C182 Aircraft Checkout

Training Guide

REFERENCES
❏ 182 POH
❏ 182 POH Review Form
❏ SCFC Member Regulations

Minimum Pilot Requirements for Checkout

❏ 80 hours total in airplane
❏ 3 hours in type
❏ 10 takeoffs and landings

GROUND REVIEW
High Performance Engine
❏ C182 has a 230 hp engine
❏ “High Performance” because it is >200 hp, so high performance endorsement required
❏ 6 cylinders
❏ More torque, avoid abrupt power changes, use adequate rudder coordination
❏ Heavy nose – more elevator pressure to lighten nose on T/O & flare
❏ Left-turning tendency on takeoff roll, go-around, and stall recovery

Constant Speed Propeller

❏ Hydraulically actuated
❏ High RPM for high power
❏ Low RPM for cruise efficiency
❏ Because of prop, power set using manifold pressure gauge instead of tachometer
❏ In engine-out emergencies, set to low RPM (better windmilling, less drag)

Engine Management
❏ Cowl flaps for added engine cooling (more power = more heat output)
❏ Cowl flaps normally closed, open when extra cooling is needed
❏ Typically open for engine start, surface taxi, takeoff, climb, and go-around
❏ Typically closed for cruise and descent
❏ Use mixture to manage EGTs, cowl flaps to manager CHTs
❏ Power up order: prop before throttle (right to left)
❏ Power down order: throttle before prop (left to right)

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SCFC Member Regulations / Limitations
❏ No touch and go’s in high performance or complex aircraft
❏ 60-day flight currency required for high performance
❏ Flight into known icing prohibited

Electrical System
❏ 24 volt system
❏ Alternator, battery, standby battery (if installed)
❏ Voltmeter
❏ Ammeter
❏ Low volts annunciation
❏ Electric pitch trim (if any)

Instruments, Gauges, and Indicators

❏ Location and indication of primary flight instruments
❏ Backup flight instruments (if any)
❏ Heading and altitude bugs (if any)
❏ Annunciator panel messages
❏ Control of instrument lighting
❏ Operation of required aircraft lighting

Engine Monitoring Instruments

❏ Manifold pressure gauge for power settings
❏ Fuel flow
❏ Fuel totalizer (if any)
❏ CHT, EGT

Radios/Intercom
❏ Audio panel operation
❏ Intercom isolation settings
❏ Intercom volume vs radio volume
❏ Intercom squelch vs. radio squelch
❏ Com1/Com2 setup strategies
❏ Listening on two frequencies (why/why not)
❏ Test during runup prior to use
❏ Nav1/Nav2 sourcing for CDI
❏ Function of NAV/GPS selector switch (if installed)

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GPS
❏ Basic GPS operation
❏ On/off, dimming (if separate unit)
❏ GPS startup screen (if any)
❏ GPS menus and display screens
❏ Direct To function
❏ Using GPS to identify and divert to nearest airport
❏ Using GPS to determine distance to a waypoint
❏ How to view moving map page (if separate unit)
❏ How to view/clear GPS messages and alerts

Autopilot
❏ Note whether 1-axis, 2-axis, 2-axis with altitude preselect
❏ Lateral navigation modes
❏ Vertical navigation modes (if any)
❏ Test during runup prior to use
❏ What inputs autopilot uses (T/C, heading bug, altitude bug, CDI, etc.)
❏ Ways to disable the autopilot

Moving Map / Multi-Function Display

❏ Moving map set meaningfully
❏ Traffic
❏ Weather

Airplane Performance Charts

❏ Takeoff
❏ Climb
❏ Cruise
❏ Landing

Weight and Balance Limitations

❏ May have different maximum gross weights for ramp, takeoff, and landing
❏ Baggage weight limitations may be divided by storage areas
❏ Four seats does not guarantee 4-person carrying capacity

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FLIGHT TRAINING PORTION

At the Aircraft / Preflight Inspection

❏ Higher ramp weight may be too heavy to tow/push by oneself
❏ Propeller: check security and for red oil leaks
❏ Cowl flaps open during preflight to test operation
❏ Rudder trim tab and control
❏ Wing tie-down hooks may be spring-loaded to stow in upper wing strut fairing
❏ Oil door is on top of engine cowling and may be hard to reach. Use care to position funnel
into filler neck to service oil without spilling. Do not force dipstick.
❏ Stall horn may be electric, requiring power must be on to check operation
❏ Aircraft cover, use caution to keep soft side from touching ground or debris to avoid
scratching windscreen surface

Cockpit Familiarization
❏ Front panel and engine cowling are larger than C172, pilots may need to adjust sight
picture for ground ops, takeoff, and flare
❏ Propeller control
❏ Rudder trim control
❏ Cowl flaps control
❏ Verifies safe operation of electrical system before and after start

Start (use SCFC Checklist)

