Piper ARCHER II Owner's manual

ARCHER II
PA-28-181
PILOT’S
OPERATING
HANDBOOK
AND
FAA APPROVED
AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL
FAA APPROVED I N NORMAL AND UTILITY CATEGORIES BASED ON CAR 3. THIS
HANDBOOK INCLUDES THE MATERIAL REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED TO THE PILOT BY
CAR 3 AND CONSTITUTES THE APPROVED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL AND MUST BE
CARRIED IN THE AIRPLANE AT ALL TIMES.
AIRPLANE AIRPLANE
SERIAL NO. ________________________ REGIST. NO. _____________________
PA-28-181
REPORT: VB-1120 FAA APPROVED BY: ________________________________
WARD EVANS
D.O.A. NO. SO-1
DATE OF APPROVAL: PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
JULY 2, 1979 VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
28 - 8390087 OE-KBS
21.04.2018 added AFMS Fuel STC
05.07.2018 added AFMS G5 Instrument
30.04.2019 added GNS430W Upgrade
30.04.2019 added AFMS GFC500 Autopilot

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WARNING
EXTREME CARE MUST BE EXERCISED TO LIMIT THE USE OF
THIS HANDBOOK TO APPLICABLE AIRCRAFT. THIS HAND-
BOOK IS VALID FOR USE WITH THE AIRPLANE IDENTIFIED
ON THE FACE OF THE TITLE PAGE. SUBSEQUENT
REVISIONS SUPPLIED BY PIPER MUST BE
PROPERLY INSERTED.
Published by
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Piper Aircraft, Inc.
Issued: July 2, 1979
© 1979–1986, 1988, 1990, 1993–1994, 1998, 2019 Piper Aircraft, Inc.
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Application
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handbook
is
limited
to
the
specific
Piper
PA-28-181
model
airplane
designated
by
serial
number
and
registration
number
on
the
face
of
the
title
page
of
this
handbook.
This
handbook
cannot
be
used
for
operational
purposes
unless
kept
in
a
current
status.
REVISIONS
The
information
compiled
in
the
Pilot’s
Operating
Handbook,
with
the
exception
of
the
equipment
list,
will
be
kept
current
by
revisions
distributed
to
the
airplane
owners.
The
equipment
list
was
current
at
the
time
the
air-
plane
was
licensed
by
the
manufacturer
and
thereafter
must
be
maintained
by
the
owner.
Revision
material
will
consist
of
information
necessary
to
update
the
text
of
the
present
handbook
and/or
to
add
information
to
cover
added
airplane
equipment.
J.
Revisions
we
Revisions
will
be
distributed
whenever
necessary
as
complete
page
replacements
or
additions
and
shall
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inserted
into
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handbook
in
accordance
with
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instructions
given
below.
1.
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pages
will
replace
only
pages
with
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same
page
number.
2.
Insert
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proper
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3.
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letter
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direct
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Black lines will indicate only current revisions with changes and
additions to or deletions of existing text and illustrations. Changes in
capitalization, spelling, punctuation or the physical location of material on
a page will not be identified.
ORIGINAL PAGES ISSUED
The original pages issued for this handbook prior to revision are given
below:
Title, ii through vii, 1-1 through 1-21, 2-1 through 2-10, 3-1 through
3-15, 4-1 through 4-21, 5-1 through 5-29, 6-1 through 6-43, 7-1 through 7-24,
8-1 through 8-18, 9-f through 9-14, and 10-1 through 10-2.
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LOG
OF
REVISIONS
Current
Revisions
to
the
PA-28-181
Archer
II
Pilot’s
Operating
Handbook,
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issued
July
2,
1979.
Revision
Number and | Revised
Code Pages
FAA Approval
Description
of
Revision
Signature
and
Date
Rev. 1 1-3
(PR800529) 2-3
2-4
2-10
3-3
3-10
4-8
4-1!
4-20
6-1
6-6
6-12
6-124
thru
6-12d
6-13
6-22
6-23
6-25
6-26
6-27
6-28
6-29
6-29a
6-29b
items from pg. 6-29 and item
Revised para. 1.7 (c).
Revised para. 2.7 (d) (8).
Revised para. 2.9 (a).
