Cessna 150 1969 User manual

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MORE

PEOPLE

BUY

AND

Fl

Y

CESSNA

AIRPLANES

THAN

ANY

OTHER

MAKE

1969

WORLD'S

LARGEST

PRO-

DUCER

OF

GENERAL

AVIATION

AIRCRAFT

SINCE

1956

OWNER'S

MANUAL

PERFORMANCE

-

SPECIFICATIONS

Mo

del

150

*

GROSS WEIGHT . . . . .

SPEED:

Top

Sp

ee

d

at

Sea

Le

ve

l

Cruise,

75% Power

at

7000 ft

RANGE:

Cruise,

75%

Power

at

7000 ft

22. 5

Gallons

, No R

ese

rv

e

Cruise

, 75% Power at 7000 ft

Long

Range

Versi

on,

35. 0

Gallons

Optimum

Ra

nge

at

10, 000

ft

.

22. 5

Gall

o

ns

, No Rese

rv

e

Optimum

Ra

nge

at

10, 000

ft

.

Long Ra

nge

Ve

rsi

on, 35. 0

Gallons

RATE

OF

CLIMB

AT

SEA

LEVEL

SERVICE CEILING

TAKE-OFF:

Ground

Run .

To

tal

Di

stance

O

ve

r

50-

Ft

Obstacle.

LANDING:

Landing

Roll . . . . . . . . . . .

To

ta

l

Distan

ce

Over

5

0-Ft

O

bst

acl

e.

EMPTY

WEIGHT:

(Approximate)

With

Stand

a

rd

Fuel

Ta

nks

. .

With Long Range

Fu

el T

anks

.

BAGGAGE

.........

. .

WING

LOADING:

Pounds

/Sq Foot

POWER LOADING:

Pounds

/

HP

FUE

L CAPACITY:

Total

(Stand

ar

d

Tanks)

. .

Total

(Long

Ra

nge

Tanks)

.

OIL

CAPACITY

:

(Total).

. . .

PROPELLER

:

Fixed

Pit

ch

(Diameter)

ENGINE:

Continental

Engine . .

100

rated

HP

at

2750 RPM

STANDARD

AND

TRAINER COMMUTER

1600

lbs

122 mph

117 mph

475

mi

4.

i'

hrs

117 mph

725

mi

6. 2

hrs

117 mph

565

mi

6. 1

hrs

93 mph

880

mi

9. 4

hrs

93

mph

670 fpm

12, 650 ft

7

35

ft

1385 ft

4

45

ft

1075 ft

Standard

Tr

ai

ner

975 lbs f0051bs

980

lbs

1010

lbs

120

lbs

10. 2

16.0

26

ga

l.

38

ga

l.

6

qts

69 inches

0-200-A

1600 lbs

1

22

mph

117 mph

475

mi

4. 1

hrs

117 mph

725

mi

6. 2

hrs

117 mph

565

mi

6. 1

hrs

93

mph

880

mi

9.

4

hrs

93 mph

670 fpm

12,

65

0 ft

7

35

ft

1385

ft

445 ft

1075 ft

1060

lbs

1065

lbs

120

lb

s

10. 2

16. 0

26

ga

l.

38

ga

l.

6

qts

69

inches

0-200-A

*

Th

is

ma

nual

cov

e

rs

op

eration

of

t

he

M

odel

150

wh

ich

is

certificated

as

Mo

del

150

J

under

FAA

Type

C

ert

ific

ate

No

. 3A

19

.

The

manual

a

lso

covers

operat

ion

of

the

Mod

el

F150

wh

ich

is

ce

r

tificated

as

Mode

l

F150J

under

French

T

yp

e

Cert

if

icat

e No.

38/3

and

F

AA

Type

Ce

rtificate No. Al3EU.

The

M

odel

flSO

.

manufac

tu

r

ed

by

Reims

Avia

t

ion

S.A.

.

Reims

(Marne).

Fra

nce

.

is

identical to

the

150

except

that

it

is

po

w

ered

by

an

0

-2

00

-A

engine

manulactured

under

l

icense

by

Roll

s R

oyce

.

Crewe.

England

.

All

1

50

i

nforma

tion

in

this

manual

perta

ins to

the

f

150

as

we

ll.

0624-13

COPYRIGHT

rs>

1967

Cessna Aircraft Company

Wichita. Kansas USA

CONGRATULATIONS.

....

Welcome

to

the

ranks

of

C

ess

na

owners!

Your

Cessna

has

been

designed

and

constructed

to

give you the

most

in

performance,

economy, and

com-

fort.

It

is

our

desire

that

you

will

find flying

it,

eitl)er

for

business

or

pleasure,

a

pleasant

and

profitable

experience.

This

Owner's

Manual

has

been

prepared

as

a guide

to

he

lp

you

get

the

mo

st

pleasure

and

utility

from

your

Model 150.

