Takeoff - Beechcraft C23 SUNDOWNER 180 Pilot Operating Handbook

BEECHCRAFT Sundowner 180
Section IV
C23 (M-1285 and After)
Normal Procedures
NOTE
All reclining seats
must
be in the upright
posi-
tion during take-off.
2.
Parking Brake
-
SET
3. Avionics
-
CHECK
4. Engine instruments
-
CHECK
5. Flight
Instruments
-
CHECK
AND SET
6.
Starter
Engaged
Warning
Light (if
installed)
-
CHECK
(should not
be
illuminated).
If light
is not
installed
or
is
inoperative,
the ammeter
indication
should
be less
than
25%
of
full
charge at
1000
to
1200
rpm and
should show some
decrease from
the
initial indication.
7. Throttle
-
2200 RPM
8. Magnetos
-
CHECK
at
2200
rpm, maximum
drop
of
125
rpm on each magneto,
variance
between
individual
magnetos should not exceed
50
rpm.
9. Carburetor
Heat
-
CHECK (Set cold for takeoff)
10. Throule
-
FAST IDLE
11. Stabilator Trim
-
TAKE-OFF RANGE (Green,
White or
Black Band)
12.
Flaps
-
CHECK
and
SET
13.
Controls
-
CHECK FREE
and
for proper
direction of
travel
14. Fuel Boost Pump
-
ON
15.
Mixture
-
FULL
RICH
(or as required
by
field
elevation) (tighten
friction
on
push-pull
type control)
16. Doors and Window
-
SECURE
17.
Parking
Brake
-
RELEASE
18.
Instruments
-
CHECK
(engine
instruments in
green
range at
the start of the takeoff run)
TAKEOFF
Takeoff
.....................
Full Throttle
-
2700
RPM
1. Power
-
SET
takeoff
power
and mixture before brake
release.
August, 1980
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