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Old 07-18-2017 | 05:17 PM
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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.
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Old 07-18-2017 | 05:41 PM
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Old 07-18-2017 | 10:01 PM
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Old 07-19-2017 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Lagoon
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)
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Old 07-19-2017 | 11:06 AM
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Thanks for all the input.

Originally Posted by Panzon
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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