Cessna 172: Procedures
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Standard procedures for the Cessna 172
In-flight
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Procedure: Take-off & Climb
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🛩️ Procedure: Take-off & climb 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Flaps |
At 0 |
| Ailerons |
Into the wind |
| Power |
Apply smooth FULL power |
| Check |
At least 2300 RPMs and engine / oil temperature in the green |
| Rudder |
Maintain runway alignment (mostly right) |
| Rotate |
55 KIAS, pull elevator back to pull nosewheel off ground |
| Horizon |
Top edge of cowling on horizon |
| Wind Correction |
Establish wind correction angle to stay over runway |
| Speed |
Climb speed 70-80 KIAS |
| Horizon |
Top edge of cowling on horizon |
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Procedure: Level off
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🛩️ Procedure: Level off 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Before |
20ft before reaching desired altitude, reduce pitch to level attitude (increase forward yoke) |
| Accelerate |
To 100 KIAS keeping level attitude |
| Power |
Reduce to 2400 RPM (throttle back) |
| Trim |
Set trim |
| Check |
Check heading indicator |
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Procedure: Descent
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🛩️ Procedure: Descent 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Power |
Reduce to 2000 RPM (throttle back) |
| Stabilize |
Allow cowling to lower and stabilize |
| Pitch |
Adjust for 110 KIAS and 500ft per min. descent |
| Before |
At 50ft above desired altitude, increase power back to 2400 RPM |
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Procedure: Level Turn
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🛩️ Procedure: Level turn 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Check |
Lift wing and check for traffic in direction of turn (use rudder to hold heading) |
| Turn |
Smoothly apply aileron deflection and rudder pressure direction of turn (slight left rudder in left turn, more right rudder in right turn) |
| Elevator |
Apply slight back pressure proportional to steepness of bank to hold altitude |
| When angle achieved |
Neutralize ailerons to maintain bank |
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Procedure: Steep turns
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🛩️ Procedure: Steep turns 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Check |
Ask instructor / examiner / passengers to help look for traffic |
| Turn 180 or two 90 |
Do 180 or two 90 degree clearing turns for any traffic or obstacles |
| Roll & Trim |
Roll into the turn and trim 3 (4 if right) full turns of nose up trim |
| Establish |
40 to 45 degree turn, following horizon/cowling |
| If low |
Rollout of bank slightly and increase backpressure |
| If high |
Roll in steeper and reduce backpressure |
| Rollout & Trim |
20 degree before desired rollout heading, begin smooth rollout, dial out nose trim same amount you dialed in |
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Procedure: Normal landing (CIRCUIT / ONTO DOWNWIND)
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RADIO:
- ABEAM CENTER: Make call you are midfield
- BASE: Make call you are on base
- FINAL: Make call you are on FINAL.
- CLEAR OF RUNWAY: Make call you are clear
Tips:
- Remember 80/70/60! 80 initial descent, 70 on base, 60-65 on final
- Power for altitude!
- Pitch for airspeed!
🛩️ Procedure: Normal landing 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Inbound |
1,500 ft, |
| Downwind |
Distance 2/3 up Wing Strut. 0.5-1nm away from runway |
| Downwind |
90 kts, 1,000 ft AGL, 2,200 RPM |
| Notes |
Reduce power, hold nose up to trade airspeed for altitude, add flaps |
| Downwind@Abeam |
80 kts, 10° Flaps, 1,500 RPM, -500 VS Descent |
| Base |
70 kts, 800 ft AGL, 20° Flaps |
| Final |
60-65 kts, 500 ft AGL, 30° Flaps |
| Flare at 10ft AGL |
Throttle idle, back pressure, nose to horizon |
| Checklist |
Transponder to standby, retract flaps |
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Emergency
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Procedure: Emergency Landing
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🛩️ Procedure: Emergency landing 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Airspeed |
Adjust pitch with 3 turns nose up to hold 65 KIAS |
| Best place to land |
Select best site |
| Checklist |
Fuel shutoff valve - ON |
| Checklist |
Mixture - RICH |
| Checklist |
Throttle - FULL |
| Checklist |
Mags - CHECK LEFT AND RIGHT |
| Declare |
Transponder 7700, Current Freq or 121.5, Mayday x3 |
| Exit |
Prior to landing |
| Exit |
Fuel shutoff valve - OFF |
| Exit |
Mixture - IDLE CUTOFF |
| Exit |
Mags - OFF |
| Exit |
Master switch - OFF |
| Exit |
Doors - POP OPEN |
| Exit |
Execute soft field landing |
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Short & Soft Field
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Procedure: Soft field take off