❏ Cowl flaps open
❏ Propeller control full forward = high RPM

Taxi
❏ Initial contact with Ground Control
❏ Verify pilot knowledge of SQL departure procedures
❏ Verify pilot understands and complies with taxi instructions
❏ Cowl flaps

Runup (use SCFC Checklist)

❏ Cycle prop 3x: rpm drop, oil pressure drop, manifold pressure increase
❏ Rudder trim to takeoff

Takeoff #1
❏ Tower communication for departure
❏ Power up right to left
❏ Mixture rich, propeller forward, throttle full
❏ Heavier controls require more pressure

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Departure #1
❏ Departs using standard airport departures
❏ Can understand and comply with tower departure instructions
❏ Comply with established Noise Abatement Procedures

Climb Check #1
❏ At safe altitude, power back to 23” (at pilot discretion)
❏ Propeller at max RPM per POH
❏ Mixture lean as per placard or POH
❏ Rudder trim

Cruise
❏ Power to cruise (as desired)
❏ Propeller to cruise (as desired)
❏ Mixture (as appropriate)
❏ Cowl flaps closed (as needed)
❏ Rudder trim

Flight Maneuvers
❏ Straight and level flight at various airspeeds, including slower flight
❏ Power-off stall and recovery
❏ Emergency descent
❏ Simulated engine failure and power-off glide

Descent
❏ Mixture management. Exercise caution not to kill engine by leaving it lean in descent
❏ Engine and temperature management
❏ Cowl flaps closed
❏ Rudder trim

Return to SQL #1
❏ Visually identify landmarks local to the airport
❏ Initial radio contact and arrival communication
❏ Enter traffic pattern using established procedures or as instructed by control tower
❏ Comply with reporting instructions

Landing #1
❏ Pre-Landing Checklist (cowl flaps closed for landing, prop high RPM)
❏ Mixture appropriate for power setting and altitude

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 ❏ Stabilized 70 kts on final approach

After Landing
❏ Clears runway and runway exit at SQL
❏ Cowl flaps open for taxi

The following tasks are required for New Member Checkout in C182
Departure #2 (different direction from Departure #1)
❏ Airport communication for departure
❏ Departs using standard airport departures or as instructed by control tower
❏ Can understand and comply with tower departure instructions
❏ Comply with established Noise Abatement Procedures

Climb Check #2
❏ Power back to 23” (optional)
❏ Propeller at max RPM per POH
❏ Mixture lean as per placard or POH
❏ Rudder trim

Return to SQL #2
❏ Visually identify landmarks local to the airport
❏ Re-entry radio contact and arrival communication
❏ Enter traffic pattern using established procedures or as instructed by control tower
❏ Comply with traffic pattern entry instructions
❏ Comply with reporting instructions

Landing #2
❏ Pre-Landing Checklist
❏ Cowl flaps closed for landing
❏ Prop High RPM
❏ Mixture appropriate for power setting and altitude
❏ Complies with all V​FE​ limitations
❏ Stabilized 70 kts on final approach

After Landing
❏ Clears runway and runway exit at SQL
❏ Cowl flaps open for taxi

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Additional Takeoffs and Landings (as directed by Flight Instructor)
Repeat until pilot is proficient and meets minimums (3 hours, 10 T/O & landings)
❏ Normal takeoff and landing
❏ Power off 180 landing
❏ Crosswind takeoff and landing
❏ Go around
❏ Short-field takeoff and landing
❏ Soft-field takeoff and landing

Taxi to Parking
❏ Understands and complies with taxi instructions
❏ Taxis safely to parking
❏ Stops in line on taxiway

Securing
❏ Cowl flaps closed
❏ Fuel selector
❏ Control lock
❏ Push back into spot (no touch on spinner)
❏ Properly shuts down electrical system and all electrical consumers after flight
❏ Closes air vents
❏ Propeller positioning
❏ Airplane cover secure
❏ SCFC knot

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 C182 Aircraft Checkout
Checkout Form

Flight Instructor affirms that SCFC member __________________:

❏ meets minimum pilot requirements for this type
❏ has completed the 182 POH Review Form and it has been reviewed
❏ has completed the required ground and flight training
❏ has a logbook endorsement for High Performance aircraft
❏ meets SCFC proficiency standards in Cessna 182
❏ meets SCFC proficiency standards in Cessna 182 TAA/G1000

Signature: _________________________________________________
CFI Name: _________________________________________________

SCFC checkout total: # hours ________ # T/O and landings _______

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As a representative of the SCFC Chief Pilot Office, I approve this aircraft checkout.

Signature: ____________________________________________
Name: ____________________________________________
Date Approved: ________________

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Front Desk follow up actions

❏ Add “Aircraft Checkout” for Cessna 182 and/or Cessna 182 TAA/G1000 in FSP as indicated
by CFI
❏ Verify that member has “Endorsement” for High Performance in FSP
❏ Add aircraft checkout on SanCarlosFlight.com
❏ Place photocopy of logbook endorsement for High Performance and this signature page in
member’s file

FD initials: ________ Date: ________

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