Texan
At-6G Checklist
Pre Flight
[ ] All
systems OFF
[ ] Pitot cover- Removed
[ ] Wheel Chocks-Removed
[ ]
Control Surfaces - Check
Before Engine Start
[ ]
Harness - Check
[ ] Battery Switch - ON
[ ] Fuel Gauges - Check
[
] Fuel Selector - Reserve tank(will display center2 in tool tips)
[
] Altimeter - Set
[ ] Clock - Check & set
[ ] Landing Gear Lever
- Down Position
[ ] Flap lever -Up Position
[ ] Trim Wheels - both
centered
[ ] Gear Down lights - On
[ ] Brakes - Check & Set
[ ]
Carb Air -Cold
Engine Start
[ ] Fuel Pressure - 2psi
or above 6 to 8 strokes of wobble Pump
[ ] Mixture & Pitch- Full
Forward
[ ] Throttle - 10% or 1/8 of an inch open
[ ] Prime - Check
CHT prime to suit
[ ] Mags -set to both
[ ] Starter - Engage and
hold on till engine start
Warm up
[ ] Throttle - Set
1000rpm
[ ] Oil Pressure - Check In Green Arc after 15 sec
[ ] Fuel
Pressure - Check In Green Arc
[ ] Hydraulic Pressure - Check
[ ]
Generator Switch - On
[ ] Avionics Switch - On
[ ] Amp Gauge - Positive
Charge
[ ] Radio's - On & Set
[ ] Pitot Heat - On if
Required
[ ] CHT - Check
[ ] Prop - Cycle several times
[ ] Mag Check -
Max diff 50rpm
[ ] Suction -Check min 3.75
[ ] Throttle - Idle
[ ]
Directional Gyro - Check and Set
Taxying
[ ] Unlock
Tail wheel by pushing and holding the stick forward.
[ ] Check Brakes
[ ]
S turn to check Forward
[ ] If delayed before take off clear engine by
opening throttle against the brakes to 25 in HG (1900rpm)
Takeoff
[ ] Lock
Tail Wheel - stick back to neutral
[ ] Instruments - Check in the
green
[ ] Brakes - On
[ ] Throttle Up Slowly (3 to 5sec) till 36
inHg manifold pressure
[ ] Brakes - Off
[ ] Keep centered using
small rudder adjustments
[ ] Dont attempt to lift tail to
soon
Climb
Cruise
[ ] Throttle -
use 27inHg and 1700 rpm or 28-1800. With proper leaning of peak (50-100 degrees
rich of peak) will yield 23 to 25 gallons per hour
[ ] Trim for Cruise
- Neutral trim is 155 to 160 mph in cruise config
[ ] Fuel Selector - switch
from left to right tank at timed intervals to keep aircraft
balanced
Landing
[ ]
Fuel Selector - Reserve tank(will display center2 in tool tips)
[ ]
Mixture - Full Rich
[ ] Prop - 2000rpm
[ ] Reduce Speed - 150mph
IAS
[ ] Gear Lever - Down
[ ] Reduce Speed - 125mph IAS
[ ] Flap Lever
- Down as needed on Final approach after turn into field has been made
[ ]
Flap Lever -Full down after aircraft has slowed to 100 to 95 mph IAS
[ ]
Trim - adjust to maintain correct gliding speed
[ ] Speed over the fence
- 90 mph
[ ] Touchdown Speed - 62 to 65mph
After
landing
[ ] Retract flaps, taxi to parking position
Shutdown
[ ] Prop
- full back
[ ] Throttle - 1200 rpm wait Aprox 1min
[ ]
Mixture - idle cut off
[ ] Throttle -Full Open
[ ] Mag
- Off
[ ] Fuel Selector - Off
[ ] Electrical Switches
- Off
[ ] Trim Wheels - both centered
[ ] Trottle - Closed
[ ] Pat
the aircraft saying thank you ;)