ALPHA Hornet Procedures

• Stall speed, clean: 99 KIAS
• Stall speed, landing: 85 KIAS
• Maximum IAS: 400 KIAS
• Max gear down: 150 KIAS
• Max flaps down: 150 KIAS

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BEFORE STARTING ENGINE

[ ] Brakes -- TEST and SET
[ ] Electrical Equipment -- OFF
[ ] Landing Gear Lever -- DOWN
[ ] Fuel Selector Valve -- ALL
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ENGINE START

Press E to initiate engine auto-start sequence, or:

LEFT ENGINE
[ ] Propeller -- HIGH rpm
[ ] Mixture -- RICH
[ ] Propeller Area -- CLEAR
[ ] Master Battery Switch -- ON
[ ] Ignition -- BOTH
[ ] Engine Start Switch -- ON

Then:

[ ] Throttle -- 1,000 rpm
[ ] Oil Pressure -- CHECK

RIGHT ENGINE
[ ] Propeller -- HIGH rpm
[ ] Mixture -- RICH
[ ] Propeller Area -- CLEAR
[ ] Master Battery Switch -- ON
[ ] Ignition -- BOTH
[ ] Engine Start Switch -- ON

Then:

[ ] Throttle -- 1,000 rpm
[ ] Oil Pressure -- CHECK
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BEFORE TAKEOFF

[ ] Brakes -- SET
[ ] Cowl flaps -- FULL OPEN
[ ] Flight Controls -- FREE and CORRECT
[ ] Flight Instruments -- CHECK and SET
[ ] Right Mixture -- RICH
[ ] Left Mixture -- RICH
[ ] Fuel Quantity -- CHECK
[ ] Fuel Selector Valve -- ALL
[ ] Elevator Trim -- NEUTRAL
[ ] Rudder Trim -- SET AS DESIRED

LEFT ENGINE
[ ] Throttle -- 2,000 rpm
[ ] Magnetos -- CHECK
[ ] Propeller -- CYCLE high rpm/
low rpm/high rpm
[ ] Engine Instruments -- CHECK
[ ] Throttle -- 800-1,000 rpm

RIGHT ENGINE
[ ] Throttle -- 2,000 rpm
[ ] Magnetos -- CHECK
[ ] Propeller -- CYCLE high rpm/
low rpm/high rpm
[ ] Engine Instruments -- CHECK
[ ] Throttle -- 800-1,000 rpm
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TAKEOFF

[ ] Throttles -- Advance smoothly to full (75" Hg)
[ ] Mixtures -- RICH (may be leaned above 3000')
[ ] Propellers -- 3000 rpm
[ ] Rotate -- 100 KIAS
[ ] Landing Gear -- UP
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CLIMB

[ ] Airspeed -- 150 KIAS
[ ] Throttle -- +8 psi
[ ] Propeller -- 2700 rpm
[ ] Fuel Selector Valve -- ALL
[ ] Mixture -- FULL RICH (may be leaned above 3,000')

For combat climb use +15 psi and 3000 RPM.

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MAXIMUM CRUISE

[ ] Altitude -- 20,000 MSL
[ ] Throttles -- +8 psi
[ ] Propellers -- 2700 rpm
[ ] Mixtures -- LEAN as required
[ ] IAS -- 242 KIAS
[ ] TAS -- 320 KTAS
[ ] Fuel consumption -- 180 gph

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ECONOMICAL CRUISE

[ ] Altitude -- 20,000 MSL
[ ] Throttles -- 0 psi
[ ] Propellers -- 2000 rpm
[ ] Mixtures -- LEAN as required
[ ] IAS -- 190 KIAS
[ ] TAS -- 254 KTAS
[ ] Fuel consumption -- 100 gph

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LANDING

[ ] Cowl flaps -- SET
[ ] Landing gear -- DOWN
[ ] Mixtures -- RICH
[ ] Landing speed -- 90 KIAS

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AFTER LANDING

[ ] Engines -- IDLE
[ ] Propellers -- HIGH RPM
[ ] Avionics -- OFF
[ ] Mixtures -- IDLE CUTOFF
[ ] Fuel -- OFF
[ ] Brakes -- SET