Added placards.
Revised wording.
Revised wording.
Corrected spelling.
Revised para 4.9.
Revised wording.
Revised Table of Contents.
Revised Figure 6-5.
Revised Figure 6-15.
Added pages and added new
info.
Revised para. no.
Added item 97 b.
Added item 105.
Relocated items to pg. 6-26;
added new item 145.
Relocated items to pg. 6-27;
added new items 147, 149; re
numbered items.
Relocated items to pg. 6-28;
renumbered items.
Relocated items to pg. 6-29b
and pg. 6-29a.
Relocated items to pg. 6-29a.
Added new pg.; relocated
203 from pg. 6-28.
Added new'‘pg. and new
items 219, 227, 229.
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Rev. 1 (cont) 6-29c | Added new pg. and new
items 231 thru 241.
6-29d } Added new pg. and new item
243; relocated and renum-
bered items from pg. 6-30.
6-30 Relocated and renumbered
items from pg. 6-31.
6-31 Relocated items from pg.
6-32; added new items 265
and 267.
6-32 | Relocated item from pg.
6-33; renumbered items.
6-33 Relocated and renumbered
items from pg. 6-34; added
new item 285,
6-34 Renumbered items; added
new items 289, 291, 295.
6-35 Renumbered items; relocated
item to pg. 6-36; added item
from pg. 6-34.
6-36 Renumbered items; relocated
item to pg. 6-37.
6-37 Renumbered items; relocated
item to pg. 6-38.
6-38 Renumbered items; relocated
item from pg. 6-37.
6-39 Renumbered items.
6-41 Relocated item to pg. 6-42;
added new item 429.
6-42 | Relocated item to pg. 6-43;
renumbered items; added
items 431 and 433.
6-43 | Added item from pg. 6-42.
7-i Added para. 7.39 to Table of
Contents.
7-20 | Revised material.
7-24 Added para. 7.39.
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Number and | Revised
Code
Pages
FAA Approval
Description
of
Revision
Signature
and
Date
Rev. 1 (cont)
Rev. 2
(PR800822)
Rev. 3
(PR810114)
7-25
8-12
8-12a
8~12b
8-13
8-14
8-15
10-2
9-15
thru
9-18
Title
ii
2-3
2-4
3-4
3-7
3-8
Added pg.; added new info.
Revised para. 8.21 (a) (b).
Added pg.; added new info.
Added pg.; relocated mate-
rial from pg. 8-12 and 8-13;
added cautions and revised
info. (c).
Relocated info. to pg. 8-12;
added info. from pg. 8-14.
Relocated info. to pg. 8-13; |
added
info.
from
pg.
8-15.
ak
Gano
Relocated
info.
to
pg.
8-14.
Ward
Evans
Added
para.
10.3
(j).
May
29,
1980
Added supplement 5 and
pages
Added supplement 5
(Century
21
Autopilot).
(Jord
Grane
Ward Evans
Aug. 22, 1980
Revised approval.
Revised warning.
Revised para. 2.7 (d) (6).
Revised para. 2.9 (c).
Changed para. 3.23 title,
page nos.
Changed alternator failure to
electrical failures; add info.,
moved info. to pg. 3-7.
Relocated info. from pg. 3-6;
moved info. to pg. 3-8.
Relocated info. from pg. 3-7.
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Number and
Code
Revised
Pages
Description of Revision
FAA Approval
Signature and
Date
Rev. 3 (cont) 3-13
3-14
3-15
3-16
3-17
6-19
6-29a
6-31
6-33
6-34
6-35
6-36
6-37
6-38
6-39
Revised, retitled para. 3.23
with added info.
Added para. 3.24; moved
para. 3.25 and 3.27 to pg.
3-15, and para. 3.29 to
pg. 3-16.
Relocated para. 3.25 and 3.27
from pg. 3-14; moved para.
3.31 to pg. 3-16.
New page, relocated para.
3.29 from pg. 3-14 and para.
3.31 from pg. 3-15.
New page, added relocated
info.
Added item 61.
Added item 204.
Revised item 267.
Added item 274; revised item
275; moved items 283 and 285
to pg. 6-34.
Relocated items 283 and 285
from pg. 6-33; moved items
291 thru 295 to pg. 6-35.
