PRE-START Park Brake ON Doors LOCKED Master Switch ON Avionics OFF Throttle ¼ inch OPEN if engine is COLD, prime Fuel Pump ON Mixture RICH TL FLOW IND… Fuel Pump OFF Mixture IDLE CUT OFF “Clear Prop” ANNOUNCE Starter ENGAGE Mixture ADVANCE SMOOTHLY 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 ≥100°F Park Brake ON Throttle 1800 RPM Suction Gauge NORMAL Ignition 1 CHECK ≤125 RPM Ignition 2 CHECK ≤125 RPM Ignition 1/2 Δ ≤50 RPM 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 10° Fuel BOTH&SUFF QTY Instruments CHECK Switches AS REQ Hatches & Harnesses CHECK T/O Safety/DEP/TEM BRIEF HOLDING READY Lights AS REQ Camera XPNDR 3000 ALT Action READY, REQ CLR	PRE LANDING Brakes PRESSURE&OFF Undercarriage DOWN&LOCKED Mixture FULL RICH Fuel ON&SUFF QTY Instruments CHECK Switches AS REQ Hatches & Harnesses CHECK AFTER LANDING Flaps 0° Trim SET TKOF Lights OFF SHUT DOWN Park Brake ON Trim SET TKOF Throttle MIN RPM Avionics OFF Mixture IDLE CUT OFF Mags OFF Master OFF AFTER SHUT DOWN MR if last FLT of day CLOSE Hobbs/Tach REC BOOK Hobbs/Tach REC OFFICE Aircraft SECURE & CLEAN
EMERG FORCED LDG Aviate, Navigate, Comm. Best Glide 65KIAS Troubleshoot F.A.S.T. Fuel pump ON Fuel selectors BOTH Air CARB HEAT N/A Switches MAGNETO BOTH Switches MASTER ON Throttle CYCLE Turn over ENGINE START Field SELECT Wind Obstacles Size Shape Surface Slope Sun Shoots Surroundings/Buildings Communicate MAYDAY Passenger BRIEF Aircraft SECURE	STALL ENTRY Clearing Turn AS REQ Height RECOVER ≥3000 AGL Aircraft CONFIG, TRIM Security HARNESS, OBJECTS Engine OPS NORMAL, P/T Location UNPOPUL, FLD AVBL Lookout TRAFFIC Listen CHECK FREQ SPEEDS Vne 163KIAS Vno 129KIAS Va 1111kg (MTOW) 99KIAS Va 728kg 82KIAS Vfe 0-10° 110KIAS Vfe 10-30° 85KIAS Vs0 33KIAS Vs1 44KIAS Vx 60KIAS Vy 79KIAS Best Glide 65KIAS Max crosswind 15KT Max tailwind 10KT	FREQUENCIES YBAF ATIS 120.90MHz YBAF SMC 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 Southport CTAF 119.00MHz YAMB ATIS 123.30MHz GEN Air Distress 121.50MHz ENGINE Model Lycoming IO-360-L2A Max RPM (cont.) 2400RPM Block Fuel Burn 33L/hr Min VFR Reserve 45min Fuel AVGAS100LL Min Oil Temp 100°F Max Oil QTY 8 QTZ Min Oil QTY 6 QTZ
Cessna 172R Quick Reference Checklist
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