Section 3 - Normal Procedures

PREFLIGHT

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BEFORE STARTING ENGINE

1	Preflight Inspection	COMPLETE
2	Battery Master Switch	ON
3	Avionics Master Switch	ON
4	EIS Boot up complete / functional	CHECK
5	Circuit Breakers In	CHECK

STARTING ENGINE

1	Electric Fuel Pumps	ON
2	Throttle Closed to 1/4 open	OPEN
3	Propeller Area	CLEAR PROP
4	Ignition Switch	START
5	Oil Pressure normal range	CHECK

TAXIING

1	Trim – Full Up for Takeoff	SET
2	Fuel – Double Check	CHECK
3	Flaps - 20 Degrees	SET
4	Engine Run Up	4000 RPM
5	L / R Ignition	CHECK
6	Engine Instruments / Ammeter	CHECK
7	Min. Oil Temperature 120 Degrees F	CHECK
8	Throttle Reduced to Idle	1700 RPM
9	Radios / Frequencies	SET
10	Transponder	SET
11	Strobe and Nav Lights	ON

TAKEOFF

1	Throttle Maximum 5800 RPM	OPEN
2	Elevator Control Forward	AS REQUIRED
3	Lift Off	46 – 52 MPH
4	Accelerate to	65 MPH
5	Gear	UP
6	Flaps	UP

ENROUTE CLIMB

1	Airspeed	63 MPH
2	Throttle	5500 RPM
3	Flaps	UP
4	Fuel Pump	MIN. 1 ON

CRUISE

1	Throttle, as Required	4800 – 5000 RPM
2	Speed	95 – 105 MPH IAS
3	Trim	AS REQUIRED

APPROACH

1	Fuel Quantity	CHECK
2	Throttle Set	AS REQUIRED
3	Canopy	CHECK
4	Fuel Pumps	ON
5	Gear	UP FOR WATER DOWN FOR LAND
6	Flaps Set	10 DEGREES

LANDING

1	Airspeed Approach	60 – 65 MPH
2	Flaps Set	30 DEGREES
3	Gear	CHECK
4	Touchdown	45 – 50 MPH

AFTER LANDING

1	Flaps	UP
2	Fuel Pump	MIN. 1 ON
3	Strobe Light	AS REQUIRED

SHUTDOWN

1	All Electrical Equipment	OFF
2	Cool-down Engine	AT 2000 RPM
3	Avionics Master Switch	OFF
4	Ignition Switch	OFF
5	Battery Master Switch	OFF
6	Fuel Pumps	OFF
7	Pitot Tube Cover	FITTED
8	Tie-Downs	SECURE

One bypasses the Master so that shutting the Master Switch OFF will not shut the engine down. This fuel pump needs to be SWITCHED OFF separately or the battery will drain.