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Lagoon

07-18-2017 05:17 PM

Descent Checklist?

When flying a C172, what would you include as part of the descent checklist?

Note that I'm not referring to the before landing checklist or the approach chart briefing.

PerfInit

07-18-2017 05:41 PM

Mixture- Gradually Enrichen
Get ATIS

JamesNoBrakes

07-18-2017 10:01 PM

Carb heat if descending in a carburetor version.

Panzon

07-19-2017 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lagoon (Post 2396466)

When flying a C172, what would you include as part of the descent checklist?

Note that I'm not referring to the before landing checklist or the approach chart briefing.

ATIS/AWOS - checked
Approach - briefed
Nav/coms - set and checked
Power - set (typically full power to FAF or abeam the numbers)

Lagoon

07-19-2017 11:06 AM

Thanks for all the input.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panzon (Post 2396768)

Power - set (typically full power to FAF or abeam the numbers)

I'm told 17,000 RPM to allow a descent at 90 knots which will assist in the use of the times displayed on the approach chart to measure distance from FAF to DA.

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