Normal Procedures

These procedures are derived from the efis-editor checklist file. Update the source JSON and regenerate to modify.

Memory Items

Memory Items — N720AK

These items must be performed from memory before reaching for the checklist. Practice them so they are automatic.

ENGINE FAILURE — A B C

Airspeed … BEST GLIDE / ONSPEED

Best field … LOCATE / NRST

Checklist … SYSTEM32 RESTORE

ENGINE FIRE

Fuel Pump Breakers … PULL BOTH

Key Switch … OFF

Fuel Selector … OFF

LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE

Fuel Pump Mode … 2

Fuel Selector … OTHER TANK

ELECTRICAL FIRE / SMOKE

Key Switch … OFF

Emergency Power Switch … OFF

Vents … OPEN

LOSS OF POWER TO ELECTRONICS

Emergency Power Switch … ON

RUNAWAY TRIM

Avionics Master … OFF

UPSET RECOVERY — POWER PUSH ROLL

Power … ADJUST

Push … UNLOAD

Roll … WINGS LEVEL

INADVERTENT IMC

Wings … LEVEL ON AUTOPILOT

180º Turn … STANDARD RATE

Preflight

Preflight Inspection

Approach:

• Gust Lock … REMOVE
• Inlet Covers … REMOVE
• Pitot / AoA Cover … REMOVE
• AR(R)OW Documents … AVAILABLE

Left Wing:

• Fuel Tank Vent Opening … CHECK
• Fuel Tank Sump … DRAIN / CHECK
• Fuel Quantity … CHECK VISUALLY
• Fuel Filler Cap … SECURE
• Wing Tie-Down … DISCONNECT
• Wingtip Lights / Antennas … CHECK
• Aileron / Flap … CHECK
• Main Wheel Tire / Brake … CHECK

Empennage:

• Baggage Door … CHECK / SECURE
• Static Source Openings … CHECK
• Tail Tie-Down … DISCONNECT
• Control Surfaces … FREE / CHECK
• Lead Weights … CHECK
• ELT Antenna … CHECK

Right Wing:

• Main Wheel Tire / Brake … CHECK
• Aileron / Flap … CHECK
• Wingtip Lights / Antennas … CHECK
• Wing Tie-Down … DISCONNECT
• Fuel Quantity … CHECK VISUALLY
• Fuel Filler Cap … SECURE
• Fuel Tank Sump … DRAIN / CHECK
• Fuel Tank Vent Opening … CHECK

Nose:

• Propeller and Spinner … CHECK

  nicks, security, oil leaks

• Nose Wheel + Tire … CHECK

• Engine Inlets / Air Intake … CLEAR

  look in for nests, debris, blockage

• Engine Oil Level … CHECK

  Do not operate with less than 8 quarts.

  Fill to 9 quarts for extended flight.

• Oil Door / Preheat Plug … STOWED / SECURE

IFR Readiness

Planning:

• Weather / personal minimums … BRIEFED

  freezing level and icing margin, alternate decision, no-go time, landing-fuel number

• NOTAMs / TFRs / GPS-WAAS NOTAMs … CHECKED

• Flight plan … FILED, VOID / RELEASE PROCEDURE KNOWN

  PBN/B2C2D2O2S1 SUR/260B CODE/A9A396 RMK/EXPERIMENTAL

• Lost comm plan … AVEF / MEA BRIEFED

Airplane:

• GTN / SkyView databases … CURRENT CYCLE

• VOR check (91.171) … WITHIN 30 DAYS, LOGGED

  date, place, bearing error, signature in the log

• Pitot-static / transponder (91.411 / 91.413) … WITHIN 24 MONTHS

• Pitot heat / alternate static … TESTED

• Oxygen … QUANTITY, CANNULAS, EDS SET

  FILL THE BOTTLE ON THE GROUND — 6×18 cylinder, 2216 PSI. Top it before the trip, not after a reroute puts you high.

  crew on O2 above 12,500 after 30 min, continuously above 14,000

Cockpit:

