Primary Contact Procedures

Front 1

Level Speed Change

Back 1

1. Configuration — 150 clean
2. Checklist — N/R
3. Clearing Turns — N/R
4. CHOP (L) — 300 ft-lbs
LEFT RUDDER THEN TRIM LEFT + UP
Airspeed below 150:
5. GEAR — Down
6. LAND LIGHTS — ON
Approaching 100:
7. POWER (R) — 500+ ft-lbs
8. TRIM — 100 kt
9. CHECK & CORRECT — alt/brg/as
10. LANDING CHECKS
11. PERFORM AS PRESCRIBED
12. CHOP (L) — 400+ ft-lbs
Check airspeed below 120:
13. FLAPS — Down
Approaching 90:
14. POWER (R) — 600 ft-lbs TRIM RIGHT + UP
15. REPORT — (as appropriate) “G↓,F↓, Landing Checks Complete”
16. PERFORM AS PRESCRIBED
17. POWER (R) — 1015 ft-lbs
Airspeed below 120:
18. GEAR & FLAPS — Up
19. LAND LIGHTS — Off
Approaching 170:
20. CHOP (L) — 750+ ft-lbs
TRIM LEFT + DOWN

Front 2

Turn Pattern

Back 2

1. Configuration — 150 clean on CARDINAL HDG
2. Checklist — N/R
3. Clearing turns — N/R
Clear the area:
4. TURN — 30° w/15° AOB
Clear the area:
5. LEAD reversal by 5°
Clear the area:
6. TURN — 90° w/30° AOB
Clear the area:
7. LEAD reversal by 10° (*slight power)
Clear the area:
8. TURN — 180° w/45° AOB
Clear the area:
9. LEAD reversal by 15° (*power & forward stick)
10. ROLL OUT on CARDINAL (light forward stick)
11. RESET — 150 KIAS
12. RETRIM

Front 3

Takeoff

Back 3

200’ prior to the Hold Short line:
1. Switch TOWER — Call when appropriate
Crossing Hold Short line:
2. Complete T/O checklist and REPORT
When aligned (nosewheel centered/brakes held):
3. POWER — 500 ft-lbs
4. INSTRUMENTS — Check & report
5. SELECT — Reference point
6. STICK — NEUTRAL
Release brakes, dropping heels to the deck:
7. POWER (R): 1015 ft-lbs (3 sec)
At approximately 80 kts:
8. STICK — Smoothly apply back pressure
9. SET — Cowl seam slightly below horizon
10. LET IT FLY — 80-85 kts
11. SET — Cowl seam even w/horizon

When a safe landing can no longer be made on the runway:
12. CHECK — Fuel caps and speed
Check airspeed below 120:
13. GEAR — Up
14. CONFIRM —Up & Lights Out
15. REPORT — “Fuel caps secure, three up and locked”
Approaching 120:
16. SET — Cowl seam on horizon
17. RETRIM — As necessary

Front 4

Slow Flight/Minimum Control Maneuvers

Back 4

1. Config. — 90 kts dirty/Land Lights ON
2. Checklist — Stall (BCHAIR)
3. Clearing Turns — 30° AOB for 180°
4. CHOP (L) — 400 ft-lbs
5. ALTITUDE — Maintain and retrim
6. POWER (R) — Reset to stabilize @ 25-26 units AOA (≈475-500 ft-lbs)
7. RETRIM
Slow Flight Characteristics:
a. Apply aileron, elevator, and rudder pressures and note the response
b. Roll shallow AOB turns while maintaining altitude. Note reduced effectiveness of ailerons
c. Turn w/o rudder (uncoordinated) — note adverse yaw
d. Turn w/rudder (coordinated)

Power Application:
8. WINGS — Level and hold altitude
9. POWER (R) —1015 ft-lbs
Check airspeed above 90 and below 120:
10. GEAR & FLAPS — Up
11. LAND LIGHTS — Off
12. CHOP (L) — 600+
13. RETRIM
14. AUTOIGNITION — Off

Front 5

Approach Turn Stall

Back 5

1. Configuration — >6500’ AGL; 90 kts dirty; LANDING CHECKS complete
2. Checklist — Stall (BCHAIR)
3. Clearing Turn — 30° AOB for 180°
4. CHOP (L) — 300 ft-lbs
5. TRIM — 90 kt descent (horiz 2/3 up)
6. ROLL — 30° AOB smoothly
When comfortably est., simultaneously:
7. STACKS — Horizon
CHOP — 200 ft-lbs
8. STICK — Increase back as AS decays
9. STALL
10. RELAX
Simultaneously:
11. MAX — 1315 ft-lbs
ROLL — Wings level
12. SET — Cowl seam just above horizon
Maintain nose attitude and ensure a/c is climbing. When airspeed stops accelerating:
13. TRIM — 90 kts
Once established at 90 kts:
14. CHOP (L) — 1015 ft-lbs
15. LEVEL OFF — Next 500’ interval
Maintain 90 kts (≈600 ft-lbs) and level flight:
16. RETRIM
17. RESET — As directed
18. LAND LIGHTS — Off
19. AUTOIGNITION — Off

