Cessna 208B - Before Starting Engine

CESSNA SECTION 4
MODEL
2088 (675 SHP) NORMAL PROCEDURES
BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
1. Preflight Inspection and Weight and Balance Check -
COMPLETE^
- - . . . . - - . - .
2. All Key Locking Cabin Doors - UNLOCKED (except cargo
configured aircraft. Cargo door may be locked if no passengers
occupy cargo section of airplane).
3. Passenger Briefing -COMPLETE.
4. Cabin Doors
- LATCHED (check aft doors).
5. Left Crew Door Lock Override Knob and Right Crew Door Inside
Lock
- UNLOCKED.
6. Parking Brake -SET (pull control out and depress brake pedals).
7. Control Lock
- REMOVED and DISENGAGE.
8. Seats, Seat Belts, Shoulder Harnesses
- ADJUST and SECURE
(crew seat lock indicator
pin(s) extended).
WARNING
FAILURE TO CORRECTLY USE SEAT BELTS AND
SHOULDER HARNESSES COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS
OR FATAL INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
9. Switches
- OFF.
10.lgnition Switch - NORM.
11.Circuit Breakers - CHECK IN.
12.Fuel Tank Selectors - LEFT ON, RIGHT ON
1
13.Radar (if installed) - OFF.
.,
14.Air Conditioner (if installed) - OFF.
15.lnverter Switch (if installed) - OFF.
~,
16.Bleed Air Heat Switch - OFF.
CAUTION
-2
LEAVING THE BLEED AIR HEAT SWITCH ON MAY
3 RESULT IN A HOT START OR ABNORMAL
ACCELERATION TO IDLE.
*
17.Cabin Heat Mixing Air Control - FLT-PUSH.
.-
18.Emergency Power Lever - NORMAL.
=, 19.Power Lever - IDLE.
20.Propeller Control Lever - MAX (full forward).
->
21 .Fuel Condition Lever - CUTOFF.
.*I
22,Rudder Lock (if installed) - TURN and PUSH to unlock
23.Fuel Shutoff - ON (push in).
24.Battery Switch - ON.
- (Continued Next Page)
=, 1 Revision 23 U.S. 4-15