Relocated items 291 thru 295
from pg. 6-34; moved items
301 and 303 to pg. 6-36.
Relocated items 301 and 303
from pg. 6-35; moved item
309 to pg. 6-37.
Relocated item 309 from pg.
6-36; moved items 317 and 319
to pg. 6-38.
Relocated items 317 and 319
from pg. 6-37; moved item
327 to pg. 6-39.
Relocated item 327 from pg.
6-38; moved items 333 thru
337 to pg. 6-40.
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Number and | Revised
Pages
Code
FAA Approval
Description
of
Revision
Signature
and
Date
Rev. 3 (cont)
Rev. 4
(PR810625)
6-40
6-41
6-42
6-43
Relocated items 333 thru 337
from pg. 6-39; moved items
409 thru 417 to pg. 6-41.
Relocated items 409 thru 417
from pg. 6-40; moved items
423 thru 429 to pg. 6-42.
Relocated items 423 thru 429
from pg. 6-41; moved items
435 thru 441 to pg. 6-43.
Relocated items 435 thru 441
from pg. 6-42; moved info. to
pg. 6-44.
New page; relocated info.
from pg. 6-43.
Revised para. 7.13.
Revised para. 7.15.
Revised figure 7-11.
Cont. para. 7.15 revision.
Cont. para. 7.15 revision.
Revised para. 7.25.
Added supplement 6.
Retyped supplement 5.
Added supplement 6 (Piper ' a
Control Wheel Clock) Lend. Gama
Ward Evans
Jan. 14, 198]
Revised para. 1.13.
Moved info. to pg. 5-2.
Relocated info. from pg. 5-1;
added Warning.
Revised Figure 6-5.
Revised item 21.
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|
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Description
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Pages
Date
Rev.
4
(cont)
6-21
Revised
items
85
and
87;
moved
item
95
to
pg.
6-22.
6-22
|
Relocated
item
95
from
pg.
6-2].
6-25
Revised
item
137.
6-31
Renumbered
and
moved
item
to
pg.
6-31b.
6-3la_
|New
page.
6-31b
|
Added
items
268
and
269;
re-
located
renumbered
item
from
pg.
6-31.
6-33
Added
item
276;
moved
item
281
to
pg.
6-34.
6-34
Relocated
item
281
from
pg.
6-33.
6-35
Revised
item
291.
6-42
Revised
items
427,
429
and
431;
moved
item
433
to
pg.
6-43.
6-43
Relocated
revised
item
433
from
pg.
6-42.
6-44
|
Removed
info.
Land
Erama
7-7
Revised
para.
7.11.
Ward
Evans
7-10
Revised
para.
7.15.
June
25,
1981
Rev.
5
3-i,4-i
|
Revised
Table
of
Contents.
(PR811116)
4-4,
Revise
Normal
Procedure
4-7,
checklist.
4-8
4-|2
Relocated
para.
4.13
info.
to
pg.
4-13;
added
Note;
revised
info.
4-13
Relocated
Note
to
pg.
4-14;
added
para.
4.13
info.
from
pg.
4-12.
4-14
Relocated
para.
4.17
info.
to
pg. 4-15; added Note from
pg. 4-13.
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OF
REVISIONS
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Number and
Code
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Pages
FAA Approval
Description
of
Revision
Signature
and
Date
Rev. 5 (cont)
4-15
4-16
4-17
4-18
4-19
4-20
Relocated para. 4.21 to pg.
4-16; added para. 4.17 info.
from pg. 4-14.
Relocated para. 4.23 and
para. 4.25 to pg. 4-17; added
para. 4.21 from pg. 4-15;
added Note; revised info.
Relocated para. 4.27 info. to
pg. 4-18; added para. 4.23
and
para.
4.25
from
pg.
4-16.
Relocated para. 4.29 info. to
pg. 4-19; relocated para. 4.31
to pg. 4-19 and pg. 4-20;
added para. 4.27 info. from
pg. 4-17.
Relocated info. to pg. 4-20;
added para. 4.29 and para.
4.31 info. from pg. 4-18;
revised para. 4.31.
Relocated para. 4.37 and
para. 4.39 to pg. 4-21; added
info. from pg. 4-18 and pg.
