[ ] Brakes -- TEST AND SET
[ ] Ignition Switches -- OFF
[ ] Landing Gear and Flap Levers -- NEUTRAL
[ ] Battery and Generator Switches -- ON
[ ] Fuel Tank Contents -- AS REQUIRED
[ ] Controls -- CHECK FREE MOVEMENT
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STARTING ENGINE AND WARMING UP
[ ] Mixture Control -- FULL RICH
[ ] Pitch Control Lever -- FINE PITCH
[ ] Cowl Flaps -- OPEN
[ ] Carburetor Heat -- COLD
[ ] Fuel Cock -- LEFT TANK
[ ] Engine Switches -- ON
[ ] Wobble Pump -- AS NEEDED
[ ] Priming Pump -- 3~5 STROKES DEPENDING ON TEMPERATURE
[ ] Throttle -- 1/4 OPEN
[ ] Starter -- PRESS AND HOLD
[ ] Oil Pressure -- CHECK OVER 50 PSI (NORMAL 60 PSI)
[ ] Warm Up -- 1000 RPM UNTIL 10 DEGREES C. OIL TEMPURATURE RISE
Note: Optimum Oil Temperature -- 74 DEGREES C.
Maximum Oil Temperature -- 88 DEGREES C.
[ ] Cylinder Head Temp -- 150 DEGREES C. MINIMUM
[ ] Fuel Pressure -- 6~7 LBS
[ ] Brake Pressure -- CHECK 800 PSI
[ ] Flaps -- CHECK
[ ] Switches -- TEST (32" Hg) LESS THAN 50 RPM DROP
[ ] Propeller Pitch -- CHECK DROP
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TAXYING OUT
Note: AVOID RUNNING UNDER 1000 RPM, OVER 1200 RPM FOR EXTENDED PERIODS
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PREPARATION FOR TAKE-OFF
[ ] T -- Trimming Tabs -- NOSE HEAVY/AILERON TAB NEUTRAL/RUDDER TAB STARBOARD
[ ] M -- Mixture -- FULL RICH
[ ] P -- Pitch -- FINE
[ ] FLAPS -- AS DESIRED (not recommended for normal takeoff conditions)
[ ] Tail Wheel Lock -- LOCKED
[ ] Brakes -- RELEASE
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TAKE-OFF
[ ] Maximum RPM -- 2500 RPM
[ ] Manifold Pressure -- 43.5" Hg
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ACTIONS AFTER TAKEOFF
[ ] Landing Gear -- RAISE
[ ] Manifold Pressure -- REDUCE TO 35.5" Hg
[ ] RPM -- REDUCE SLOWLY TO 2450 RPM
[ ] Air Speed -- 145 MPH IAS
[ ] Instruments -- CHECK
[ ] Flaps -- RAISE ONLY AFTER 500FT OBTAINED IF USED FOR TAKEOFF
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ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKE-OFF
[ ] Landing Gear -- LOWER
[ ] Flaps --LOWER
[ ] Switches -- OFF
[ ] Fuel Cock -- OFF
[ ] Land Straight Ahead
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CLIMBING
[ ] Air Speed -- 145 MPH IAS
[ ] Manifold Pressure -- Sea Level: 43.5" Hg, 2500 RPM (3 MIN ONLY)
1000ft~10000ft: 35.5" Hg, 2450 RPM
10000ft~17000ft: 33.5" Hg, 2450 RPM
17000ft and Upwards: FULL THROTTLE, 2450 RPM
[ ] Fuel Selector Valve -- BOTH
[ ] Mixture -- FULL RICH
[ ] Cowl Flaps -- FULL OPEN
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CRUISING
[ ] Throttle -- LOWEST OUTPUT SUITABLE FOR CONDITIONS
[ ] Cylinder Head Temperature -- 205 DEGREES C. MAXIMUM
[ ] Propeller -- 1850-2150 rpm
[ ] Elevator Trim -- ADJUST
[ ] Rudder Trim -- ADJUST
[ ] Mixture -- LEAN
[ ] Cowl Flaps -- CLOSED
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COMBAT
[ ] Extinguish all smoking materials
[ ] Weapons -- ARM
[ ] Guns -- FIRE FUSELAGE AND WING GUNS TOGETHER
[ ] Cylinder Head Temperature -- 260 DEGREES C. MAXIMUM (5 MINUTE LIMIT)
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GLIDING
[ ] Air Speed -- Flaps UP -- 110 MPH IAS
Flaps DOWN -- 90 MPH IAS
