PRE-START Park Brake ON Circuit Breakers CHECK Master/Mags ON Avionics OFF Fuel Valve ON/FLUSH Throttle ¼ inch OPEN Pitch FULL FINE if engine is COLD, prime Mixture FULL RICH Electric Pump ON 3 SECS Mixture IDLE CUT OFF Electric Pump OFF Ignition 1/2 ON “Clear Prop” ANNOUNCE Starter ENGAGE Mixture ADVANCE SMOOTHLY Mixture LEAN FOR TAXI 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 ≥120°F Park Brake ON Throttle 1800 RPM Ignition 1 CHECK ≤200 RPM Ignition 2 CHECK ≤200 RPM Ignition 1/2 Δ ≤50 RPM Prop Cycle x2 ≤300 RPM Alternate Air ON→OFF Idle CHECK ≥500 RPM Throttle 1000 RPM PRE TAKE-OFF Trim SET TKOF Mixture FULL RICH Prop Pitch FULL FINE Flight CTRL FREE&CORRECT 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 FULL RICH Fuel ON&SUFF QTY Instruments CHECK Switches AS REQ Hatches & Harnesses CHECK AFTER LANDING Lights OFF Flaps & Trim SET TKOF 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
EMERG FORCED LDG Aviate, Navigate, Comm. Best Glide 65KIAS Troubleshoot F.A.S.T. Fuel pump ON Fuel Valve ON Air ALTERNATE AIR ON Switches MAGS 2xON 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 174KIAS Va (aero) 115KIAS Va (normal) 93KIAS Vno 139KIAS Vs 47KIAS Vx 51KIAS Vy 72KIAS Best Glide 65KIAS Max crosswind 17KT	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 AEIO-360 Max RPM 2700RPM Block Fuel Burn 40L/hr Min VFR Reserve 45min Fuel AVGAS100LL Min Oil Temp 120°F Max Oil QTY 8 QTZ Min Oil QTY 4 QTZ
VH-NQX Total Fuel Capacity 152L Total Fuel Capacity 110kg Total Usable Fuel 152L Total Usable Fuel 110kg Basic Empty Weight 616kg Empty Arm 13.3in COG Norm. 884kg 14.7-18.5in COG Norm. ≤703kg 11.5-18.5in COG Aero. 816kg 13.5-18.5in COG Aero. ≤703kg 11.5-18.5in MTOW Normal Cat. 884kg MTOW Aerobatic Cat. 816kg Max Baggage Norm. 45kg Max LF Norm. 884Kg +3.8G Min LF Norm. 884Kg -1.52G Max LF Aero. 816kg +6G Min LF Aero. 816kg -5G Max endurance 3.8 hours Max range 418NM Service ceiling 16000ft Propeller Hartzell HC-C2YR ⌀1930mm Max Inverted Time* 2 min Tail Slides/Lomcevaks N/A *One minute upright time is required to fill header tank
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