4-19,
Relocated para. 4.41 to pg.
4-22; added para. 4.37 and
para. 4.39 from pg. 4-20.
Added pg.; added para. 4.41
from pg. 4-21.
Revised Table of Contents.
Revised para. 6.11.
Relocated item 279 to pg.
6-34; renumbered old item
277; added new item 277.
Relocated item 289 to pg.
6-35; added item 279 from
pg. 6-33.
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Number and
Code
Revised
Pages
Description of Revision
FAA Approval
Signature and
Date
Rev. 5 (cont)
6-35
6-36
6-37
6-38
6-39
6-40
6-41
6-42
6-43
6-44
7-20
9-18
9-19
Relocated items 297 and 299
to pg. 6-36; added items 289
from pg. 6-34.
Relocated item 307 to pg.
6-37; added items 297 and
299 from pg. 6-35.
Relocated items 313 and 315
to pg. 6-38; added item 307
from pg. 6-36.
Relocated item 325 to pg.
6-39; added items 313 and
315 from pg. 6-37.
Relocated item 329 to pg.
6-40 and renumbered item;
relocated item 331 to pg. 6-40;
revised item 328; added new
item 329.
Relocated items 405 and 407
to pg. 6-41; added re-
numbered items 330 and 331
from pg. 6-39.
Relocated items 419 and 421
to pg. 6-42; added revised
item 405 from pg. 6-40; added
item 407 from pg. 6-40.
Relocated item 431 to pg.
6-43; added items 419 and
421 from pg. 6-41.
Relocated item 443 to pg.
6-44; added item 431 from
pg. 6-42.
Added item 443 from pg.
6-43; added new item 445.
Revised info.
Revised item (c) (4).
Revised item (a).
Lond Evene
Ward Evans
Nov. 16, 1981
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Number and
Code
Revised
Pages
FAA Approval
Description.
of
Revision
Signature
and
Date
Rev. 6
(PR820721)
il
I-i
Revised handbook info.
Removed para. 1.21 - con-
version factor index.
Added info. to para. 1.11.
Revised para. 2.1.
Added info. to para. 2.11.
Corrected placard error.
Expanded emerg. procedure
index; moved info. to new
pg. 3-ii.
New pg.; relocated info. from
pg. 3-1.
Expanded normal procedure
index: moved info. to new
pg. 4ii.
New pg.; relocated info. from
pg. 4-i.
Revised para. 4.1.
Revised index pg.
Revised fig. 6-5 info.
Revised fig. 6-7 info.
Added info. to fig. 6-9.
Added info. to fig. 6-11.
Revised para. 6.9.
Revised para. 7.25.
Revised para. 7.31; moved
para. 7.33 info. to pg. 7-22.
New pg.; relocated info. from
pg. 7-21.
Updated Supplement index
pg.
Revised Supplement 4 (pitch
trim).
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Number and | Revised Description of Revision Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 6(cont) 9-21 Added new Supplement 7.
thru
9-40
9-4] Added new Supplement 8. L) ond. rans
thru Ward Evans
9-66 July 21, 1982
Rev. 7 ]-12 Deleted para. 1.21 and pages.
(PR821115) thru
1-21 .
5-3 Revised para. 5.5.
thru
5-7
7-12 Relocated info. from pg. 7-13.
7-13 Moved info. to pg. 7-12,
| added Caution.
8-2 Revised para. 8.3.
8-3 Revised para. 8.3 and 8.5,
relocated info. from pg. 8-4.
8-4 Moved revised para. 8.5 to pg. L
8-3, relocated info. from pg. ond Gone
8-5. Ward Evans
8-5 Moved info. to pg. 8-4. Nov. 15, 1982
Rev. 8 1-9 Deleted MEA.
(PR830720) 1-12 Deleted pg. 1-12, para. 1.21.
2-10 Moved fuel placards to
pg. 2-11.
2-11 Added new page (GAMA
placard).
6-9 Revised fig. 6-9.
8-2 Revised para. 8.3.
8-3 Revised para. 8.5. i
9-67 | Added Supplement 9. oad Exe
thru Ward Evans
9-70 July 20, 1983
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Revision .
