Cessna 150G User manual

MOREPEOPLEBUYAND

PLV CESSNAAIRPLANES

THANANYOTHERMAKE

1967

N3177J

RE-PRINT

WORLDS LARGESTPRO-

DUCER

GENERA'

AVIATIONAIRCRAFT

SINCE1956

OWNER'S

MANUAL

CESSNA

PO:267896LOT:10-1584S

P/N:14-00541

LOC:00CE

8900009

SNP 150C1967OWNERSMANUAL

PERFORMANCE- SPECIFICATIONS

STANDARD

ANDTRAINERCOMMUTER

GROSSWEIGHT1600lbs1600lbs

SPEED:

TopSpeedAtSeaLevel123mph125^h

Cruise,75%Power at7500ft120mph122mph

RANGE:

Cruise,75%Powerat7500ft480mi490mi

22.5Gallons,NoReserve4.0hrs4.0hrs

120mph122mph

Cruise,75%Powerat7500ft745mi760mi

LongRangeVersion,35.0Gallons6.2 hrs6.2 hrs

120mph122mph

OptimumRangeat10,000ft560mi565mi

22.5Gallons,NoReserve5.7hrs5.7hrs

98mph99mph

OptimumRangeat10,000ft870mi885mi

LongRangeVersion,35.0 Gallons8.9hrs8.9hrs

98mph99mph

RATEOFCLIMBATSEALEVEL670fpm670fpm

SERVICECEILING12,650ft12,650ft

TAKE-OFF:

GroundRun735ft735ft

TotalDistanceOver50-ftObstacle1385ft1385ft

LANDING:

LandingRoll445ft445ft

TotalDistanceOver50-ftObstacle1075ft1075ft

EMPTYWEIGHT:(Approximate)StandardTrainer

WithStandardFuelTanks975lbs1005lbs1060lbs

WithLongRangeFuelTanks980lbs1010lbs1065lbs

BAGGAGE120lbs120lbs

WINGLOADING:Pounds/SqFoot10,210.2

POWERLOADING:Pounds/HP16.016.0

FUELCAPACITY:

Total(StandardTanks)26gal.26gal.

Total(LongRangeTanks)38gal.38gal.

OILCAPACITY:Total6 qts6 qts

PROPELLER:FixedPitch(Diameter)69inches69inches

ENGINE.ContinentalEngine0-200-A*0-200-A*

100ratedHPat2750RPM

•TheModelF150,whichismanufacturedbyReimsAviationS.A.,Reims(Marne)France,is

identicaltothe150exceptthatitispoweredbyan0-200-Aenginemanufacturedunderlicense

byRollsRoyce,Crewe,England.All150informationinthismanualpertainstotheF150aswell.

D397-13—RAND—1000-9/77

CONGRATULATIONS

Welcome

theranks

Cessnaowners!YourCessnahasbeendesigned

andconstructed

giveyouthemost

performance,economy,andcom-

fort.

Itis

ourdesirethatyouwillfindflying

it,

either

for

business

pleasure,

pleasantandprofitableexperience.

ThisOwner'sManualhasbeenprepared

asa

guide

helpyou

get

the

mostpleasureandutilityfromyourModel150.

containsinformation

aboutyourCessna'sequipment,operatingprocedures,andperformance;

andsuggestions

forits

servicingandcare.

urgeyou

read

from

cover

cover,and

refer

toit

frequently.

Ourinterest

yourflyingpleasurehasnotceasedwithyourpurchase

aCessna.World-wide,theCessnaDealerOrganizationbacked

bythe

CessnaServiceDepartmentstandsready

serveyou.Thefollowing

services

are

offered

mostCessnaDealers:

FACTORYTRAINEDPERSONNEL

provideyouwithcourteous

expertservice.

FACTORYAPPROVEDSERVICEEQUIPMENT

provideyou

withthemostefficientandaccurateworkmanshippossible.

ASTOCK

GENUINECESSNASERVICEPARTS

hand

whenyouneedthem.

