# Grumman Tiger — jochman-cltiger

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

> **content_gap**: Section "Electrical Systems Preflight" item count differs between passes (27 vs 7); verify nothing was dropped.
> **content_gap**: Section "Preflight Inspection" item count differs between passes (94 vs 9); verify nothing was dropped.

## Aircraft Performance Speeds

- [ ] VS0 – Landing configuration stall at gross weight, power off — **53 KIAS**
- [ ] VS1 – Cruise configuration stall at gross weight, power off — **56 KIAS**
- [ ] VR — **50-55 KIAS**
- [ ] VR (Short Field) — **55 KIAS**
- [ ] VX – Best Angle of Climb Speed — **70 KIAS**
- [ ] VY – Best Rate of Climb Speed — **90 KIAS**
- [ ] VFE – Max. Flap Extension — **103 KIAS**
- [ ] VA – Maneuvering Speed — **112 KIAS**
- [ ] VNO – Top of Green Arc — **143 KIAS**
- [ ] VNE – Red Line – Never Exceed — **174 KIAS**
- [ ] VL/D – Max. Glide — **72 KIAS**
- [ ] Max. Partial Canopy Open — **113 KIAS**
- [ ] Max. Demonstrated X-wind — **16 knots**

## Aircraft Specifications

- [ ] Maximum Gross Weight — **2400 LBS**
- [ ] Fuel Capacity (useable) — **51 GALS**
- [ ] Oil Capacity — **6-8 Qts.**

## Engine Failure During Takeoff Run (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Throttle — **IDLE**
- [ ] Brakes — **APPLY**
- [ ] Mixture — **IDLE CUT-OFF**
- [ ] Ignition Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Master — **OFF**

## Engine Failure Immediately After Takeoff (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Airspeed — **65-75 KIAS**
- [ ] Mixture — **IDLE CUT-OFF**
- [ ] Fuel Selector Valve — **OFF**
- [ ] Ignition Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Master — **OFF**

## Engine Failure During Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Airspeed — **72 KIAS**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **ON**
- [ ] Fuel Selector Valve — **SWITCH TANKS**
- [ ] Mixture — **RICH**
- [ ] Master Switch — **ON**
- [ ] Auxiliary Fuel Pump — **ON**
- [ ] Throttle — **OPEN ¼ INCH**
- [ ] Ignition Switch — **BOTH**
- [ ] Primer — **IN & LOCKED**
- [ ] Starter — **PRESS if propeller is stopped**

## Engine Landing w/o Engine Power (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Airspeed — **72 KIAS**
- [ ] Radio — **MAYDAY on 121.5 MHz**
- [ ] Mixture — **IDLE CUT-OFF**
- [ ] Fuel Selector Valve — **OFF**
- [ ] Ignition Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Master Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Canopy — **UNLATCH**
- [ ] Touchdown — **SLIGHTLY NOSE HIGH**
- [ ] Brakes — **AS REQUIRED**

## Precautionary Landing With Engine Power (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Airspeed — **72 KIAS**
- [ ] Radio — **ADVISE ATC**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Emergency Landing Field — **SELECT**
- [ ] Radio & Electrical Switched — **OFF**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **DOWN (Final Approach)**
- [ ] Airspeed — **65 KIAS**
- [ ] Master Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Canopy — **UNLATCH**
- [ ] Touchdown — **SLIGHTLY NOSE HIGH**
- [ ] Ignition Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Brakes — **AS REQUIRED**

## Ditching (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Radio — **MAYDAY on 121.5 MHz**
- [ ] Heavy Objects — **SECURE**
- [ ] Flaps — **DOWN**
- [ ] Approach (High Winds, Heavy Seas) — **INTO THE WIND**
- [ ] Approach (Light Winds, Heavy Swells) — **PARALLEL TO SWELLS**
- [ ] Power — **350 FPM DESCENT at 65 KIAS**
- [ ] Canopy — **FULLY OPEN**
- [ ] Face — **CUSHION**
- [ ] Airplane — **EVACUATE**
- [ ] Life Vests and Raft — **INFLATE**

