Walkaround, Checklist and Engine Start in a Cessna 172 — Learn to Fly, Episode 3

Every check you do on the ground is for one moment: the moment you turn the key. In Episode 3 of Learn to Fly, your instructor Cindy takes you through a Cessna 172 on a sunrise morning at Wonderboom: why we use a checklist every time, the walkaround the same way round on every flight, and the engine start step by step. In this lesson: • Why a checklist is a memory aid, and the two ways to use it: read and do, then do and verify • The walkaround: the pitot cover, the control lock, the fuel gauges, the warning lights and the flaps • Fuel by eye, the fuel sample and the fuel colors, and checking the oil on the dipstick • The propeller, the fuel vent and the stall warning opening • Before starting the engine: say it and touch it • The mixture explained, priming, "clear prop", the starter rule and the oil pressure • Leaning on the ground, and why we treat the propeller as live • Three mistakes students often make This series shows you what happens and why. It doesn't replace flying with a qualified instructor; always use your aircraft's own handbook and checklist and current local rules. Chapters 00:00 Every check is for this moment 00:23 Why we use a checklist 00:54 Read and do, do and verify 01:20 Checklists in South Africa 01:44 The walkaround: the cabin first 02:16 Control lock, master and fuel gauges 02:54 Warning lights, fuel selector and flaps 03:36 Pitot heat 03:56 The tail and the right wing 04:40 Fuel by eye and the fuel sample 05:42 The nose: oil, inlets and propeller 06:35 The left wing: fuel vent and stall warning 07:21 Chocks away and climbing in 07:37 Before starting the engine 08:17 The mixture 08:34 Starting the engine: beacon and prime 09:18 The starter rule and clear prop 09:46 The start and the oil pressure 10:15 After the start 10:32 Leaning on the ground 11:14 Treat the propeller as live 11:56 Three common mistakes 12:24 Recap 12:58 Next time Next episode: talking on the radio, and our first taxi. #LearnToFly #Cessna172 #FlightTraining ImmersaHub · www.immersahub.co.za #xplane12 #flightsim #motionsimulator