Ace Flying Club of Endicott, Inc.
Check Sheet

Obtain the Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH) and familiarize yourself with the items listed below prior to your checkout. (In fact, it would be a good idea for you to read the whole manual.) If you want your own copy of the POH, contact the Secretary-Treasurer and he will lend you one for the duration of your membership.

The club-approved instructor should cover all items and affirm check ride completion using the affirmation form.

New Member Briefing

Ensure the new member has a copy of our Club Policies and Procedures Worksheet. Encourage him to research the answers by examining the Constitution and By-Laws and Operating Procedures.

Aircraft Systems Review

• Electrical system: organization, meaning of alternator meter, recognizing failures, appropriate responses
• Vacuum system: organization, recognizing failures, when and how to use standby vacuum
• Fuel system: organization, kinds of failures, appropriate responses
• Pitot-static system: organization, kinds of failures, appropriate responses

Pre-Flight Briefing

• POH, tachometer log, airworthiness certificate, registration, insurance card, credit card, maintenance logs: locations
• Weight and balance information: where to find it, sample calculations, maximum load with full fuel
• Fuel management: cruise consumption rate, tank switching schedule and procedure
• Airspeeds: Vx, Vy, best glide, flap extension, and approach, stall, and maneuvering speeds for various loads
• Performance: takeoff and landing distance calculations for various loads and various atmospheric conditions
• Flight environment: VFR review of airspace, airports, airways, navigation aids, MTRs, obstructions, etc., 50 NM radius of CZG

Pre-Flight Inspection

Per the POH, especially:

• Oil: type, capacity, operating limits, location of "next change due" information
• Fuel: type, capacity, usable capacity, use of tank dipping tube and fuel sampling glass
• Tires: air pressures
• Propeller and alternator belt: inspection
• Pitot cover and pitot heat
• Exterior lighting
• Use and storage of electric preheater and cowl blanket
• Windshield cleaning: acceptable cleaning compounds, location and use of cleaning supplies

Interior

Location and use of:

• Seat belts and shoulder harnesses
• Seat adjustments
• Light switches
• Air vents, heater, defroster
• Circuit breakers
• Instrumentation, use of clock/timer
• Door latches
• Flap control
• Trims: manual and electric for elevator, manual for rudder
• Throttle, mixture, and throttle/mixture lock
• Fuel tank selector
• Pitot and static drains
• Tow bar and tie-down ropes
• Fire extinguisher

Flight Check

• Use of check list
• POH starting procedure, including use of external power and recovering from a flooded engine
• Normal, short, and soft field takeoffs
• Normal, short, and soft field landings
• Power-off and power-on (departure) stalls
• Slow flight
• Power setting, using chart on visor
• Mixture setting with or without EGT gauge
• Use of avionics: radios, ELT, and autopilot
• Emergency engine restart procedure (response to unexpected in-flight engine stoppage)
• Demonstrate private pilot instrument proficiency (FAR 61.109(a)(3)) to the tolerances specified by the Private Pilot - Airplane Single-Engine Land Practical Test Standards

Post-Flight

• Shutdown procedure, including checking for a transmitting ELT
• Procedure for cleaning and securing of airplane at Tri-Cities
• Procedure for using engine preheater
• Procedure for recording and reporting squawks, including whom to call
• Remote maintenance: if repairs are needed remotely, whom to call
• Procedure for securing airplane at a remote airport

Revised September 12, 2007