• iPad / ForeFlight … CHARGED, PLATES CURRENT
• Phone … PLATE PHOTOS AS BACKUP
• FTA-850 handheld … CHARGED, STOWED
• Flashlight (night) … ABOARD
• Clearance … COPIED, READ BACK, VOID TIME NOTED
• Bugs … HDG / ALT / CDI SOURCE SET
• Takeoff briefing … ABORT POINT NAMED

Before Starting Engine

• Preflight Inspection … COMPLETE

• Seats, Belts, Shoulder Harnesses … ADJUST AND LOCK

• Doors … LOCKED

• Circuit Breakers … ALL IN

• Left Panel Switches … UP / NORM

• Start Battery Select … BOTH

• Avionics Master … OFF

• Autopilot Switch … OFF

• Key … ON

• OnSpeed … BLINKING

• Fuel Pump Mode … 2, THEN 1/AUTO

  verify Pump 1 GREEN

• ECU Select … ECU1

• Fuel Quantity Indicators … CHECK

• Fuel Selector … CYCLE BOTH TANKS

  pump running — pause on each tank until pressure steadies at 45 PSI; purges bubbles from both feed lines, proves both pickups and the selector

• Fuel Selector … FULLEST TANK

• Fuel Pressure … 45 PSI / GREEN

• Brakes … TEST AND SET

Starting Engine

• Propeller … HIGH RPM

• Throttle (Prime) … 2 PUMPS COLD / 1 PUMP WARM

  watch for AP indicator on EFII controller per pump

• Throttle … OPEN 1/4 INCH

  If cold, wait 10s for primer fuel to evaporate

• Propeller Area … CLEAR

• Starter … PRESS

  release after engine starts

If engine doesn’t start within 5 revolutions:

- disengage starter,

- wait ~10s for primer fuel to evaporate,

- retry start.

After Engine Starts:

• RPM … ADJUST TO 700

  reset to 700 as engine warms up

• Oil Pressure … GREEN

  if not in green within 30 seconds — shut down

• Avionics Master … ON

• Autopilot Switch … ON

• Strobes … ON

• Alternator Current … VERIFY POSITIVE

• Radios … SET / AWOS / ATIS

• Altimeter … SET

• Heading Indicator … SET

Before Taxi

• Wing Flaps … RETRACT, VERIFY UP
• Fuel Trim … LEAN -10% FOR TAXI
• Lights … AS REQUIRED
• Brakes … TEST ON ROLL

Runup

Note: ECU controller colors: BLUE = active fuel control. GREEN = standby. RED = p-lead grounded (ignition off). GRAY = not communicating.

• Fuel Trim … 0%
• Doors … CLOSED AND LOCKED
• Elevator and Rudder Trim … TAKEOFF
• Flight Controls … FREE AND CORRECT
• Flight Instruments … SET

Governor Cycle:

• Brakes … HOLD

• Throttle … 2000 RPM

• Propeller Control … 1800 RPM

• Throttle … +2“ MP

  let RPM stabilize

• Propeller Control … HIGH RPM

ECU + Fuel System Check (1600 RPM):

• Throttle … 1600 RPM

• Ignition (ECU p-leads) … CHECK

  1 OFF, Both, 2 OFF, Both

  expect ~100 RPM drop / smooth running per side

  verify active BLUE / disabled RED on EFII controller

  at Both, verify ECU1 BLUE / ECU2 GREEN

• ECU FUEL SEL … PRI / SEC / PRI

  verify active GREEN, backup BLUE through transitions

• Fuel Pump Mode … 1 / 2 / 1/AUTO

  fuel pressure should not budge through cutover

  verify pump annunciators follow selection (active green)

• Engine Instruments (Oil Px, Temp) … CHECK

• MZ-30 Generator … VERIFY OUTPUT

  Bat 2 voltage charging; gen amps positive (won’t show at idle)

• Throttle … IDLE

Before Takeoff

Note: If this checklist is interrupted — a door, a radio call, a taxi hold — start it again from the top. The oversight a distraction causes shows up after the distraction is gone.