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🛩️ Procedure: Soft field take off 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Flaps |
10 degrees |
| Power |
Smoothly apply full power |
| Nose wheel up |
Hold elevator backpressure to keep nose wheel just off the ground |
| Main gear lift off |
When main gear leaves the ground, briskly reduce backpressure to hold aircraft in ground effect |
| Accelerate |
Accelerate to 70 KIAS |
| Climb |
Climb out at 70 KIAS |
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Procedure: Soft field landing
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🛩️ Procedure: Soft field landing 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Approach |
Fly approach and landing as normal landing |
| Landing flair |
Add little power to soften the landing |
| Touchdown |
POWER OFF, hold full aft elevator |
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Procedure: Short field take off
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🛩️ Procedure: Short field take off 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Line up |
As close to threshold as possible |
| Hold elevator |
Hold elevator 1 inch back from gust lock hole |
| Hold brakes & apply full power |
Hold brakes & apply full power |
| Check |
Check RPMs over 2300 and engine instruments in the green |
| Release brakes |
Accelerate to 55 KIAS |
| Pitch |
Raise pitch at 55 KIAS and hold 59 KIAS |
| When clear |
When clear of obstacle, lower pitch to normal climb |
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Procedure: Short field landing
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🛩️ Procedure: Short field landing 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Approach |
Fly approach and landing as normal landing |
| On final |
Set full flaps and add power to hold 60 KIAS |
| Power off |
Power off and pitch down as soon as you can glide to the threshold |
| Touchdown |
Lower nose gear, APPLY brakes, retract flaps, and pull yoke aft |
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Learning Procedures
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Procedure: Slow Flight
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NOTE: To go over / ACS slow flight vs PTS slow flight.
🛩️ Procedure: Slow flight 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Power |
To 1500RPM, hold heading with rudder (left) |
| Hold & Trim |
Hold altitude with backpressure & trim 3 full turns while decelerating |
| Speed |
70 KIAS add power to 1850RPM, adjust pitch and trim for 64 KIAS. |
| Adjust |
Altitude with power and maintain 64 KIAS with pitch |
| Maintain |
Maintain altitude while making shallow left and right turns |
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Procedure: Slow flight to cruise
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NOTE: To go over / check with other checklists
🛩️ Procedure: Slow flight to cruise 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Power |
Add full power and forward elevator pressure to hold altitude |
| Heading |
Hold heading with rudder (right) |
| Accelerate |
Get to 100 KIAS |
| Trim |
Take out 3 turns of nose up trim and reduce power to 2400 RPM |
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Procedure: Power off stall
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🛩️ Procedure: Power off stall 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Check |
Do one 180 degree or 2 90 degree turns |
| Power |
Off, smoothly |
| Hold altitude |
With pitch |
| When stalled |
Reduce pitch, level wings, add full power, right rudder pressure |
| Smoothly |
Raise pitch to climb attiude |
| Transition |
Back to cruise |
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Procedure: Power off stall with flaps
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🛩️ Procedure: Power off stall with flaps 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Check |
Do one 180 degree or 2 90 degree turns |
| Power |
To 1700 RPM |
| Hold Altitude |
With pitch |
| Flaps |
Apply full flaps, holding altitude with forward elevator pressure as flaps come down |
| Final speed |
At final approach speed 65 KIAS, smoothly pull off power, establish a descent (as you would coming in for landing), raise pitch simulating a stall |
| When stalled |
Reduce pitch, level wings, add full power, right rudder pressure |
| Flaps |
Raise flaps to to 20 degrees, raise pitch to climb attitude |
| Flaps |
As stabilized, raise to 10 degrees |
| Flaps |
Flaps up and transition to cruise |
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Procedure: Power on stall
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🛩️ Procedure: Power on stall 🛩️
| Purpose |
Description |
| Check |
Do one 180 degree or 2 90 degree turns |
| Power |
To 1500 RPM |
| Hold Altitude |
With pitch, heading with rudder |
| At 55 KIAS |
Full power, right rudder |
| Pitch |
Gradually continue to increase pitch |
| When stalled |
Lower pitch below horizon, then smoothly raise pitch to climb attitude and transition to cruise |
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