CHECKLIST - REPUBLIC SEABEE RC-3

**Make sure ignition switch is off**

EXTERIOR CHECKS

[ ] Remove wheel chocks and control locks
[ ] Control surfaces - check for free movement, looseness, damage, corrosion
[ ] Flaps - check range of travel
[ ] Water rudder - check for free movement, looseness, damage, corrosion
[ ] Landing gear - check tires, brakes, struts
[ ] Hull - check for damage, corrosion, leakage
[ ] Fuselage - check security of cowls, access openings, inspection plates
[ ] Engine - check oil level, check for leaks
[ ] Prop - check for nicks, looseness, damage
[ ] Fuel - visually check level, check fuel cap for security
[ ] Drains - drain fuel until clear of water, check for correct fuel grade (color)

INTERIOR CHECKS

[ ] Required documents - on board
[ ] Fire extinguisher - on board
[ ] First aid kit - on board
[ ] Flight controls - check full range of travel, correct direction of travel
[ ] Trim - set for take off
[ ] Master switch on
[ ] Check lights and gauges
[ ] Master switch off

BEFORE STARTING

[ ] Safety belts - fastened
[ ] Doors - closed
[ ] Prop reverse - normal thrust position & locked (if used)

STARTING

[ ] Throttle - cracked
[ ] Mixture - full rich
[ ] Carb heat - cold
[ ] Master switch - on
[ ] Prop - clear
[ ] Ignition switch - start engine
[ ] Oil pressure - check
[ ] Exterior lights - on
[ ] Avionics - on 

RUNUP

[ ] Warm up - 900-1200 rpm
[ ] Apply brakes and advance to full throttle
[ ] Mag check - R & L, 150 rpm max drop, return to low rpm
[ ] Prop - check pitch change and reverse (if used)

BEFORE TAKEOFF

[ ] Safety belts - fastened
[ ] Doors - closed
[ ] Flight controls - check
[ ] Trim - set
[ ] Flaps - as needed
[ ] Mixture - full rich
[ ] Carb heat - cold
[ ] Prop reverse - normal & locked (if used)
[ ] Check oil pressure, oil temperature, battery charge
[ ] Avionics - NAV/COM set, VORs set, Transponder on
[ ] Contact ATC

LAND TAKEOFF

[ ] Taxi forward to straighten and lock tail wheel
[ ] Take off - full throttle, let tail come up, lift off at 65 kts
[ ] Landing gear - up when clear of ground
[ ] Flaps - raise after establishing rate of climb

WATER TAKEOFF

[ ] Landing gear - retracted
[ ] Flaps - 10 deg
[ ] Take off - full throttle, lift off at 65 kts
[ ] Flaps - raise after establishing rate of climb

CLIMB

[ ] Climb at full throttle, 65 kts, gear and flaps up

CRUISE

[ ] Throttle back to 2150 rpm, approximately 95 kts
[ ] Lean mixture to obtain peak rpm

DESCENT

[ ] Throttle - 1700 rpm
[ ] Mixture - full rich
[ ] Carb heat - as needed
[ ] Airspeed - 69 kts

BEFORE LANDING

[ ] Call ATC
[ ] Airspeed - maintain 69 kts
[ ] Landing gear - down when appropriate (up for water)
[ ] Flaps - 10 degrees when appropriate, increase as needed
[ ] Throttle - as needed to control rate of descent
[ ] Prop - high rpm (if used)
[ ] Mixture - full rich
[ ] Carb heat - cold on final

LANDING

[ ] Touch down on main wheels
[ ] Apply brakes after tail comes down

AFTER LANDING

[ ] Raise flaps
[ ] Trim - set for take off
[ ] Carb heat - cold
[ ] Transponder - standby

SECURING AIRCRAFT

[ ] Avionics - off
[ ] Throttle - idle
[ ] Mixture - idle cutoff
[ ] Ignition switch - off
[ ] Lights - off
[ ] Master switch - off