Cessna 172P - Page 200

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FLOATPLANE
MODEL 172P
PILOT'S
OPERATINC}
HANDBOOK
gI]PPLEMENT
CHECKLIST
PROCEDURES
PR,EFLIGHT
INSPECTION
1.
Pilot's
Operating
Handbook
and Floatplane
Supplement --
AVAILABLE
IN THE AIRPLANE
2.
Floats,
Struts, and
Float
Fairings --
INSPECT
for dents,
cracks,
scratches,
etc.
S.
F'loat
Compartments
--
INSPECT for water accumulation.
NOTE
Remove
rubber balls
which
serve a,s
stoppers on
thé
standpipe in
each float
compartment and
pump
out any
accumulation
of water.
Reinstall
rubberballs
with enough
pressure
for
a
snug
fit.
3.
Water
Rudders
--
CHECK
freedom
of movement and
security
BEFORE
STAR,TING
ENGINE
1.
Water H,udder Operation --
CHECK VISUALLY.
2.
Water
Rudders
--
DOWN
for taxiing
(retraction
handle removed
from
stowage hook).
TAKEOFF
1.
Water F,udders
--
UP
(retraction
handle secured on
stowage
hook).
2.
Wing Flaps -- O"- tOo
(10o preferred).
3.
Carburetor
Hoat
--
COLD.
4.
Control Wheel
--
HOLD FULL
AFT.
5.
Throttle
--
FULL
(advance
slowly).
6.
Mixture
--
RICH
(or
LEAN to
obtain maximum RPM
above
300O
feet).
7.
Control
Wheel
--
MOVE FORWARD
when
the
nose
stops rising to
attain
planing
attitude (on
the
step).
8,
Airspeed
--
4õ-60 KIAS.
9.
Control Wheel
--
APPLY LIGHT BACK
PRESSURE to
lift off.
NOTE
To reduce
takeoff
water run, the
technique
of
raising
one
float
out
of the water
may
be used. This
procedure
is
described in
the
amplified prooedures
in this
section.
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