## Engine Fire in Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Mixture — **IDLE CUT-OFF**
- [ ] Fuel Selector Valve — **OFF**
- [ ] Master Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Cabin Heat and Air — **OFF**
- [ ] Airspeed — **115 KIAS**
- [ ] Forced Landing — **EXECUTE**

## Engine Fire During Start On Ground (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Cranking — **CONTINUE**
**If Engine Starts:**
- [ ] Power — **1800 RPM for a few minutes**
- [ ] Engine — **SHUTDOWN & INSPECT**
    - [ ] Fuel Selector — **OFF**
    - [ ] Master Switch — **OFF**
    - [ ] Ignition Switch — **OFF**
**If Engine Fails to Start:**
- [ ] Passengers — **EVACUATE**
- [ ] Engine — **SECURE**
    - [ ] Mixture — **IDLE CUT-OFF**
    - [ ] Master Switch — **OFF**
    - [ ] Ignition Switch — **OFF**
    - [ ] Fuel Selector Valve — **OFF**
- [ ] Fire — **EXTINGUISH**

## Electrical Fire in Flight (EMERGENCY)

**If fire is in engine compartment:**
- [ ] Master Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Vents/Cabin Air/Heat — **OFF/CLOSED**
- [ ] Land — **AS SOON AS POSSIBLE**
**If fire is in cockpit:**
- [ ] Master Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] All Other Switch except Ignition Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Vents/Cabin Air/Heat — **OFF/CLOSED**
- [ ] Fire Extinguisher — **ACTIVATE**
**If fire appears out and electrical power necessary to continue flight:**
- [ ] Master Switch — **ON**
- [ ] Circuit Breakers — **CHECK**
    > **NOTE:** Do not reset faulty circuit
- [ ] Radio/Electrical Switches — **ON**
    > **NOTE:** One at a time, with delay to locate fault
- [ ] Vents/Cabin Air/Heat — **OPEN when fire is out**

## Cabin Fire (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Master Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Vents/Cabin Air/Heat — **CLOSED**
- [ ] Fire Extinguisher — **ACTIVATE**
> **WARNING:** After discharging an extinguisher within a closed cabin, ventilate the cabin.
- [ ] Land — **AS SOON AS POSSIBLE**

## Wing Fire (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Navigation Light Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Pitot Heat Switch (if installed) — **OFF**
- [ ] Land — **AS SOON AS POSSIBLE**

## Icing (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Pitot Heat Switch (if installed) — **ON**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **ON as required**
> **NOTE:** Continuous engine operation with carburetor heat on is not recommended due to the decrease in engine efficiency. If severe icing conditions require extended use of carburetor heat the engine mixture should be leaned during use of carburetor heat.
- [ ] Cabin Heat — **ON**
- [ ] Defrosters — **OPEN**
- [ ] Engine — **INCREASE RPM**
    > **NOTE:** Do not exceed red line and periodically change RPM to minimize ice buildup on propeller blades.
- [ ] Turn back or change altitude — **AS REQUIRED**
  <sub>Obtain outside air conditions that are less likely to cause icing.</sub>
- [ ] If icing continues — **PLAN LANDING**
  <sub>Plan a landing at the nearest airport. Under extremely rapid icing conditions select a suitable emergency landing site.</sub>

## Icing (continued) (EMERGENCY)

> **WARNING:** With an ice accumulation on or near the wing leading edges a higher stalling speed may be expected. Plan all maneuvers accordingly.
- [ ] Airspeed – If possible increase airspeed and fly at a higher than normal cruise speed until a landing is begun. — **INCREASE**
- [ ] Approach for landing at a higher airspeed than normal depending on amount of ice accumulation.
- [ ] Flaps — **UP**
- [ ] Land — **SLIGHTLY NOSE HIGH**

## Landing With a Flat Main Tire (ABNORMAL)

- [ ] Wing Flaps — **AS DESIRED**
- [ ] Elevator Control — **NOSE HIGH**
- [ ] Aileron Control — **BANK TOWARD GOOD TIRE**
- [ ] Touchdown — **GOOD TIRE FIRST**
    > **NOTE:** Hold airplane off flat tire as long as possible

