Seneca II Checklist
Seneca II Checklist
Seneca II Checklist
PREFLIGHT Weight and Balance Documents Airworthiness Certificate Registration Airplane Flight Manual Weight & Balance Landing Gear Avionics Mixture Cowl Flaps Trim Indicators Flight Controls Master Switch Landing Gear Fuel Quantity Flaps/Lights Master/Ignition Pitot Static Syst Empty Seats Cross Feed EXTERNAL Cross Feed Drain Right Wing Flaps/Ailerons Tires/Brakes/Struts Rivets/Skin Landing/Nav Lights Fuel Quantity/Caps Oil (6-8qts) Prop/Spinner/Cowl Flap Fuel Tank Drains Nose Windshield Nose Gear/Land Light Brake Reservoir Doors/Fwd Baggage CABIN Complete Check Available
DOWN OFF IDLE-CUTOFF OPEN NEUTRAL Release Control lock ON 3 GREEN Check Check Operation OFF Drain Secure DRAIN
Left Wing Engine/Landing Gear Stall Warning Vane Pitot Vane Empanage Baggage Door Static Ports (L&R) Dorsal Air Scoop Empennage/ Stabalator Antennas
Check Closed Check Check Check Check Check Check Inspect Check Check Clean Inspect Check Level Closed Locked
BEFORE ENGINE START/ START Seats/Belts Adjusted Radios OFF Parking Brake Set Circuit Breakers Check in Mixture Rich/As Req Prop controls Full Forward Throttles Open Alternate Air OFF Fuel Selectors ON Master Switch ON Magnetos ON Alternators ON Aux. Fuel Pump OFF Anti Collision Light ON Prop Area Clear Primer (depress for 5 sec) As Req Starter (30 sec max) Engage Oil Pressure (w/in 30 sec) Check Repeat for opposite Engine Alternators Check Gyro Pressure Check TAXI Brakes Instruments Fuel Selectors
AIRSPEEDS - SAFE OPERATION Vmc . . . . . . . 66 KIAS Vyse . . . . . . . 89 KIAS Vxse . . . . . . . 78 KIAS Vx . . . . . . . 76 KIAS Va . . . . . . . 136 KIAS Vne . . . . . . . 195 KIAS Vfe 10 . . . . . 138 KIAS 25 . . . . . 121 KIAS FULL . . . . 107 KIAS Vlo Extension . . 129 KIAS Exteded . . . 129 KIAS Retract . . . 107 KIAS BEFORE TAKEOFF Parking Brake Mixture/Prop Quadrant Friction Throttles Manifold Lines (below 25) Prop Feather (200-300 RPM drop) Throttles Prop Governor Alternate Air Control Magneto Switches (150max/50w/in) Alternator Output (equal) Gyro Pressure (4.5-5.2) Throttles Fuel Selectors Fuel Pumps Flight Controls Annunciator Panel ALT/AI/DG Engine Instruments Flaps/Cowl Flaps/Trim Doors/ Windows Lights/Transponder
NORMAL TAKEOFF Crew Brief Flaps Throttles Engine Instruments Airspeed Vr Vy Gear SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF Flaps Vr (Thru 50) Vy Gear/ Flaps * Speed at Vr will be below Vmc CLIMB Power Set Props Set Cyl Head Temp CRUISE Power/ Props Mixture Cowl Flaps Cyl Head Temp: * High Power Cruise * Economy Cruise DECENT Mixture Throttles/Props Cowl Flaps
Set Full Forward Adjusted 1000 RPM Drain Check Forward 1900 RPM Cycle/Forward Check/Off Check Check Check 800 1000 RPM ON Off/ As Req Free/ Correct Press to test Set In the Green Set for Takeoff Close/ Locked On/As Req
Set Cruise Set Pwr/ Econ As Req Below 435 Below 400
APPROACH AND LANDING ATIS/ ASOS/ AWOS Brief/ Seat Belts Gear Warning Horn Fuel Selectors Cowl Flaps Aux Fuel Pumps Mixture Controls Props Landing Gear <Vlo Flaps <Vfe Normal Appr Short Field GO AROUND /MISSED APPR Throttles Flaps Alternate Air Gear (at pos R.O.C) Flaps (@ 89 KIAS) Climb AFTER LANDING Flaps Cowl Flaps Alternate Air Mixture Transponder Strobes SECURE Heater Avionics/ Nav Lights Magneto Grounding Alternators Mixture Master Switch Magnetos
Obtain Check Test On As Req Off/ As Req As Req Full Forward Down/ 3Green Extend 85 KIAS 78 KIAS
ENGINE FAIL ABOVE 66 KIAS Maintain Aircraft Control Pitch 89 KIAS Rudder Apply toward good Engine Mixture Full Forward Props Full Forward Throttles Full Forward Flaps Check Retract Gear Check Retract IDENTIFY DEAD FOOT VERIFY Retard Throttle TROUBLESHOOT Fuel Flow Check Aux Fuel Pumps HI, Off Fuel Quantity Check Fuel Selector Cross Feed Alternate Air On Mixture Check Rich Oil Pressure/ Temperature Check Magnetos L, then R *If engine does not start, proceed below FEATHER AND SECURE Re-verify Dead Engine with Throttles Mixture Idle Cutoff Prop (> 800 RPM) Feather Fuel Pump OFF Fuel Selector Consider X- feed Fuel Quantity Sufficient for Cross Feed Cowl Flaps # Operating Engine Open # Dead Engine Closed Rudder Trim Toward Good Engine Magneto OFF Alternator OFF Electrical Load Reduce SINGLE ENGINE LANDING * Do Not extend Gear/ Flaps until landing is assured * Final Approach 91KIAS, Flaps 25 Max
ENGINE FIRE DURING FLIGHT Fuel Selector Off Throttle Close Prop Feather Mixture Idle Cutoff Heater/Defrost Off * If terrain permits, Land immediately if fire continues. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION Check Following before extending gear: Circuit Beakers Check in Master Switch ON Alternators Check Navigation Lights Off (day) *To extend, reposition clip downward clear of knob and proceed as follows: Airspeed 85 KIAS Gear Selector Down position Emer Gear Extend Knob Pull out Indicator Lights 3 Green *Leave emergency gear knob in the out position until after landing. UFEATHERING PROP Fuel Selector ON Aux Fuel Pump OFF Throttle Open Prop Full Forward Mixture Rich Magneto ON Starter (Engage until prop windmills) *Prime if engine fails to start Power (until engine warm) REDUCE Alternator ON