• Fuel Gauge … CHECK QUANTITY

• Fuel Pressure … 45 PSI / GREEN

• Fuel Trim … 0%

• ECU Select … ECU1

• Radios, Flight Plan … SET

• Transponder … ALT, 1200

• Strobes … AS REQUIRED

• Nav Lights … AS REQUIRED

• Pitot Heat … AS REQUIRED

• iPad / ForeFlight … CONNECTED

  Dynon WiFi — AHRS, traffic, GPS

• Flaps / Trim … SET FOR TAKEOFF

Takeoff Briefing — REACT:

• R - RPM … 2700, FULL POWER
• E - Engine gauges … GREEN
• A - Airspeed … ALIVE
• C - Centerline … TRACKING
• T - Takeoff abort point … IDENTIFIED
• Turn Direction (Engine-Out) … TOWARD CROSSWIND
• Radio Call … MAKE

Normal Takeoff

• Wing Flaps … 0º / 16º

• Centerline … ALIGN

• Power … FULL THROTTLE / 2700 RPM

  advance over ~5 seconds

• Elevator … BACK TO LIFT NOSE

  hover nose wheel; let plane fly itself off

• Pitch … ONSPEED

• Wing Flaps … UP

At 300 AGL:

• Propeller … 2500 RPM
• Climb Speed … START OF TONE / VY 95 KIAS

In Flight

Climb

• Climb Speed … VY 95 KIAS to 1000 AGL

• CHTs … MONITOR < 400ºF

  if approaching 400: Fuel Trim +10% or reduce climb angle

At 1000 AGL — Cruise Climb:

• Airspeed … 120 KIAS
• Power … FULL THROTTLE / 2500 RPM
• Engine Gauges … CHECK

Cruise

• Power … AS DESIRED

  default: full throttle / 2400 RPM

• Flaps … REFLEX

  reflex is −3° — the cruise position, less drag than 0°

• Fuel Trim … 0%

  0% is the programmed baseline. Lean of peak means trimming deliberately lean from here on EGT/CHT.

  NO MAP GUARD on the System32 — re-richen toward 0% BEFORE advancing the throttle, or a lean charge meets high MAP.

  clean LOP wants a GAMI spread under 0.5 gph; the 2026-08 sweeps ran 1.06–1.47

• Elevator + Aileron Trim … ADJUST

• Engine Gauges … CHECK

• Lights … AS REQUIRED

Pre-Maneuver

• Fuel Selector … MORE FULL

• Lights … AS REQUIRED

• Clearing Turns … PERFORM

  90º L - 90º R / 180º turn

• Maneuvering Speed … 125 AT GROSS

IFR Approach Brief — WRIMTM

Brief aloud before descent. Name the plate before W.

• Plate … NAMED / CURRENT

  airport, approach + suffix, amendment, current cycle

• Getting Established … STATED

  vectors / NoPT sector / HILPT / course reversal owed?

W R I M T M

• Weather … VS MINS / RUNWAY

  ceiling + vis vs minimums, wind vs runway; altimeter source + remote-altimeter penalty if noted

• Radios … TUNED / RIGHT BOX

  approach, tower/CTAF, AWOS; navaid ident if green needles

• Instruments … LOADED / CRS / SOURCE

  approach + transition in GTN, final course, GPS vs VLOC driving the needle

• Minimums … ALL, TOP TO BOTTOM

  sector/IAF, stepdowns, FAF crossing, DA/MDA + vis

  snowflake? apply cold-temp corrections per segment

• Time … FAF-MAP IF NEEDED

  only when no fix defines the MAP

• Missed … ACTION / CRS / ALT / FIX

  first action aloud, then lateral, altitude, hold fix

Descent

• Fuel Selector … MORE FULL
• Power … AS DESIRED
• Lights … AS REQUIRED
• Approach Loaded … TRANSITION VERIFIED
• Navaid Ident … DECODED ON GTN
• GPS Integrity … TERM / NO LOI

IFR Final Gate — LAVSFT

Established inbound, before the FAF. Verify the box — the brief was a promise, this is the audit.

