PRE-START Park Brake ON Doors CLOSED Circuit Breakers CHECK Master Switch ON Fuel Selector ON if engine is COLD, prime Primer STROKE x2 Fuel Mixture RICH Throttle ¼″ OPEN Magnetos BOTH Avionics OFF Propeller Area CHECK “Clear Prop” ANNOUNCE Starter ENGAGE AFTER START Oil Pressure RISING/GREEN Throttle 1000 RPM Avionics ON SYMBOLS Δ Difference | OR & AND ≤ Less than or equal to ≥ Greater than or equal to	RUN-UP Oil Temp IN GREEN Park Brake ON Throttle 1700 RPM Vacuum Gauge CHECK Ignition R CHECK ≤125 RPM Ignition L CHECK ≤125 RPM Ignition R/L Δ ≤50 RPM Carb Heat ON→OFF(RPM drop) Ammeter CHECK CHARGE Idle CHECK ≥600 RPM Throttle 1000 RPM PRE TAKE-OFF Trim SET TKOF Mixture RICH Prop Pitch FULL FINE Flight CTRL FREE&CORRECT Flaps SET TKOF 10° Fuel ON&SUFF QTY Instruments CHECK Switches AS REQ Hatches & Harnesses CHECK T/O Safety/DEP/TEM BRIEF HOLDING READY Lights STROBE ON Camera XPDR 3000 ALT Action READY, REQ CLR	PRE LANDING Brakes PRESSURE&OFF Undercarriage DOWN&LOCKED Mixture RICH Fuel ON&SUFF QTY Instruments CHECK Switches AS REQ Hatches & Harnesses CHECK AFTER LANDING Flaps 0° Lights OFF SHUT DOWN Park Brake ON Trim SET TKOF Throttle MIN RPM Avionics OFF Fuel Mixture IDLE CUTOFF Magnetos OFF Master Switch OFF AFTER SHUT DOWN MR if last FLT of day CLOSE Hobbs/Tach REC BOOK Hobbs/Tach REC OFFICE Aircraft SECURE
EMERG FORCED LDG Aviate, Navigate, Comm. Best Glide 60KIAS Troubleshoot F.A.S.T. F uel primer LOCKED F uel selector BOTH A ir CARB HEAT ON S witches ON T hrottle CYCLE T urn over ENGINE START Field SELECT W ind O bstacles S ize S hape S urface S lope S un S hoots S urroundings/Buildings Communicate MAYDAY Passenger BRIEF Aircraft SECURE Max Glide Ratio 3NM/2000ft Wind NIL Flaps RETRACTED Propeller WINDMILLING	STALL ENTRY Clearing Turn AS REQ H eight RECOVER ≥3000 AGL A ircraft CONFIG, TRIM S ecurity HARNESS, OBJECTS E ngine OPS NORMAL, P/T L ocation UNPOPUL, FLD AVBL L ookout TRAFFIC L isten CHECK FREQ SPEEDS & LIMITS Vne 149KIAS Vno 111KIAS Va1670lb 104KIAS Va1500lb 98KIAS Va1350lb 93KIAS Vfe 85KIAS Vs0 35KIAS Vs1 40KIAS Vx 55KIAS Vy 67KIAS Best Glide 60KIAS Max crosswind 12KT Load Factorcruise +4.4G/-1.76G Load Factorflaps +3.5G Max Window Open 143KIAS Service Ceiling 14700ft MTOW 1670lb/757kg MRW 1677.9lb/760.6kg	FREQUENCIES YBAF ATIS 120.90MHz YBAF SMC/GND 119.90MHz YBAF TWR (NORTH) 123.60MHz YBAF TWR (SOUTH) 118.10MHz YBAF CTAF 118.10MHz YBAF AWIS 128.40MHz YBAF PAL 118.10MHz BN CEN Train. 125.70MHz BN CEN 45NM N. 129.00MHz BN CEN 14NM S. 119.50MHz YHEC CTAF 119.00MHz YAMB ATIS 123.30MHz GEN Air Distress 121.50MHz ENGINE & FUEL Model Avro Lycoming O-235-L2C Max Power 110BHP@2550RPM Max RPM 2550RPM Displacement 233.3in³/3.82L Block Fuel Burn 25L/hr Hold Fuel Burn @ 55% 17L/hr Taxi fuel allowance 5L Min VFR Reserve 30min Total Fuel 26.0USG/98.4L Usable Fuel 24.5USG/93.0L Fuel Type AVGAS100LL Max Oil QTY 6QT/5.7L Min Oil Pressure 25psi Max Oil Pressure 100psi
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WEIGHT & BALANCE MTOW 1670 lb MTOW 757 kg MRW 1677.9 lb MRW 760.6 kg BEW 1176.8 lb BEW 533.8 kg Max load@full fuel 344.45 lb Max load@full fuel 156.24 kg Max Area 1 120 lb Max Area 1 54 kg Max Area 2 39.7 lb Max Area 2 18 kg Max Area 1+2 120 lb Max Area 1+2 54 kg Arm 30.8 in Arm 783 mm Moment 36290 lb/in Moment 418059 kg/mm Example @ MRW 760.6 kg BEW 533.8 kg Row 1 130 kg Area 1 20 kg Area B 9.5 kg Usable Fuel 66.96 kg 93.0 L 24.5 USG TOTAL 760.26 kg	CRUISE PERFORMANCE 2400 RPM 2300 RPM 2200 RPM 2100 RPM Altitude KTAS L/hr NM/L KTAS L/hr NM/L KTAS L/hr NM/L KTAS L/hr NM/L 2000 101 23.2 4.35 96 20.5 4.68 91 18.2 5.00 86 16.3 5.28 4000 101 21.7 4.65 95 19.4 4.90 90 17.5 5.14 85 16.0 5.31 6000 100 20.5 4.88 95 18.6 5.11 89 16.7 5.33 84 15.2 5.53 8000 99 19.8 5.00 94 17.9 5.25 89 16.3 5.46 83 14.8 5.61 10000 98 19.0 5.16 93 17.1 5.44 88 16.0 5.50 82 14.8 5.54 12000 97 18.2 5.33 92 16.7 5.51 87 15.6 5.58 81 14.4 5.63 ISA, 1670lb, nil wind, speed fairings (else -2kt), mixture lean Source: Cessna 152 Flight Manual 5-14 RANGE PROFILE 75% power 65% power 55% power 45% power Altitude NM KTAS Min NM KTAS Min NM KTAS Min NM KTAS Min 0 343 100 205 372 94 237 403 87 280 430 77 336 2000 345 204 373 236 404 278 428 333 4000 346 103 204 374 97 235 404 89 276 427 78 329 6000 348 203 375 233 404 274 422 324 8000 350 107 202 376 100 232 404 91 271 419 79 319 10000 366 218 377 228 402 266 413 313 ISA, 1670lb, nil wind, speed fairings (else -2kt), mixture lean Allows for engine start, taxi, take-off, climb, 45 min reserve Source: Cessna 152 Flight Manual 5-15, 5-17
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