — stacks, risers, and turbocharger outlet; check for cracks ... NO CRACKS, LOOSE HARDWARE, OR SOOTING [ ] Cowling fasteners ................................ CLOSED AND LATCHED [ ] Propeller blades — nicks, cracks, erosion, and leading edges ... SERVICEABLE [ ] Propeller spinner and hub ......... SECURE, NO CRACKS OR LOOSE SCREWS [ ] Nose gear strut, torque links, and nose tire ... STRUT EXTENDED NORMALLY; TIRE INFLATED AND SERVICEABLE [ ] Pitot tube — cover removed, inlet clear ..... COVER OFF, UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] Static ports — both sides ..................................... CLEAR [ ] Left wing leading edge and upper/lower skin ... NO DEFORMATION, FUEL STAINING, OR IMPACT DAMAGE [ ] Left wing fuel cap and vent .................. CAP LOCKED; VENT CLEAR [ ] Left aileron — hinge pins, balance weight, and full travel ... SECURE; FULL FREE MOVEMENT [ ] Left flap — hinge attachment, actuator, and condition ... SECURE; NO DAMAGE [ ] Left wingtip and navigation/strobe light ..... UNDAMAGED; LENS INTACT [ ] Left main gear — strut extension, tire, brake assembly, and gear door ... STRUT NORMAL; TIRE SERVICEABLE; BRAKES ADEQUATE; DOOR UNDAMAGED [ ] Left gear retraction linkage and up-lock — visible check ... NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE OR LOOSE HARDWARE [ ] Fuselage — antennas, skin condition, and cabin door seals ... SECURE; NO DAMAGE [ ] Horizontal stabilizer, elevator, and trim tab — both sides ... UNDAMAGED; HINGES SECURE; NO EXCESSIVE PLAY [ ] Vertical stabilizer and rudder ... UNDAMAGED; FREE MOVEMENT; NO BINDING [ ] ELT — armed switch and antenna ... ARMED; ANTENNA CONNECTED AND SECURE [ ] Right main gear — strut, tire, brake, and gear door ... STRUT NORMAL; TIRE SERVICEABLE; BRAKES ADEQUATE; DOOR UNDAMAGED [ ] Right flap and aileron — condition and full travel ... SECURE; FULL FREE MOVEMENT; NO DAMAGE [ ] Right wing leading edge, fuel cap, and vent ... NO DAMAGE; CAP LOCKED; VENT CLEAR [ ] Right wingtip and navigation/strobe light .... UNDAMAGED; LENS INTACT [ ] All tiedowns, chocks, and gust locks ........................ REMOVED COCKPIT PREPARATION / BEFORE START ---------------------------------- [ ] POH and weight-and-balance documents ....................... ON BOARD [ ] Seats — adjusted fore/aft and locked; occupant seat belts and shoulder harnesses ... ADJUSTED AND FASTENED [ ] Control lock ....... REMOVED; CONTROLS CHECKED FOR FULL FREE MOVEMENT [ ] Avionics master ................. OFF (before applying battery power) [ ] Master switch (battery) .......................................... ON [ ] Fuel quantity gauges ........... CHECK — agree with visual inspection [ ] Annunciator / warning lights — press-to-test ... ALL ILLUMINATE ON TEST; NONE REMAIN ON AFTER TEST [ ] Landing gear position lights ...... THREE GREEN; GEAR-DOWN INDICATION [ ] Gear warning horn — verify audible with throttle at idle ... HORN SOUNDS WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND THROTTLE REDUCED [ ] Fuel selector ............. FULLEST TANK (or per POH fuel management) [ ] Elevator trim ............................... SET TO TAKEOFF POSITION [ ] Flap position indicator ................................ INDICATES UP [ ] Propeller control ........................... FULL FORWARD (HIGH RPM) [ ] Mixture control ...... RICH (or adjusted per POH for field elevation) [ ] Throttle .......................... CLOSED THEN CRACKED SLIGHTLY OPEN [ ] Alternate air control ............................... CLOSED (NORMAL) [ ] Cowl flaps ..................................................... OPEN [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET ENGINE START ------------ [ ] Propeller arc and surrounding area .... CLEAR — ANNOUNCE 'CLEAR PROP' [ ] Beacon / anti-collision light .................................... ON [ ] Throttle ....................................... CRACKED OPEN PER POH [ ] Mixture ........................ RICH (or per POH for hot/cold start) ** NOTE: Cold start: prime per POH. Hot start: follow manufacturer hot-start procedure — flooding a TSIO-520 is common. [ ] Ignition switch ................... START — RELEASE WHEN ENGINE FIRES [ ] Oil pressure ....... RISES WITHIN 30 SECONDS; INDICATION IN GREEN ARC [ ] Throttle — adjust .......... SET TO IDLE OR LOW WARM-UP POWER PER POH [ ] Avionics master .................................................. ON [ ] Engine instruments — oil temperature, oil pressure, CHT, EGT ... MONITOR; WARM UP BEFORE INCREASING POWER [ ] Alternator output and ammeter ..... CHARGING; AMMETER IN NORMAL RANGE AFTER START / BEFORE TAXI ------------------------- [ ] Radios and avionics — ATIS, clearance, and COM frequencies ...... SET [ ] Transponder ........................ SET CODE; ALTITUDE MODE VERIFIED [ ] Heading indicator ..................... ALIGNED WITH MAGNETIC COMPASS [ ] Altimeter ..... SET TO LOCAL ALTIMETER SETTING; CHECK FIELD ELEVATION [ ] Electrical load — lights, pitot heat, and other equipment ... CHECKED ON AND OFF; AMMETER RESPONDS NORMALLY [ ] Brakes — parking brake release; confirm brake effectiveness ... BRAKES EFFECTIVE [ ] Taxi clearance ......................... OBTAINED IF AT TOWERED FIELD RUN-UP / BEFORE TAKEOFF ----------------------- [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Flight controls — full travel check ................ FREE AND CORRECT [ ] Instruments — airspeed, altimeter, VSI, turn coordinator, attitude indicator, heading indicator ... CHECKED AND SET [ ] Fuel selector ................................ FULLEST TANK (per POH) [ ] Mixture ....................... RICH (or per POH for field elevation) [ ] Cowl flaps ..................................................... OPEN [ ] Engine run-up — advance throttle to run-up power per POH ... POWER SET; ENGINE SMOOTH [ ] Magneto check — left, right, both ... DROP WITHIN LIMITS PER POH; BOTH EQUAL OR NEAR EQUAL; NO ROUGHNESS [ ] Propeller cycle — advance to full forward, then reduce RPM; note drop; advance back ... RPM DROP NOTED; PROP RETURNS TO GOVERNED RPM; OIL CIRCULATED [ ] Manifold pressure — check turbocharger controls at run-up power ... MP STABLE; NO OVERBOOST; WASTEGATE OPERATING NORMALLY PER POH [ ] Engine instruments — oil temperature, oil pressure, CHT, EGT ... ALL IN GREEN; TEMPERATURES ADEQUATE FOR TAKEOFF [ ] Alternate air control ... CLOSED; CHECK POWER LOSS WHEN OPENED (PER POH) [ ] Throttle — reduce to idle; confirm smooth idle ... SMOOTH IDLE; NO ROUGHNESS [ ] Landing gear handle and indicator lights .......... DOWN; THREE GREEN [ ] Flaps ......................... SET PER POH FOR TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION [ ] Elevator trim ............................... SET TO TAKEOFF POSITION [ ] Doors and windows — latched ................................. SECURED [ ] Seats and belts — all occupants ................. SECURED AND UPRIGHT [ ] Departure briefing — runway, obstacles, emergency landing area if engine fails ... COMPLETE TAKEOFF ------- [ ] Transponder ..................................... ALTITUDE MODE (ALT) [ ] Landing lights ................................................... ON [ ] Throttle — advance smoothly to takeoff power ... FULL THROTTLE; MANIFOLD PRESSURE WITHIN LIMITS PER POH [ ] Engine instruments at full power ... RPM AND MP WITHIN LIMITS; ALL INSTRUMENTS IN GREEN [ ] Rotate at Vr ......................................... ROTATE PER POH [ ] Landing gear — retract after positive rate of climb ... GEAR UP; THREE GREEN EXTINGUISHES; GEAR DOORS CLOSE [ ] Airspeed — establish Vx or Vy ............................... PER POH [ ] Flaps — retract when obstacle clearance assured and airspeed within flap retraction range ... RETRACTED CLIMB ----- [ ] Airspeed — set best rate of climb or cruise climb ........... PER POH [ ] Power — reduce to climb power after obstacle clearance ... MP AND RPM SET PER POH CLIMB TABLE [ ] Cowl flaps ....... OPEN; ADJUST AS NEEDED TO KEEP CHT IN NORMAL RANGE [ ] Engine instruments — oil temp, oil pressure, CHT, EGT, MP ... MONITOR; ALL IN GREEN [ ] Landing gear indicator ..... CONFIRM UP AND LOCKED; NO WARNING LIGHTS [ ] Fuel selector — switch tanks per POH fuel management schedule ... PER POH [ ] Mixture — lean as altitude increases per POH ... ADJUSTED PER POH FOR ALTITUDE AND POWER SETTING [ ] Altimeter and heading indicator ......... RECHECK AND RESET AS NEEDED CRUISE ------ [ ] Power — set cruise power ... MP AND RPM PER POH CRUISE TABLE FOR ALTITUDE AND TEMPERATURE [ ] Cowl flaps ......... ADJUST TO MAINTAIN CHT IN NORMAL OPERATING RANGE [ ] Mixture ...... LEANED PER POH — EGT PEAK METHOD OR SPECIFIC PROCEDURE [ ] Engine instruments — oil temp, oil pressure, CHT, EGT, fuel flow, MP ... ALL IN GREEN; MONITOR PERIODICALLY [ ] Fuel quantity — check gauges periodically; compare with planned fuel burn ... CONSISTENT WITH PLANNED CONSUMPTION; ADEQUATE RESERVES [ ] Fuel selector — switch tanks on schedule per POH ... SWITCHED PER POH TO BALANCE FUEL LOAD [ ] Gear position — confirm UP .................... UP; NO WARNING LIGHTS [ ] Altimeter and altimeter setting — update with current ATIS or ATC ... CURRENT SETTING; ALTITUDE CONFIRMED DESCENT ------- [ ] Power — reduce gradually; avoid rapid throttle reductions on turbocharged engine ... POWER REDUCED SMOOTHLY PER POH [ ] Mixture — enrichen progressively as altitude decreases ... ENRICHENED PER POH [ ] Cowl flaps .............. ADJUST TO MANAGE CHT DURING POWER REDUCTION [ ] Engine instruments — CHT and oil temperature ... MONITOR; AVOID SHOCK COOLING FROM RAPID POWER REDUCTION [ ] Fuel selector .................. FULLEST TANK OR PER POH FOR APPROACH [ ] Altimeter setting ... UPDATED WITH CURRENT LOCAL SETTING FROM ATIS OR ATC [ ] Destination weather and runway information ... OBTAINED; APPROACH BRIEFED BEFORE LANDING -------------- [ ] Fuel selector .......................................... FULLEST TANK [ ] Mixture ....................... RICH (or per POH for field elevation) [ ] Propeller ............. FULL FORWARD (HIGH RPM) — ready for go-around [ ] Cowl flaps ..................................................... OPEN [ ] Landing gear — extend; check handle DOWN .................. GEAR DOWN [ ] Gear position indicator lights ... THREE GREEN — GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED [ ] Gear warning horn — confirm operative if throttle reduced ... HORN SOUNDS AT LOW POWER WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND GEAR NOT LOCKED (normal test) [ ] Flaps .............................. SET TO APPROACH POSITION PER POH [ ] Airspeed — stabilize at approach speed ...................... PER POH [ ] Landing light .................................................... ON [ ] Seats and belts — all occupants ................. SECURED AND UPRIGHT GEAR CHECK (FINAL) ------------------ (On final approach, at or before FAF/500 ft AGL) [ ] Landing gear handle ............................................ DOWN [ ] Gear position indicator lights ... THREE GREEN — CONFIRMED DOWN AND LOCKED [ ] Gear warning horn — active if throttle below threshold ... HORN AUDIBLE OR SYSTEM VERIFIED ** NOTE: Do not land without confirming THREE GREEN. If any light is absent or red, execute go-around and follow the Gear Unsafe procedure. LANDING ------- [ ] Final approach airspeed ..................................... PER POH [ ] Gear — three green confirmed ........................ DOWN AND LOCKED [ ] Flaps — full or as required for landing type ................ PER POH [ ] Touchdown — firm but smooth; no ballooning ... MAINS FIRST OR FULL-STALL PER TECHNIQUE AND CONDITIONS [ ] Brakes — apply smoothly after touchdown; avoid nose-wheel first landing ... SMOOTH AND PROGRESSIVE [ ] Rudder steering — maintain directional control during rollout ... POSITIVE CONTROL MAINTAINED GO-AROUND --------- [ ] Throttle — advance smoothly to go-around power ... FULL THROTTLE; MP WITHIN LIMITS PER POH [ ] Propeller .............................................. FULL FORWARD [ ] Mixture ........................................................ RICH [ ] Pitch attitude — establish climb attitude; arrest sink ... POSITIVE CLIMB ESTABLISHED [ ] Flaps — retract incrementally; do not retract all at once from full flaps ... REDUCE TO APPROACH SETTING THEN RETRACT WHEN POSITIVE CLIMB CONFIRMED [ ] Landing gear — retract after positive rate confirmed and landing assured to be impossible ... GEAR UP [ ] Airspeed — accelerate to Vy or climb airspeed ............... PER POH [ ] Cowl flaps ..................................................... OPEN [ ] ATC — advise of go-around .................................. NOTIFIED AFTER LANDING ------------- [ ] Flaps ........................................... RETRACT — VERIFY UP [ ] Landing gear — confirm DOWN; three green ................ THREE GREEN [ ] Cowl flaps .............. OPEN — allow engine to cool before shutdown [ ] Transponder ........................... STANDBY OR AS DIRECTED BY ATC [ ] Landing light ................................................... OFF [ ] Trim — reset to takeoff position ................................ SET SHUTDOWN AND SECURING --------------------- [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Avionics and radios ............................................. OFF [ ] Engine — allow to cool at idle; turbocharger cool-down per POH before shutdown ... IDLED FOR COOL-DOWN PERIOD; TURBO COOLANT FLOW ADEQUATE [ ] Mixture ........................... IDLE CUTOFF — pull to stop engine [ ] Ignition switch .............................. OFF (after prop stops) [ ] Master switch ................................................... OFF [ ] Fuel selector ... OFF (if equipped) or LEFT/RIGHT per owner preference [ ] Control lock .............................................. INSTALLED [ ] Pitot cover ................................. INSTALLED IF APPLICABLE [ ] Gear position — confirm DOWN; chocks placed .... THREE GREEN; CHOCKED [ ] Tiedowns — wings and tail ................................... SECURED [ ] Oil level and visible leaks — post-flight check ... OIL LEVEL NOTED; NO NEW LEAKS [ ] Hobbs and tach — log flight time ........................... RECORDED