• Lateral … SOURCE / HSI / CRS

  GPS vs VLOC correct — the standby-localizer trap; course pointer on final approach course

• Altitude … MINS BUG / MISSED ALT

  minimums bug set; altitude bug per missed-alt SOP

• Vertical … GP TYPE / ARMED

  protected (LPV/GS) or advisory (+V)? advisory ignores stepdowns

• Speed / Config … 85 KIAS / HALF FLAPS

  from REFLEX: confirm flaps read 0 before first DOWN — a -1 start makes it a no-op

• FMA … READ ALOUD

  SkyView top bar: say what it says, not what you expect

• TDZE … HEIGHT AT MINS

  how high above the pavement at DA/MDA

Before Landing — GUMPS

G - Gas:

• Fuel Selector … FULLEST TANK
• Fuel Pump Mode … 1/AUTO
• Fuel Pressure … 45 PSI / GREEN
• Fuel Trim … 0%

U - Undercarriage:

• Gear … FIXED — VERIFIED

M - Mixture:

• Fuel Trim … 0%

P - Prop:

• Propeller … FULL FORWARD

  say it now; do it with first flap deployment

S - Switches / Seatbelts:

• Seats, Belts, Harnesses … ADJUST AND LOCK

• Lights … LANDING / TAXI

  Note: Night, non-towered: key CTAF 7x for PCL (5/3 to dim); re-key on final — 15 min timer

• Transponder … ALT

• Doors … LATCHED

• Brakes … TEST

Normal Landing

• Throttle … IDLE
• Flaps … 33º @ 87 KIAS
• Propeller … FULL FORWARD
• Pitch … ONSPEED
• Trim … ADJUST
• Throttle … MAINTAIN ALTITUDE / GLIDEPATH

On short final:

• Throttle … IDLE
• Touchdown … MAINS FIRST
• Landing Roll … HOLD NOSE WHEEL OFF
• Braking … MINIMUM REQUIRED

Postflight

After Landing

• Flaps … UP
• Elevator and Rudder Trim … TAKEOFF
• Lights … AS REQUIRED
• Pitot Heat … OFF
• Transponder … ALT, 1200

Securing Airplane

• Throttle … IDLE

• Hobbs + Tach Time … RECORD

• Avionics Master … OFF

• Autopilot Switch … OFF

• Lights … OFF

• Key Switch … OFF

  kills ECUs / fuel pumps — engine stops

• Gust Lock … INSTALL

Non-Standard Takeoff and Landing

Short Field Takeoff

• Flaps … 16º

• Power … FULL THROTTLE / 2700 RPM

• Elevator … BACK TO LIFT NOSE

  fly off; let plane accelerate in ground effect

• Climb Speed … ONSPEED / VX 80 KIAS

  until obstacles cleared

• Flaps … RETRACT

Maximum Performance Climb

• Power … FULL THROTTLE / 2700 RPM
• Airspeed … ONSPEED / VX 80 KIAS
• Fuel Selector … MORE FULL
• CHTs … MONITOR < 400ºF

Short Field Landing

Drag-it-in: behind the power curve, power for descent rate, AOA for airspeed.

• Flaps … 33º BELOW 87 KIAS

• Airspeed … SLOW TONE

  high AOA, slower than ONSPEED — touchdown speed minimized

• Power … MAINTAIN DESCENT GRADIENT

  throttle controls rate of descent at this AOA

• Trim … ADJUST

• Power … REDUCE TO IDLE

  as obstacle is cleared

• Touchdown … MAIN WHEELS FIRST

• Brakes … APPLY HEAVILY

• Flaps … RETRACT

Go Around

Note: Pressing “Nose Up” on the autopilot during a coupled approach engages go-around mode automatically.

• Power … FULL THROTTLE / 2700 RPM
• Pitch … ONSPEED
• Flaps … RETRACT
• Trim … SET FOR TAKEOFF
• Climb Speed … VY 95 KIAS