LongRoadBob
Cleared for Takeoff
When weather clears I will be asking the CFI about this, but trying to familiarize with our checklist. I've flown two other types (Aquila 211 and Piper Warrior III) but haven't run across this one and find it kind of cryptic. Now I'll be flying a Cessna 172 SP (I think SP...I saw it first in the description but as always, find conflicting mentions. What makes it a "P"?)
This is in the first entries in the Shutdown checklist:
Parking Brake............................SET
Throttle..................................IDLE
Magnetos.................OFF Momentarily
Throttle........................... 1000 RPM
Avionics Master/GPS/Elec.Equip......OFF
From there it goes to mixture to cutoff, magnetos off, keys on glare shield.
First, I can't figure out what the point is with throttle idle, then magnetos...not sure if they mean completely off and then back but seems so, them throttle to 1000?
Haven't yet seen anything in the POH that could explain. They don't have such a long checklist for shutdown.
Also "Elec.Equip" later in the checklist is Master Switch off. Not quite sure I understand what Elec.Equip switch refers too.
Not a burning issue, just if someone feels they know what the point is, or what they mean, let me hear?
This is in the first entries in the Shutdown checklist:
Parking Brake............................SET
Throttle..................................IDLE
Magnetos.................OFF Momentarily
Throttle........................... 1000 RPM
Avionics Master/GPS/Elec.Equip......OFF
From there it goes to mixture to cutoff, magnetos off, keys on glare shield.
First, I can't figure out what the point is with throttle idle, then magnetos...not sure if they mean completely off and then back but seems so, them throttle to 1000?
Haven't yet seen anything in the POH that could explain. They don't have such a long checklist for shutdown.
Also "Elec.Equip" later in the checklist is Master Switch off. Not quite sure I understand what Elec.Equip switch refers too.
Not a burning issue, just if someone feels they know what the point is, or what they mean, let me hear?