ALPHA PBY-5 Catalina Procedures
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BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
[ ] Brakes -- TEST and SET
[ ] Electrical Equipment -- OFF
[ ] Landing Gear Lever -- DOWN (PBY-5A only)
[ ] Fuel Selector Valve -- BOTH
[ ] Floats -- DOWN for water takeoff
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ENGINE START
Press E to initiate engine auto-start sequence, or:
LEFT ENGINE
[ ] Propeller -- HIGH rpm
[ ] Mixture -- RICH
[ ] Propeller Area -- CLEAR
[ ] Master Battery Switch -- ON
[ ] Ignition -- BOTH
[ ] Engine Start Switch -- ON
Then:
[ ] Throttle -- 1,000 rpm
[ ] Oil Pressure -- CHECK
RIGHT ENGINE
[ ] Propeller -- HIGH rpm
[ ] Mixture -- RICH
[ ] Propeller Area -- CLEAR
[ ] Master Battery Switch -- ON
[ ] Ignition -- BOTH
[ ] Engine Start Switch -- ON
Then:
[ ] Throttle -- 1,000 rpm
[ ] Oil Pressure -- CHECK
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BEFORE TAKEOFF
[ ] Brakes -- SET
[ ] Cowl flaps -- FULL OPEN
[ ] Flight Controls -- FREE and CORRECT
[ ] Flight Instruments -- CHECK and SET
[ ] Right Mixture -- RICH
[ ] Left Mixture -- RICH
[ ] Fuel Quantity -- CHECK
[ ] Fuel Selector Valve -- ALL
[ ] Elevator Trim -- NEUTRAL
[ ] Rudder Trim -- SET AS DESIRED
LEFT ENGINE
[ ] Throttle -- 2,000 rpm
[ ] Magnetos -- CHECK
[ ] Propeller -- CYCLE high rpm/
low rpm/high rpm
[ ] Engine Instruments -- CHECK
[ ] Throttle -- 800-1,000 rpm
RIGHT ENGINE
[ ] Throttle -- 2,000 rpm
[ ] Magnetos -- CHECK
[ ] Propeller -- CYCLE high rpm/
low rpm/high rpm
[ ] Engine Instruments -- CHECK
[ ] Throttle -- 800-1,000 rpm
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TAKEOFF (32,000 pounds)
[ ] Throttles -- Advance smoothly to full (48" Hg)
[ ] Mixtures -- RICH (may be leaned above 3000')
[ ] Propellers -- 2,700 rpm
[ ] Rotate -- 70 KIAS
[ ] Landing Gear -- UP (PBY-5A only)
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CLIMB
[ ] Airspeed -- 95 mph IAS
[ ] Throttle -- 42" Hg
[ ] Propeller -- 2550 rpm
[ ] Fuel Selector Valve -- ALL
[ ] Mixture -- FULL RICH (may be leaned above 3,000')
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MAXIMUM CRUISE
[ ] Altitude -- 7,500 MSL
[ ] Throttles -- 40" Hg
[ ] Propellers -- 2550 rpm
[ ] Mixtures -- LEAN as required
[ ] IAS -- 122 KIAS
[ ] TAS -- 137 KTAS
[ ] Fuel consumption -- 140 gph

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ECONOMICAL CRUISE
[ ] Altitude -- 5,000 MSL
[ ] Throttles -- 31.5" Hg
[ ] Propellers -- 1850 rpm
[ ] Mixtures -- LEAN as required
[ ] IAS -- 108 KIAS
[ ] TAS -- 116 KTAS
[ ] Fuel consumption -- 99 gph

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LANDING

[ ] Cowl flaps -- SET
[ ] Floats -- DOWN for water landing
[ ] Landing gear -- DOWN for runway landing (PBY-5A only)
[ ] Mixtures -- RICH
[ ] Landing speed -- 60-65 KIAS

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AFTER LANDING

[ ] Engines -- IDLE
[ ] Propellers -- HIGH RPM
[ ] Avionics -- OFF
[ ] Mixtures -- IDLE CUTOFF
[ ] Fuel -- OFF
[ ] Brakes -- SET (Runway only)
[ ] Tie off or anchor aircraft (water only)