27 FEB 01  	C-172 Checklist (Commercial/IFR) 4116L  

BEFORE STARTING				RUNUP	
1 Passengers - BRIEF			1 Throttle - 1700 RPM
2 Seats & Seatbelts - ADJUST & LOCK	  a. Magnetos - CHECK (125 RPM max
3 Seat Saf-T-Stops - LOCKED	             drop or 75 RPM max difference
4 Transponder & Radios - OFF		     between mags.)
5 Lights & Electrical - OFF		  b. Carb Heat - CHECK for RPM drop
6 Circuit Breakers - CHECK IN		  c. Suction Gauge - GREEN
					  d. Oil Pressure & Temp. - GREEN
STARTING				  e. Voltmeter - GREEN
1 Brakes - TEST & SET			2 Throttle - 800 RPM
2 Mixture - RICH (check dens. alt.)	3 Throttle Friction Lock - ADJUST
3 Throttle - OPEN 1/2 INCH
4 Carb Heat - COLD (in)			BEFORE TAKEOFF
5 Primer - LOCKED (2 strokes if cold)	1 Seats & Seatbelts - ADJUST & LOCK
6 Propeller Area - CLEAR!		2 Doors & Windows - CLOSE & LATCH
7 Master Switch - ON			3 Nav & Landing Lights - ON
8 Ignition Switch - START		4 Interior Lights - ON as req'd
9 Throttle - 800 RPM			5 Transponder - ALT (check code)
10 Oil Press. - GREEN (w/in 30 secs)	6 CTAF or Tower - ANNOUNCE TAKEOFF
11 Flaps - UP (10 deg. if soft fld)	7 Brakes - RELEASE
12 Mixture - LEAN 1 INCH for taxi
13 Beacon, Nav, & Taxi Lights - ON	TAKEOFF	
14 Transponder - SBY (1200 for VFR)	1 Mag Compass - CHECK runway hdg.
15 Intercom & Radio - ON		2 Flaps - UP (10 deg. short/soft)
16 ATIS/AWOS/ASOS - SET ALTIMETER	3 Carb Heat - COLD (in)
17 CTAF or Ground - ANNOUNCE TAXI	4 Brakes - APPLIED
18 CTAF - RADIO CHECK			5 Throttle - 2000 RPM
19 Heat/Defrost/Vent - ON as req'd	6 Oil Pressure & Temp. - GREEN
					7 Throttle - FULL (apply smoothly)
TAXI				 	8 Brakes - RELEASE
1 Area - CLEAR				9 Elevator - Rotate 60 MPH
2 Controls - DEFLECTED for wind		10 Climb - 85 MPH (65 MPH for Vx)
3 Brakes (pilot & co-pilot) - CHECK
4 Taxiing Across Runways - ANNOUNCE	CRUISE
5 Area - SCAN for obstacles		1 Throttle - 2000 to 2500 RPM
6 Hdg. Ind. & Compass - CHECK TURN	2 Mixture - 75 deg rich of peak EGT
7 Turn Coord. - CHECK TURN		3 Elevator Trim - ADJUST
8 Attitude Indic. - TAP BRAKES		4 Landing Light - OFF

BEFORE RUNUP				2500ft	RPM    BURN      PWR   HRS
1 Aircraft Position - INTO WIND		Economy	2100 - 5.7 GPH - 46% - 6.4
2 Brakes - SET				Normal	2300 - 6.8 GPH - 59% - 5.3
3 Flight Controls - FREE & CORRECT	Maximum	2500 - 8.5 GPH - 75% - 4.2
4 Directional Gyro & Hdg. Bug - SET	
5 Altimeter - CHECK (w/in 75 feet)	 MPH IAS 	 MPH IAS
6 Navaids & Mkr. Bcn. - TEST & SET	Vx-wind	- 15 	Vfe - 100   
7 VOR Check - RECORD			Vso 	- 40 	Va  - 122 
8 Radios - TEST & SET			Vs   	- 45	Vno - 140 
9 Fuel Selector - BOTH			Vrotate	- 60	Vne - 174  
10 Fuel Gauges - VERIFY			Vx	- 65	   
11 Mixture - RICH			Vy	- 80	Vglide 1750# - 65
12 Elevator Trim - set to TAKEOFF	Vglide	- 80	Va     1750# - 100