Engine-Assisted/Flaps DOWN -- 80 MPH IAS (NOT RECOMMENDED)
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DIVING
Note: TABS MUST NOT BE USED FOR RECOVERY
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APPROACH AND LANDING
[ ] Canopy -- OPEN
[ ] Mixture -- FULL RICH
[ ] Cowl Flaps -- CLOSED
[ ] Fuel Selector -- BOTH
[ ] U -- Undercarriage -- LOWER
[ ] P -- Pitch -- FINE PITCH
[ ] FLAPS -- DOWN (MAXIMUM SPEED 161 MPH IAS)
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FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING
[ ] Air Speed -- 90~95 MPH IAS WITH OR WITHOUT ENGINE
[ ] Trim -- NOSE DOWN with full flaps
[ ] Touchdown -- Main wheels first or 3-point
[ ] Landing Roll -- LOWER tail wheel gently
[ ] Braking -- MINIMUM REQUIRED
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PROCEDURE AFTER LANDING
[ ] Tail Wheel Lock -- FREE
[ ] Taxi -- CLEAR OF LANDING AREA
[ ] Flaps -- UP
[ ] Cowl Flaps -- OPEN DURING GROUND OPERATION
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SECURING AIRPLANE
[ ] Brakes -- SET
[ ] Throttle -- IDLE
[ ] Propeller -- FINE PITCH
[ ] Mixture -- IDLE CUTOFF
[ ] Engine Switches -- OFF
[ ] Fuel Cock -- OFF
[ ] Master Battery Switch -- OFF
[ ] Cowl Flaps -- CLOSED
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NAVAL OPERATIONS
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BEFORE LANDING-CARRIER
[ ] Fuel Cock -- BOTH
[ ] Arresting Hook -- DOWN
[ ] Mixture -- FULL RICH
[ ] Propeller -- FINE PITCH
[ ] Canopy -- OPEN
[ ] Enter pattern starboard side
[ ] Altitude -- 300 feet
[ ] Formation -- RIGHT ECHELON -- Break interval 30 seconds
[ ] Turn to downwind approx. 1,000-1,200 yds abeam deck
[ ] Landing Gear -- DOWN
[ ] Flaps -- DOWN
[ ] Landing checklist complete on downwind, appx 150-200 ft
[ ] Abeam threshold, turn to base
[ ] 90-degree position, 90~95 MPH IAS, turn final, pick up LSO
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LANDING-ON CARRIER
[ ] Air Speed -- 90-95 MPH IAS
[ ] Flaps -- FULL
[ ] Trim -- NOSE DOWN WITH FULL FLAPS
[ ] Approach -- 3-point attitude
[ ] Reduce throttle to idle
[ ] Watch for LSO cut signal
[ ] After landing, follow directions to parking
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ABORTED LANDING-ON CARRIER
[ ] Advance throttle to FULL
[ ] Arrester Hook -- UP
[ ] Landing Gear -- UP
[ ] Wing Flaps -- UP as soon as practical
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BELLY LANDINGS AND
WATER LANDINGS (DITCHING)
[ ] Landing Gear -- UP
[ ] Landing Flaps -- DOWN
[ ] Shoulder Harness -- LOCKED
[ ] Canopy -- OPEN
PRIOR TO CONTACT WITH SURFACE
[ ] Switches -- OFF
[ ] Fuel Cock -- OFF
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BAILING OUT
[ ] Air Speed -- REDUCE as much as possible
[ ] Canopy -- OPEN
[ ] Abandon airplane, while inverted if possible
CAUTION: Before bailing out at altitude, inhale as much oxygen as possible.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
STALLING
[ ] Air Speed -- Undercarriage and flaps UP -- 78 MPH IAS
Undercarriage down, Flaps down -- 73mph IAS
AEROBATICS
Aerobatics and loops, slow rolls, and combinations thereof are permitted. Deliberate spinning and inverted flying are prohibited.
