Normal Takeoff and Climb
Cadet vs. Seminole
1. Lineup checklist complete
2. Taxi into takeoff position
3. Full throttle
4. Check engine instruments
5. Airspeed rising
6. Rotate at 75 knots
7. Hold approximately 10°
nose up
8. Climb out at Vy (88 knots)
9. Gear up (positive rate)
10. At 500 ft., pitch to
approximately 5°,
accelerate to 105 knots,
and adjust power to 25”
manifold pressure and
2500 RPM.
11. Perform climb check
Basically the same with the addition of mixture rich and strobes.
Pilot’s window closed, fuel pumps on, mixtures rich, landing light on,
strobes on, recognition light on, transponder to alt., cabin door secure.
Same.
Same, but with constant speed prop, you will see 2700 RPM.
Same
Same
Same, just different airspeed.
Slightly higher pitch.
Faster airspeed than Cadet
Hey that’s new! Don’t retract the gear until there is no more useable
runway.
The main difference here is that we set climb power instead of leaving
in full throttle. Otherwise, it’s pretty much the same concept.
New items: Gear up and cowl flaps as necessary.
Climb power – set
Gear – verified up
Flaps – verified up
Landing Light/Recognition Light – off
Fuel Pumps – off (one at a time and verify pressure!)
Cowl Flaps – as required
 Normal Approach and Landing

Cadet vs. Seminole

1. Approach Checklist
Completed
2. Slow to Vref+35
3. On downwind establish
Vref+25, 10° flaps, level
4. Trim for 100 knots
5. Abeam landing point,
perform landing check,
establish Vref+25, 10° flaps,
gear down, descent.
Approach checklist basically the same, but with one new item
Same as Cadet, only now the Vref speed is 75 knots and we have to
achieve the airspeed by setting both the throttle and propeller controls.
(18”/2300 RPM)
Somewhat different, but the same concept as the Cadet.
100 knots, 10° flaps, (18”/2300 RPM), 0 fpm
Just like in the Cadet, we begin our descent abeam the touchdown
zone, but now in addition to reducing the power (16”/2300 RPM), we
will also extend the gear and perform a landing check to verify that the
gear are extended and the flaps are set. Reducing power 2” = -200
fpm, extending the gear = -300 fpm for a total of approx -500 fpm
descent.

100 knots, 10° flaps, gear down, (16”/2300 RPM), -500 fpm descent
6. At 60° point turn base, We turn base at the same 60° point as with the Cadet, but unlike the
establish Vref+15, 25° flaps, Cadet, we shouldn’t have to adjust the power; only the flaps. Also,
gear down, descent unlike the Cadet, we fly more of a circular pattern from downwind to
final instead of a square base.
7. On final set final landing
config. of Vref+5, 40° flaps,
gear down, descent
8. Adjust pitch and power to Same
maintain 3° glidepath.
9. Perform FINAL check no Same, but now we have more items to complete.
lower than 100 ft. AGL.
Fuel On, Gear down/locked, Mixture Rich, Props high
10. Maintain aiming point with Same.
pitch/power corrections
until approaching round
out.

11. Round out and reduce

power to idle.

12. Flare airplane such that

mains contact runway first.

13. Maintain directional control

and lower nose wheel
before braking.