THELATESTAUTHORITATIVEINFORMATIONFORSERV-

ICINGCESSNAAIRPLANES,sinceCessnaDealershave

all

oftheServiceManualsandPartsCatalogs,keptcurrent

ServiceLettersandServiceNewsLetters,published

Cessna

AircraftCompany.

Weurge

all

Cessnaowners

usetheCessnaDealerOrganization

tothe

fullest.

AcurrentCessnaDealerDirectoryaccompaniesyournewairplane.

The

Directory

revisedfrequently,and

currentcopycan

obtainedfrom

yourCessnaDealer.MakeyourDirectoryone

yourcross-country

flightplanningaids;

warmwelcomeawaitsyou

everyCessnaDealer.

*Maximumheightofairplanewthnosegeardepressedand

anoptionalflashingbeaconinstalled.

**Overalllengthofairplanewithoptionalbullet- shaped

propellerspinner.Whenstandardpropellerspinner

isInstalled,lengthis23'.

*8'-7Vi"MAX.

33/4°

.••23-9"

-10-0"

7'-0"

32'-8J6"

5'-9" MAX.

PRINCIPAL

DIMENSIONS

TABLEOFCONTENTS

SECTIONI - OPERATINGCHECKLIST1-1

SECTIONII- DESCRIPTIONAND

OPERATINGDETAILS2-1

SECTIONill- OPERATINGLIMITATIONS3-1

SECTIONIV-CAREOFTHEAIRPLANE4-1

OWNERFOLLOW-UPSYSTEM4-8

SECTIONV - OPERATIONALDATA5-1

SECTIONVI-OPTIONALSYSTEMS6-1

ALPHABETICALINDEXIndex-l

Thismanualdescribestheoperationandperformance

theStandardModel150,theTrainerandtheCommuter.Equip-

mentdescribedas"Optional"denotesthatthesubjectequipment

isoptionalontheStandardairplane.Much

thisequipment

standardontheTrainerandCommuter.

•

» •

111

Visuallycheckfuelfillercaps,

inspectionplates, andgeneral

aircraftconditionduringwalk-

aroundinspection.Ifnight

flightisplanned,checkoperation

ofalllights, andmakesurea

flashlightisavailable.

(a)

(t»

(c)

(d)

Turnonmasterswitchandcheckfuelquantity

indicators,thenturnmasterswitchoff.

Checkignitionswitch"OFF."

Checkfuelvalvehandle"ON."

Removecontrolwheellock.

(a)Removeruddergustlock,tfinstalled.

(b)Disconnecttailtie-down.

(c)Checkcarburetorairfilterforrestrictionsby

dustorotherforeignmatter.

(d)Onfirstflightofdayandaftereachrefueling,

pullstrainerdrainknobanddraina two-

ouncequantityoffuelfromthefuelstrainer

tocheckforpresenceofwaterandsediment.

(e)Checknosewheelstrutandtireforproper

inflation.

(f) Disconnectnosetie-down.

(a)Removegustlock,ifinstalled.

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

Checkmainwheeltireforproperinflation.

Inspectairspeedstaticsourceholeonsideof

fuselageforstoppage(leftsideonly).

Disconnectwingtic-down. (a)

(b)

(c)

Checkaillevel.Donotoperatewithlessthan

4quarts.Fillforextendedflights.

Checkpropellerandspinnerfornicksand

security.

Sameas

Removepitottubecover,ifinstalled,and

checkpitottubeopeningforstoppage.

Checkfueltankventopeningforstoppage.

Checkstallwarningventopeningforstoppage

Sameas

Figure1-1.

6 4

NOTE

INSPECTION

EXTERIOR

6 4

8 3

Section

OPERATINGCHECKLIST

One

thefirststeps

obtainingtheutmostperformance,service,

andflyingenjoymentfromyourCessna

isto

familiarizeyourselfwithyour

airplane'sequipment,systems,andcontrols.Thiscanbest

done

reviewingthisequipmentwhilesitting

theairplane.Thoseitemswhose

functionandoperationarenotobviousarecovered

SectionEL

Section

lists,

Pilot'sCheckListform,thestepsnecessary

operateyourairplaneefficientlyandsafely.