Number and| Revised
Code Pages
va
FAA Approval
Signature and:
Date
Description of Revision
Rev. 9 vil
(PR840629) 1-3
2-3
3-1
4-11
4-15
7-8
7-10
7-14
7-21
8-12
10-1
10-1,
10-2
4-18
5-20
thru
5-25
7-7
7-9
Rev. 10
(PR850705)
7-10
7-20
Rev. 1] 9-1
(PR861020) 9-71
ff , thru
9-76
1-7, 1-8
4-4, 4-6
Revised Table of Contents.
Revised para. 1.7.
Revised item (b).
Revised para. 2.7.
Revised para. 3.1.
Revised procedures.
Revised para. 4.9.
Revised para. 4.19.
Revised Fig. 5-37.
Revised para. 6.1.
Revised para. 6.3.
Revised para. 6.5.
Revised item (b).
Revised para. 7.7.
Revised para. 7.13.
Revised para. 7.15.
Revised para. 7.17.
Revised para. 7.33.
Revised para. 8.21.
Revised Table of Contents.
Changed Safety to Operating.
Wark Grane
Ward Evans
June 29, 1984
Added info. to para. 4.27.
Revised charts.
Revised para. 7.11.
Relocated info. from
pg. 7-10. -
Added info. to para. 7.15.
Added info. to para. 7.25.
Sept. 16, 1985
Revised Table of Contents.
Added Supplement 10. is
(Aux. Vac. System) D.H. Trdmpler
12/3/56
Date
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FAA Approval.
Number and | Revised Description of Revisions Signature and
Code Pages Date
Rev. 12 8-1 Revised para. 8.1.
(PR881215) 8-2 Revised para. 8.1 and 8.3.
8-3 Revised para. 8.3.
8-12 Revised para. 8.19.
9-4 Added Supplement 10
to T.0.C,
9-9 Revised Section 3, para. (a). His drowg
D.H.Trompler
Jan. 10, 1989
Rev. 13 vi-j Added Rev. 13 to Log of
(PR900202) Revisions.
1-6 & Revised para. 1.19.
1-7
4-6 Revised para. 4.5.
5-4 Revised para. 5.5.
6-10 Revised fig. 6-11.
6-12b | Revised para. 6.9.
6-12c Added fig. 6-17 title.
7-24 Moved para. 7.39 to pg. 7-26.
7-25 Revised para. 7.37. Added
Narco ELT 910 information.
7-26 Added page. Relocated
para. 7.39 from pg.
7-24, Revised para. 7.39.
8-12 Revised para's. 8.19 & 8.21.
8-12a Revised Fuel Grade Chart.
9-5 Added Sec. 6 & 7.
9-10 Revised Preflight (b)(1).
9-35 Revised item 10.
9-37 Revised item 4.
9-53 Removed text. f
9-54 | Revised item 13. id
9-61 Revised item 10. D. H .Trompler
Mar. 26, 1990
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PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approved
Number and Revised Description of Revisions Signature
Code Pages and Date
Rev. 14 vi-k Added log of revision page
(PR930107) vi-l Added log of revision page
9-i Added Supplement 11
to T.O.C.
9-77 Added Supplement 11
W. R. MOREU
Jan. 07, 1993
Rev. 15
(PR940329) 7-i Revised T.O.C.
7-26 Relocated para. 7.39 from
pg. 7-26 to page 7-27
7-26 Revised para. 7.37 added
ELT info.
7-27 Added page.
7-28 Added Page. W. R. MOREU
March 29, 1994
Rev. 16
(PR980402) vi-k Added Rev. 16 to L of R.
2-3 Revised Para. 2.7.
3-6 Revised Para. 3.3.
7-9 Revised Fig. 7-9.
7-10 Revised Para. 7.15.
9-75 Revised illustration. PETER E. PECK
April 2, 1998
Rev. 17 ii Updated copyright.
(PR190401) vi-k Added Rev. 17 to L of R.
5-3 Revised Para. 5.5. ____________
6-i Revised Table of Contents. Eric A. Wright
8-10 Revised Para. 8.15. April 1, 2019
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PILOT’S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision FAA Approved
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Number and
Revision
Code
Revised
Pages
Description of Revisions
FAA Approval
Signature and
Date
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