Douglas DC-3 checklists

Step-by-step interactive Douglas DC-3 checklists for flight simulators.

2 × P&W R-1830 Twin Wasp · Retractable · Taildragger

Type codes: DC3

Preflight / Before Start

  1. Walkaround — COMPLETE
  2. Seats / Belts — ADJUST · SECURE
  3. Fuel Selector & Quantity — ON · ___
  4. Trim — TAKEOFF
  5. Parking Brake — SET
  6. Beacon — ON

Engine Start

  1. Mixtures — IDLE CUT-OFF
  2. Primer / Boost Pump — AS RQRD
  3. Magnetos — BOTH / START
  4. Oil Pressure — RISING · GREEN
  5. Cowl Flaps — OPEN
  6. Alternator / Ammeter — CHECK

Before Taxi

  1. Avionics / Radios — ON · SET
  2. Flight Instruments — SET
  3. Cowl Flaps — OPEN
  4. Taxi Light — ON
  5. Brakes — CHECK

Run-up / Before Takeoff

  1. Brakes — HELD
  2. Magnetos Check — DROP IN LIMITS
  3. Propellers Cycle — EXERCISED
  4. Carb Heat — CHECK
  5. Engine Instruments — GREEN
  6. Idle / Throttle — CHECK
  7. Flight Controls — FREE & CORRECT
  8. Flaps — TAKEOFF
  9. Doors & Windows — CLOSED · LATCHED
  10. Transponder — ALT / ON

Climb / Cruise

  1. Landing Gear — UP
  2. Flaps — UP
  3. Power / Prop — CLIMB SET
  4. Mixtures — LEAN AS RQRD
  5. Cowl Flaps — AS RQRD
  6. Engine Gauges — GREEN

Descent

  1. Mixtures — RICH AS RQRD
  2. Fuel Selector — ON · BALANCED
  3. Landing / ATIS — REVIEWED
  4. Altimeter — SET QNH
  5. Landing Light — ON

Before Landing

  1. Mixtures — RICH
  2. Propellers — HIGH RPM
  3. Landing Gear — DOWN · GREEN
  4. Carb Heat — ON
  5. Flaps — AS RQRD
  6. Approach Speed — SET

After Landing

  1. Flaps — UP
  2. Carb Heat — COLD
  3. Cowl Flaps — OPEN
  4. Landing Light — OFF
  5. Transponder — STBY

Shutdown / Securing

  1. Parking Brake — SET
  2. Avionics / Electrics — OFF
  3. Mixtures — IDLE CUT-OFF
  4. Magnetos — OFF
  5. Master / Battery — OFF