N9491A Resources

• Cessna 140A Pilot Operating Handbook

• 140A checklist and V-speeds

• Cessna 140A preflight checklist

• N9491A’s Weight and Balance Calculator

• N9491A Emergency Flows

• N9491A Turnback Worksheet (ref this blog post)

• Passenger brief

• Short / Soft Field Takeoff and Landings

Leaning

If you’ve flown with me you know I’m big on leaning the mixture — at every phase of flight except full throttle (below 3,000ft) and startup. I’ve collected in one post my reasoning for my opinion and expectations:

• The meaning of leaning

General Resources

• Ben’s VFR Flight Planner Cheatsheet

• VFR Quick Reference card

• VFR Flight Planner

• Ben’s E-6b Cheatsheet

• Ben’s Flight Bag Checklist

• Electronic CFR / FAR (ECFR)

• NWKRAFT Checklist

• aviationweather.gov

• NOTAMS

• TFR’s

• Airworthiness flow blog post (good read!)

• Airworthiness flow diagram (may be outdated, but still useful)

• FAA Personal Minimums checklist

• Diversion hack

If this is your first flight or a discovery flight please visit the First Flight page for important resources and answers to frequently asked questions