AIRCRAFT ______________Cessna 172 R______________________

	MANIFOLD PRESSURE	RPM	PITCH SETTING	AIRSPEED	VSI
CLIMB		FULL	7°Ý	79 K (VY)	≈ 700 fpmÝ
CRUISE		2400	0°	115 K	0 fpm
CRUISE DESCENT		2000	2.5°Þ	115 K	500 fpmÞ
APPROACH		2000	0°	95 K	0 fpm
APPROACH DESCENT		1600	2.5°Þ	95 K	500 fpm Þ
NON-PRECISION DESCENT		1400	2.5°Þ	95 K	≈ 700-1000 fpmÞ

ATTITUDE + POWER = PERFORMANCE

CONTROL INSTRUMENTS Q Attitude Indicator Q RPM (or MP)

PERFORMANCE INSTRUMENTS Q Airspeed Q Altimeter Q Turn Coordinator Q Vertical Speed Indicator

PITCH – POWER – TRIM (Except When Descending: POWER – PITCH – TRIM)

UNUSUAL ATTITUDES

NOSE HIGH	NOSE LOW
Power – ADD	Power – RETARD
Pitch – LOWER	Wings – LEVEL
Wings – LEVEL	Pitch - RAISE

PARTIAL PANEL RECOVERY

Aircraft is level when ALTIMETER and VSI stop movement and reverse.