It

contains

information

about

your

Cessna's

equipment,

operating

procedures,

and

performance;

and

suggestions

for

its

serv

icing

and

care.

We

urge

you

to

read

it

from

cover

to

cover,

and

to

refer

to

it

frequently.

Our

interest

in

your

flying

pleasure

has

not

ceased

with

your

purchase

of

a

Cessna.

World-wide,

the

Cessna

Dealer

Organization

backed

by

the

Cessna

Service

Department

stands

ready

to

serve

you. The following

services

are

offered

by

most

Cessna

Dealers:

FACTORY TRAINED PERSONNEL

to

provide

you with

courteous

expert

service.

·

FACTORY APPROVED SERVICE EQUIPMENT

to

provide

you

with

the

most

efficient

and

accurate

workmanship

possible.

A STOCK

OF

GENUINE CESSNA SERVICE PARTS on

hand

when you

need

them.

THE LATEST AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION FOR

SERV-

ICING CESSNA AIRPLANES,

since

Cessna

Dealers

have

all

of the

Service

Manuals and

Parts

Catalogs,

kept

current

by

Service

Letters

and

Service

News L

etters,

publish

ed

by

Cessna

Aircraft

Company.

We

urge

all

Cessna

owners

to

use

the

Cessna

Dealer

Organization

to

the

full

est.

A

current

Cessna

Dealer

Director

y

accompanies

your

new

airplane.

The

Directory

one

of

your

c

ross-c

ountry

flight planning

aids;

a

warm

welcome

awaits

you

at

every

Cessna

Dealer.

ii

• Maximum h

eig

ht of

ai

rplane with

nose

gear

depressed

and

an optional flashing

beacon

installed.

OV•rall

l

engt

h

of

ai

rplan

e with

optional

bulle

t -

shaped

propeller spinner.

When

standard propeller

spiMer

Is

I

nstall

e

d,

length Is 23'. ,

77\l

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PRINCIPAL

DIMENSIONS

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TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

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Pag

e

==

SECTION

-

OPERATING

CHECK

LIST

..............

1-1

SECTION

II -

DESCRIPTION

AND

OPERATING

DETAILS

...................... 2-1

SECTION

Ill

-

OPERATING

LIMITATIONS

............. 3-1

SECTION

IV-

CARE

OF

THE

AIRPLANE

............ 4 -1

OWNER

FOLLOW-UP

SYSTEM.

...........................

4-9

SECTION

V -

OPERATIONAL

DATA

...................... 5 -1

SECTION

VI

-

OPT

I

ONAL

SYSTEMS

...................... 6-1

ALPHABETICAL

INDEX

........................................

tn

d

ex-

1

Thls

manual

describ

es

the

operatio

n

and

pe

rformance

of

th

e S

tandard

Model 150,

th

e

Tr

ainer

and

the

Commuter.

Equip-

men

t d

esc

rib

ed

as

"Optional"

de

notes

tha

t

the

s

ub

ject

equipme

nt

is

op

t

ional

on the

Standard

airplane.

Much of

this

equipme

nt

is

s

tandard

on

the

Tr

aine

r

and

Commut

e

r.

iii

EXTERIOR

INSPECTION

CD

<·>

l\Jrn on

master

switch

and

check

fuel quantity

lndJca.tors,

then

turn

master

1

wit

ch

"O

FF.

"

(b) Check Ignition swHch

"O

FF.

"

(c

) C

heck

fuel

valve

handle

"ON."

(d)

Rem

ove

con

lr

ol

wheel

l

oc

k.

CD

(a) Re

mo

ve

rudder

gust

lock, U

11'18lalled.

(b) O

l•coMec

t ta.II

ti

e-down.

0 (a) R

cmo>e

gust

lock,

U

Insta

lled.

©(a) Di

sconnect

wing

tie-down.

N0

TE

Visually

check

fu

el

Hiler

ca

ps,

lnspecllon

pla.J.es, and

gene

rill

a.ircr:i..fl

cond

1tl

on

d

uring

walk-

aro

und

ln

specllon.

If

night

flight

ls

pl:lllned,

chec

k

operatio

n

of

all

lights,

and make

sure

a

fla

shll,h

t Is aval

lable.

four

seconds

lo

clear

fuel

st

r

ainer

of

possible

wat

er

and

sediment.

Check

st

ra

iner

drain

closed.

U

water

la

o

bserved,

there

ts

a

possi

-

bilit

y

that

the

wi

ng tank

sumps

contain

waler.

T

hus,

th

e

wing

tank

sump

drain

plugs

and

fuel

line

drain

plug

should

be

removed

to

check

for

presence

of

water.

(c)

Check

propeller

and

spinne

r

for

nicks

and

security

.