Itis

not

checklist

inits

trueform

asitis

considerablylonger,but

doescoverbriefly

allof

the

pointsthatyoushouldknowfor„atypicalflight.

Theflightandoperationalcharacteristics

yourairplanearenormal

all

respects.Therearenounconventionalcharacteristics

operations

thatneed

tobe

mastered.

All

controlsrespond

thenormalwaywithin

theentirerange

operation.

All

airspeedsmentioned

Sections

and

IIareindicatedairspeeds.Correspondingcalibratedairspeedsmay

beobtainedfromtheAirspeedCorrectionTable

Section

BEFOREENTERING

THE

AIRPLANE.

(1)Makeanexteriorinspection

accordancewithfigure1-1.

BEFORESTARTING

THE

ENGINE.

(1)SeatsandSeatBelts

—

Adjustandlock.

(2)Brakes

—

Testand

set.

(3)MasterSwitch

—

"ON.

(4)FuelValveHandle

"ON."

STARTING

THE

ENGINE.

(1)CarburetorHeat

Cold.

1-1

(2)Mixture--Rich.

(3)Primer— Asrequired.

(4)IgnitionSwitch--"BOTH."

(5)Throttle— Open1/4".

(6)PropellerArea— Clear.

(7)StarterHandle--Pull.

BEFORETAKE-OFF

ThrottleSetting--1700RPM.

EngineInstruments--Withingreenarc.

Magnetos--Check(75RPMmaximumdifferentialbetweenmagnetos

CarburetorHeat--Checkoperation.

SuctionGage--Check(4.6 to5.4 inchesofmercury).

FlightControls--Check.

TrimTab--"TAKE-OFF"setting.

CabinDoors--Latched.

FlightInstrumentsandRadios— Set.

TAKE-OFF.

NORMALTAKE-OFF.

(1)WingFlaps--Up.

(2)CarburetorHeat--Cold.

(3)Throttle--Full"OPEN."

(4)ElevatorControl--Liftnosewheelat50MPH.

(5)ClimbSpeed--72MPHuntilallobstaclesarecleared,thenset

upclimbspeedasshownin"NORMALCLIMB"paragraph.

MAXIMUMPERFORMANCETAKE-OFF.

(1)WingFlaps--Up.

(2)CarburetorHeat— Cold.

(3)Brakes— Hold.

(4)Throttle— Full"OPEN."

(5)Brakes— Release.

(6)ElevatorControl--Slightlytaillow.

(7)ClimbSpeed--52MPH(withobstaclesahead).

CLIMB.

NORMALCLIMB.

(1)AirSpeed--75to80MPH.

2-2

(2)Power— Fullthrottle.

(3)Mixture— Rich(unlessengineisrough).

MAXIMUMPERFORMANCECLIMB.

(1)AirSpeed— 72MPH.

(2)Power--Fullthrottle.

(3)Mixture--Rich(unlessengineisrough).

CRUISING.

(1)Power--2000to2750RPM.

(2)ElevatorTrim--Adjust.

(3)Mixture--LeantomaximumRPM.

BEFORELANDING.

(1)Mixture— Rich.

(2)CarburetorHeat— Applyfullheatbeforeclosingthrottle.

(3)Airspeed--65to75MPH.

(4)WingFlaps--Asdesiredbelow100MPH.

(5)Airspeed--60to70MPH(flapsextended).

NORMALLANDING.

(1)TouchDown--Mainwheelsfirst.

(2)LandingRoll--Lowernosewheelgently.

(3)Braking--Minimumrequired.

AFTERLANDING.

(1)WingFlaps--Up.

(2)CarburetorHeat--Cold.

SECUREAIRCRAFT.

(1)Mixture— Idlecut-off.

(2)AllSwitches--Off.

(3)ParkingBrake--Set.

(4)ControlLock--Installed.

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