## Landing With a Flat Nosewheel Tire (ABNORMAL)

- [ ] Wing Flaps — **AS DESIRED**
- [ ] Elevator Control — **NOSE HIGH**
- [ ] Touchdown — **HOLD NOSE GEAR OFF**
    > **NOTE:** Hold nose gear off runway as long as possible
- [ ] Brakes — **USE CAUTIOUSLY**
    > **NOTE:** Allow airplane to roll to a stop if possible

## Electrical Power Supply System Malfunctions (ABNORMAL)

**Ammeter Shows Discharge**
- [ ] Alternator Circuit Breaker — **CHECK**
    > **NOTE:** Wait 15 seconds before reset
- [ ] Field Circuit Breaker — **CHECK**
- [ ] If Field Circuit Breaker is tripped, land as soon as practical.
- [ ] If Field Circuit Breaker is not tripped, and ammeter continues to show discharge, set alternator side of master switch to OFF and land as soon as practical.

## Preflight Inspection

**Cockpit**
- [ ] Canopy — **OPEN**
- [ ] Control Wheel Lock — **REMOVE**
- [ ] Ignition Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Master Switch — **ON**
- [ ] Fuel Gauges — **CHECK**
- [ ] Master Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Mixture — **IDLE CUT-OFF**
- [ ] Primary Flight Controls — **CHECK**
- [ ] Flaps — **CHECK**
- [ ] Windows — **CLEAN**
- [ ] Baggage — **STOWED**
- [ ] Required Papers — **ON BOARD**
**Left Wing**
- [ ] Flap — **SECURE & UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Aileron — **FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT**
- [ ] Wing Tip & Light — **UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Aileron Counterweight Access — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
- [ ] Wing Inspection Plates — **SECURE**
- [ ] Tiedown — **REMOVED**
- [ ] Pitot Tube — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
- [ ] Fuel Tank Vent — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
**Left Wing (continued)**
- [ ] Fuel Tank — **FULL, CAP SECURE**
- [ ] Tank Drain — **DRAIN, SECURE**
- [ ] Sump Drain — **DRAIN, SECURE**
- [ ] Fuel — **PROPER COLOR**
- [ ] Landing Gear, Fairing — **UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Tire — **PROPERLY INFLATED**
- [ ] Chocks — **REMOVED**
**Left Cowl**
- [ ] Windshield — **CLEAN & UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] OAT Gauge — **SECURE, UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Fuel Pump Overflow Drain — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
- [ ] Fresh Air Vents — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
- [ ] Air Cleaner Drain — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
- [ ] Oil Breather Vent — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
- [ ] Cowling — **OPEN, SECURED**
- [ ] Baffles — **SECURE, UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Cowling — **CLOSED**
    > **NOTE:** Latches secure (flush with surface)
**Nose**
- [ ] Propeller & Spinner — **SECURE, UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Cowling — **SECURE, UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Landing Light — **SECURE, UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Nose Gear, Fairing — **UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Mud Scraper — **CLEAR**
- [ ] Tire — **PROPERLY INFLATED**
- [ ] Tow Bar — **REMOVED & STOWED**
- [ ] Chocks — **REMOVED**
- [ ] Engine Cooling Openings — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
**Right Cowl**
- [ ] Cowl — **OPEN**
- [ ] Engine Baffles — **UNOBSTRUCTED, UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Carburetor Air Duct — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
- [ ] Engine Cooling Openings — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
- [ ] Engine Oil Level — **6 Qts. MIN, 8 Qts MAX**
- [ ] Engine Oil Dipstick — **SECURED**
- [ ] Vacuum Pump Vent — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
- [ ] Battery — **SECURE**
- [ ] Alternator Belt — **PROPER TENSION**
- [ ] Baffles — **SECURE, UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Cowling — **CLOSED**
    > **NOTE:** Latches secure (flush with surface)
**Right Wing**
- [ ] Fuel Tank — **FULL, CAP SECURE**
- [ ] Tank Drain — **DRAIN, SECURE**
- [ ] Sump Drain — **DRAIN, SECURE**
- [ ] Fuel — **PROPER COLOR**
- [ ] Landing Gear, Fairing — **UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Tire — **PROPERLY INFLATED**
- [ ] Chocks — **REMOVED**
- [ ] Wing Tip & Light — **UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Aileron Counterweight Access — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
- [ ] Wing Inspection Plates — **SECURE**
- [ ] Tiedown — **REMOVED**
- [ ] Fuel Tank Vent — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
- [ ] Aileron — **FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT**
- [ ] Flap — **SECURE & UNDAMAGED**
**Empennage**
- [ ] Elevators — **FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT**
- [ ] Rudder — **FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT**
- [ ] Trim Tabs — **SECURE, UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Tail Cone & Light — **SECURE, UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Tie Down — **REMOVED**
**Left Side of Fuselage**
- [ ] Static Source — **UNOBSTRUCTED**
- [ ] Fuselage — **UNDAMAGED**
- [ ] Baggage Door — **SECURE**
**Night Flight Preflight**
- [ ] Fuses & Circuit Breakers — **CHECK**
- [ ] Spare Fuses — **IN MAP COMPARTMENT**
- [ ] Flashlight — **ABOARD**
- [ ] Required Charts — **ABOARD**