(d)

Check

ca

rbJ

retor

air

filter

for

resLrlctlons

by

dust

or

othe

r

foreign

ma

tter

.

(e)

Check

n

ouwheel

s

trut

and

ti

re

fo

r

prOl!er

tn

-

fbllon.

(0

DlscoMect

nose

t

ie

-

down.

Same as ©

(b)

(c)

Ch

ec

k m

ain

wheel

tire

for

proper

inlla

tl

on.

Inspe

ct

airspeed

s

tatic

source

hole

on

side

of

fus

elage

for

st

oppag

e (lcrt

side

on

ly

).

CD

<·>

R

emOYe

pilot

tu

be

cover,

if

installed,

and

check

pilot

tu

be openi

ng

for

stop

page.

CD

<

•>

Check

olJ

level.

Do

not

opera

te

with

less

than

4

quarts.

FUI for

extended

Olghts.

(b)

Before

flr~l

night

of

day

a

nd

alter

each

re-

(;\

f

ue

li

ng, pu

l1

out

st

ra

iner

drain

knob ror

about

\..V

(b)

Check

fu

el

tank

vent opening

for

stoppage.

(c)

Check

stall

wa.rnin& v

ent

opening

for

stoppage.

Same

as

(!)

Fi

gure

1-1.

iv

Section

I

•

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,..--~~~~~~~~~~~-

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....

._

----~~~~....,...~~~~

~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~tnr

........_

OPERATING

CHECK

LIST

Cne

of

the

first

steps

in

obtain

ing

the

utmost

perfo

r

mance,

service,

and

flying

enjoyment

from

your

Cessna

is

to

familiarize

your

seli

with

your

airp

l

ane

's equi

pment,

systems,

and

contro

ls .

This

can

best

be

done by

r

eviewing

this

equipment

while

sitting

in

the

airp

l

ane.

Th

ose

items

whose

function and

ope

rati

on

are

not

obvi

ous

are

cove

r

ed

in

Section

II.

Section

I

li

sts,

in

Pil

ot's

Check

L

ist

form,

the

steps

necessary

to

operate

your

airplane

efficiently

and

safely.

It

is not a

check

list

in

its

tru

e

form

as

it

is

conside

rably

l

onger,

but it

does

cover

briefly

all

of

the

points

that

you

sho

uld

know

for

a

typical

flight.

The

flig

ht

and

ope

r

ationa

l

characteristics

of

your

airp

l

ane

are

no

rma

l

in

a

ll

r

es

pe

c

ts.

There

ar

e no un

conven

ti

ona

l c

hara

cteristics

or

operations

that

need

to

be

maste

r

ed.

A

ll

contro

ls

resp

ond

in

the

nor

ma

l way

within

the

en

ti

re

range

of

ope

rati

on. All

airspeeds

mentioned

in

Sections

I and

II

are

ind

i

cated

airspeeds.

Corresponding

calibrated

ai

rsp

eeds

may

be

obtained

from

the

Airspeed

Correction

Table

in

Section

V.

BEFORE

ENTERING

THE

AIRPLANE.

{l ) M

ake

an

exterior

insp

ection

in

accordance

with

figure

1- 1.

BEFORE

STARTING

THE

ENGINE.

(1)

Seats

and

Seat

Belts

- -

Adjust

and

lock.

(2)

Fue

l

Valv

e Handle

--

"

ON."

(3)

Brakes

- -

Test

and

set.

(4)

Radios

and

Flashing

Beacon

--

"OFF

. "

STARTING

THE

ENGINE.

{l)

Carbur

etor

H

eat

--

Cold

.

(2)

Mixture

--

Rich.

1- 1

(3)

Primer

--

As

requir

e

d.

(4)

Throttle

- -

Op

en

1/

4".

(5)

Master

Switch

--

"

ON."

(6)

Propeller

Area

- - Cl

ear

.

(7) I

gnitio

n

Swit

ch --

"S

TART'

'

(release

when

engine

starts).

(8)

Oil

Pr

ess

ur

e

--

Check.

BEFORE

TAKE-OFF.

(1)

Cab

in Doo

rs

- -

La

tche

d.

(2)

Fli

g

ht

Cont

rols

--

Check

.

(3)

Trim

Tab

-- "

TAKE-OFF"

setting.

(4)

Thr

o

ttle

Setting

-- 1700

RPM.

(5)

Engine

I

nstruments

--

Within

gr

een

ar

c.

(6)

Suction

Gage

- -

Che

ck (4. 6

to

5. 4

inches

of

mercu

r

y)

.

(7)

Carb

u

retor

H

eat

--

Check

ope

r

ation.

(8)

Magnet

os - -

Check

(75

RPM

maximum

differential

between

magnetos

.)

(9)

Flight

Instrum

ents

and

Ra

dio

s --

Se

t.

