Cessna 172 Checklist

Cessna 172 Checklist. Includes Preflight, Pre-Start, Start, Taxi, Run-Up, Pre-Takeoff, Normal Takeoff, Climb, Cruise, Descent, Before Landing, Rejected Landing, After Landing, Shut Down.

Pre-Flight

Documents - A R O W - Airworthiness Certificate, Registration, POH (Pilot Operating Handbook
Control Lock - Remove
Magnetos - Off
Avionics - Off
Master Switch - On
Fuel Quantity - Check
Avionics Master - On
Avionics Fan - Check (would be able to hear the noise of the fan in real life)
Avionics Master - Off
Flaps - Down (Full flaps)
Lights and Pitot Heat - Check then Off
Master Switch - Off
Fuel Shutoff Valve - Off / Pushed in
Fuel selector - Both

Pre-Start

Pre-Flight - Complete
Passenger Briefing - Complete
Seats, Belts, Harness - Secure
Brakes - Hold
Avionics - Off
Circuit Breakers - Check In
Fuel Selector - Both

Start

Beacon - On
Master Switch - On
Mixture - Rich
Throttle - Full
Fuel Pump - On, 5 GPH, OFF
Throttle - 1/4 inch
Mixture - Idle / Cut-off
Propeller Area - Clear (aka try not to chop up that npc ;) )
Magnetos - Start
Mixture - Rich
Throttle - 800 RPM
Oil Pressure - check Green
Taxi Light - On
Avionics - On
Mixture - Taxi Lean
Flaps - Retract
Transponder - On
Before Fuel pump
After Fuel Pump, Turning it off will make it go back to 0

Taxi

ATIS / Taxi Clearance - Obtain
Brakes - Check
Turn instruments - Check

Run-Up

Brakes - Hold
Fuel selector - Both
Trim - Takeoff
flight controls - Free and Correct
Flight instruments - Set and Correct
Mixture - Rich
Throttle - 1800 rpm
Magnetos - (150/50) Check Right, Back to both, Check left, You don't want to see a drop more than 150 RPM
Vacuum - Check
Amps / Volts - Check, Positive charge or 0
Oil Pressure - Check
Oil Pressure - Check
Annunciator Panel - Test
Throttle - Idle check (checking for engine roughness)
Departure - Review

Pre-Takeoff

Switch to Tower
Flaps - 0-10
Mixture - Best Power
Transponder - Sqawk/Alt.
Lights - As required (Taxi light - Off)/( Beacon - On, Strobe - On, Landing Light - On)

Normal Takeoff

Throttle - Full
Oil pressure - Check
Rotate - 55

Climb

Flaps - Retract
Mixture - Lean above 3000
Throttle - Full
Landing Light - Off
Instruments - Check
Speed - Vy (74)

Cruise

Throttle - Set (Normally 2200 RPM / 22)
Mixture - Lean
Heading indicator - Check

Descent / Before Landing

Fuel - Both
Power - As required
Mixture As required

Before Landing
GUMPS
Gas - Both
Undercarriage - down (Its fixed so that's not very hard)
Mixture - Rich
Power - Set
Seatbelts - Secure
Flaps - Set
Landing Light - On

Rejected Landing

4 C's
Cram - Power
Climb - Attitude
Clean - Gear and Flaps
Communicate - Go-Around

After Landing

Flaps - Retract
Mixture - Ground Lean
Lights - As required
Transponder - On

Shut Down

Avionics - Off
Lights / Pitot Heat - Off
Mixture - idle Cut-Off
Magnetos - Off
Master - Off
Transponder - Standby

General Info.

[Hidan]

Yeah the fuel flow is a little weird but it does have a instant spike when you turn it on in the flight sim, Just make sure you have your mixture and throttle full.

[Lucit]

When running the checklist, and doing the engine prime, I do notice that the Fuel flow gauge on the 172 does not seem to function as it does in the real aircraft. meaning when you activate the elec fuel pump and move mixture to rich, no fuel flow at all is indicated. its a bit weird,

[Hidan]

The Start up looks to be the same, The fuel flow GPH is under the rpm gauge after you turn on the master switch. A noticeable difference is the transponder, its in the first g1000 under XPDR. Another useful feature is if you click the PFD then Wind OPTN 1 - 3 show you wind directions. Hopefully that helps, I'm not completely use to the g1000 version of the plane.

[Snarf Snarf Pandaman]

Fantastic detail! Even using the real check-list for a 172! Question though, would this be the same for a 172 G1000?