## Electrical Systems Preflight

**Cabin**
- [ ] Master Switch — **ON**
- [ ] Instrument Lights — **CHECK RHEOSTAT, OFF**
- [ ] Map Light and Dome Light — **ON/OFF**
- [ ] Navigation Lights — **ON**
- [ ] Flashing Beacon — **ON**
- [ ] Strobe Lights — **ON**
- [ ] Pitot Heat — **ON**
- [ ] Landing Light — **ON**
> **WARNING:** Do not touch pitot tube directly. It can be hot enough to burn skin.
**Exterior**
- [ ] Left Navigation Light — **ILLUMINATED**
- [ ] Left Strobe Light — **FLASHING**
- [ ] Pitot Tube — **CHECK FOR HEAT**
- [ ] Landing Light — **ILLUMINATED**
- [ ] Stall Warning Vane — **LIFT, CHECK HORN**
- [ ] Right Navigation Light — **ILLUMINATED**
- [ ] Right Strobe Light — **FLASHING**
- [ ] Rear Navigation Light — **ILLUMINATED**
- [ ] Flashing Beacon — **OPERATING**
**Cabin**
- [ ] Master Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Navigation Lights — **OFF**
- [ ] Flashing Beacon — **OFF**
- [ ] Strobe Lights — **OFF**
- [ ] Pitot Heat — **OFF**
- [ ] Landing Light — **OFF**

## Before Starting Engine

- [ ] Preflight Inspection — **COMPLETE**
- [ ] Seats, Belts, Shoulder Harness — **ADJUSTED, LOCKED**
- [ ] Radio, Autopilot, Electrical Equipment — **OFF**
- [ ] Parking Brake — **SET**
- [ ] Controls — **CHECK**

## Engine Start (COLD)

- [ ] Master Switch — **ON**
- [ ] Mixture — **FULL RICH**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **OFF**
- [ ] Fuel Selector Valve — **FULLEST TANK**
- [ ] Prime — **AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Flaps — **UP**
- [ ] Auxiliary Fuel Pump — **ON**
    > **NOTE:** Check Pressure 0.5-8 PSI
- [ ] Propeller — **CLEAR**
- [ ] Ignition Switch — **ON BOTH**
- [ ] Throttle — **OPEN ¼ INCH**
- [ ] Starter — **ENGAGE**
    > **NOTE:** Release when engine starts
- [ ] Oil Pressure — **CHECK**
- [ ] Engine — **WARM UP 1000-1200 RPM**
- [ ] Auxiliary Fuel Pump — **OFF**

## Before Takeoff

- [ ] Parking Brake — **SET**
- [ ] Throttle — **1800 RPM**
- [ ] Engine Instruments — **IN GREEN ARC**
- [ ] Ammeter — **CHARGING**
- [ ] Vacuum Gauge — **4.6-5.4**
- [ ] Magnetos — **CHECK**
    > **NOTE:** 175 RPM Max drop, 50 RPM diff.
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **ON, CHECK RPM, OFF**
- [ ] Throttle — **1000 RPM**
- [ ] Radios — **ON, CHECKED**
- [ ] Transponder — **STANDBY**
- [ ] Engine — **IDLES SMOOTHLY**
- [ ] Engine is ready for takeoff when it will take throttle without hesitating or faltering and oil temperature is in green arc.
- [ ] Trim Tab — **SET**
- [ ] Flaps — **CHECKED, UP**
- [ ] Mixture — **FULL RICH**
- [ ] Throttle Friction Lock — **ADJUSTED**
- [ ] Auxiliary Fuel Pump — **ON, CHECK, OFF**
- [ ] Flight Instruments — **SET**
- [ ] Lights — **AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Parking Brake — **OFF**
- [ ] Transponder — **ON AFTER TAKEOFF**