Front 6

Power-Off Stall

Back 6

1. Configuration — 120 clean
2. Checklist — Stall (BCHAIR)
3. Clearing Turns — 45° AOB for 180°
4. CHOP (L) — 200 ft-lbs
5. TRIM — 100 kt descent
6. STACKS — Horizon
7. STALL
8. RELAX
9. RESET — 100 kt glide

Front 7

Outlying Field Entry

Back 7

1. Determine the duty runway
2. Fly to establish a/c at appropriate initial point
At this point a/c shall be:
a. On extended runway centerline and on runway heading (reference RMI)
b. Wings level
c. At break altitude IAW local SOP
d. Airspeed IAW local SOP
When at initial point:
3. Make the appropriate radio call
4. Fly from initial point toward runway maintain altitude and airspeed
5. Visually locate pattern traffic and obtain wind info

Front 8

The Break

Back 8

1. Establish proper interval
2. With interval, execute the break IAW local SOP
3. Roll into 45° AOB turn and maintain altitude
4. CHOP (L) — 300 ft-lbs
Verbally confirm airspeed below 150 kts:
5. LANDING GEAR — Lower
6. Halfway through the break turn, adjust AOB to est ¾ WTD on downwind
7. AIRSPEED — slow to 100 kts
8. Level off at pattern altitude using PAT principle:
a. P — ≈500+ ft-lbs
b. A — Stop descent by initially setting slightly nose-up attitude immediately followed by 100 kt level flight attitude
c. T — Retrim
Once wings-level on downwind:
9. LANDING CHECKS — Down to flaps

Front 9

Stall Checklist

Back 9

1. BILGES — “Clear of loose objects, control lock stowed (in 2 places).”
2. HARNESS — “Locked and tight”
3. AUTOIGNITION — “On, AUTO IGN light ON.”
4. INSTRUMENTS — “Checked” (for normal indications)
5. REPORT — “Stall checklist complete”
(STALLS MUST RECOVER BY 5,000 FT AGL)

Front 10

Landing Checklist

Back 10

Visually Check airspeed below 150:
1. REPORT — “Airspeed below 150”
2. LANDING GEAR — Down
“Landing Checklist”
3. HARNESS — “Locked”
4. LANDING GEAR — “Down and locked”
5. BRAKES — “Parking brake OFF, brakes firm”
6. INSTRUMENTS — “Checked”
7. LANDING LIGHTS — “On”
Check airspeed below 120:
8. FLAPS — “Down”
9. REPORT — “Gear down, flaps up/down”
“Landing Checklist complete”

Front 11

Landing Pattern

Back 11

The Break IAW course rules: 1000’AGL, 170 KIAS, ¼ WTD on pattern side.
1. FLOP — 45° AOB
2. CHOP —300 ft-lbs
3. CHECK — Airspeed below 150
4. DROP — Landing gear
Downwind: ¾ WTD, 100 KIAS, 800’ AGL, 500-550 ft-lbs
5. LANDING CHECKLIST — HLBIL up to F
Transition:
6. SLOWER — 300 ft-lbs (275 NF)
7. LOWER — Flaps
8. TRIM — 90 kt descent (95 NF)
180° Position:
9. TURN — 30°AOB
10. TALK (CH4) — “__ Tower/RDO, Ranger XXX, 180, 3 down & locked, full stop/t&g”
11. TALK (ICS) — “Gear down, flaps down, landing checklist complete”
90° Position: 450’ AGL, 90 KIAS (95 NF)
12. TALK (ICS) — “Gear down, negative paddles”
Final (The groove): 100-150’, 85/95KIAS, wings level, 1200-1500’ from point of touchdown
13. NOSE at the numbers
14. FLARE/POWER to idle once committed to flare

Front 12

IGP Report

Back 12

"Engine instruments normal, fuel is ____ left, ______ right, our position is _____."

Front 13

Clearing Turn

Back 13

Turn 180 @ 45 (30 in LAC), or make two 90 turns in opposite directions.

Front 14

FAST CRUISE

Back 14

170 KIAS, 750-800 ft lbs

Front 15

NORMAL CRUISE

Back 15

150 KIAS, 600-650 ft lbs

Front 16

SLOW CRUISE

Back 16

120 KIAS, 450-500 ft lbs

Front 17

NORMAL CLIMB

Back 17

120 KIAS, 450-500 ft lbs

*Climb to cruise, level off 200ft prior, Trim Left and Down, Reduce Power, Trim Left.

*Climbs 1,000 ft or greater use 1015 ft lbs @ 170 KIAS