(10)

Opt

ion

al

Wing

Lev

eler

--

"

OFF

. "

TAKE-OFF.

NORMAL

TAKE

-

OFF

.

(1) Wing

Flaps

--

Up.

(2)

Carbureto

r H

eat

--

Cold.

(3)

Throttle

-

Fu

ll

"

OP

EN."

(4)

Elevator

Co

n

tro

l

--

Lift

nose

wheel

at

50

MPH.

(5) C

lim

b

Speed

--

73

MP

H

until

all

obstacles

are

cl

eared,

then

set

up c

li

mb

speed

as

shown

in

"N

O

RMAL

CL

IMB"

paragraph.

MAXIMUM

PERFO

RM

ANCE

TAKE-O

FF

.

(1)

Win

g

Flaps

--

Up.

(2)

Ca

rbur

et

or

H

eat

--

Col

d.

(3)

Brakes

--

Hold.

(4)

Thr

ot

tl

e

--

F

ull

"

OPEN."

(5)

Brakes

--

Rel

ease

.

(6)

Elevator

Contro

l

--

Sli

g

htly

ta

il

low.

(7)

Climb

Speed

- -

64

MPH (with

obstacles

ahead)

.

CLIMB.

NORMAL

CLIMB

.

(1)

Air

Sp

ee

d - - 75

to

80

MPH.

1

-2

(2) P

ower

--

Full

throttle

..

(3)

Mixture

--

Rich

(unless

engine

is

rou

gh).

MA

XIMUM PERFORMANCE

CLIMB

.

(1)

Air

Speed

--

73

MPH.

(2) Power - -

Full

throttle.

(3)

Mixture

- -

Rich

(unless

engine

is

r ough).

CRUISING.

(1)

Power

- - 2000

lo

2750

RPM

.

(2)

Elevator

Trim

--

Adjust.

(3) Mi

xture

--

Lean

to

maximum

RPM.

BEFORE

LANDING.

(1)

Mixture

- -

Rich.

(2)

Carburetor

Heat

--

Apply

full

heat

be

fore

closin

g

throttle

.

(3)

Airspeed

- -

65

to

75

MPH.

(4) Wing

Flaps

- -

As

desired

below

100

MPH.

(5)

Airspeed

- - 60 to 70

MPH

(flaps

extend

ed).

NORMAL

LANDING

.

(1)

Touch

Down - -

Main

wheels

first

.

(2)

Landin

g

Roll

- -

Lower

nose

wheel

ge

ntly.

(3)

Brakin

g --

Minimum

re

quir

ed.

AFTER

LANDING.

(1) Wing

Flaps

--

Up.

(2)

Carburetor

Heat

- - Cold.

SECURE

AIRCRAFT.

(1)

Mixtur

e - -

Idle

cut-off.

(2) All

Switches

-- Off.

(3)

Parkin

g

Brake

--

Set.

(4)

Contr

ol Lo

ck

--

Ins

talled.

1-

3

INSTRUMENT

PANEL

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

11

12

I.

Turn

Coordinator

(Opl

.)

2.

Air

speed

tnd1

c

ator

3.

Dir

ec

ti

o

nal

Cyro

(

Opt.

)

4.

Gyro

Horiz.on

(Opt.

)

5.

Clock

(Opt.

)

6.

Aircraft

Registratton Number

7.

Vert

ica

l

Speed

l

ndlcuor

(Opt.)

8.

Altlmeler

9.

Muk

er

Beacon

L

ights

/

Radio

Tran

sm1tt

r>r

St!lector Switch

I0.

Omni

C

ou

rse I

ndica

tor

(Op

t. )

11. Rc:ir V

ie

w M

lr

ror (

Opt.)

l2.

Rad

ios

(

Opt.

)

1-4

13.

Ta

ch

omet

er

14.

Le!t

Fuel

Quanttty

Ind

icato

r

IS

.

Bea

ring lndicator

(Opt.)

16.

Riaht F

uel

Quantity Ind

ica

tor

17.

Sucllon

Ca~e

(Opt.)

18.

A

mmeter

19.

Oil

Temperature

Ga

ge

20.

011

Pressu

re

G;ige

21.

Ma

p Compar

tment

22.

Cabin

Atr

and H

eat

Control

Knobs

23.

W

I~

flap

Swi

tch

24.

Ciga

r

Ligh

t

er

(Opt.)

25.

Mixt

ure

Control

Knob

Fi

g

ure

2-1.

13 14

15

16

17

26.

Wing

Le

vele

r

Co

ntrol

Kn

ob

(Opt.)

27. Mic r

ophone

(

Opt.

)

28.

Throttle

29.

El

evator

Tnm

Control Wheel

30.

Carburetor

Heat Control

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32. Fuses

33.

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Switch

36.

Master

Switch

37.

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Primer

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Brake

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Cessna 150 1969 User manual

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