## Normal Takeoff

- [ ] Flaps — **UP**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **OFF**
- [ ] Auxiliary Fuel Pump — **ON**
- [ ] Throttle — **FULL OPEN**
- [ ] Rotate — **50-55 KIAS**
- [ ] Climb Speed — **90 KIAS**

## Short Field Takeoff, Obstacle Clearance

- [ ] Flaps — **UP**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **OFF**
- [ ] Auxiliary Fuel Pump — **ON**
- [ ] Throttle — **FULL OPEN**
- [ ] Elevator Light Back Pressure — **50 KIAS**
- [ ] Rotate — **55 KIAS**
- [ ] Climb Speed — **65 KIAS**

## Climb

- [ ] Normal Climb — **90 KIAS**
- [ ] VY – Best Rate of Climb Speed — **90 KIAS**
- [ ] VX – Best Angle of Climb Speed — **70 KIAS**

## Cruise

- [ ] Electric Fuel Pump — **OFF**
- [ ] Power — **2200-2700 RPM**
- [ ] Trim Tab — **SET**
- [ ] Mixture — **ADJUST**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **SWITCH AS NEEDED**
> **CAUTION:** Do not open canopy at speeds in excess of 113 KIAS.

## Descent

- [ ] Power — **AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Mixture — **AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Trim Tab — **SET**
> **NOTE:** While descending avoid continuous operation at engine speeds between 1850 and 2250 RPM.

## Before Landing

- [ ] Seats, Belts, Shoulder Harness — **ADJUST, LOCK**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **ON, FULLEST TANK**
- [ ] Mixture — **FULL RICH**
- [ ] Auxiliary Fuel Pump — **ON**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **ON if required**
- [ ] Parking Brake — **OFF**
- [ ] Flaps — **AS REQUIRED, BELOW 103 KIAS**
- [ ] Airspeed — **65-70 KIAS**
- [ ] Landing Light — **ON AS REQUIRED**

## Balked Landing

- [ ] Power — **FULL THROTTLE**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **OFF**
- [ ] Airspeed — **70 KIAS**
- [ ] Establish Climb Attitude — **AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Flaps — **RETRACT SLOWLY**

## Normal Landing

- [ ] Touch down on main gear. — **MAIN GEAR**
- [ ] Lower nose wheel slowly as speed decreases.
- [ ] Use rudder to maintain directional control down to approx. 17 KIAS.
- [ ] Brakes – Use as required for stopping and directional control

## Obstacle Clearance Landing

- [ ] Flaps — **FULLY EXTENDED (103 KIAS)**
- [ ] Airspeed — **63 KIAS**
- [ ] Touch down on main gear. — **MAIN GEAR**
- [ ] Elevator — **FULL UP CONTROL**
- [ ] Flaps — **UP**
- [ ] Brakes — **AS REQUIRED**

## After Landing

- [ ] Flaps — **UP**
- [ ] Auxiliary Fuel Pump — **OFF**
- [ ] Landing Light — **OFF**
- [ ] Carburetor Heat — **OFF**
- [ ] Strobe Light — **OFF**

## Shut-Down, Securing Airplane

- [ ] Electrical Equipment, Radios, Lights — **OFF**
- [ ] Mixture — **IDLE CUT-OFF**
- [ ] Ignition — **OFF**
- [ ] Master Switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Control Lock — **INSTALL**
- [ ] Parking Brake — **SET**
- [ ] Chocks/Tiedowns — **INSTALLED**
- [ ] Parking Brake — **OFF**

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full  
Source: Grumman/Tiger/jochman-cltiger.txt  
Rights: licensed  
Checklist hash: 9f018f7ce84647a4ed8af06405cac21c92c78ed38b801c36f886e60c16275a83  
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