Piper Cherokee Archer II Owner's manual

PILOT'S
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HANDBOOK
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FAA APPROVED IN NORMAL AND UTILITY,
CATEGORIES B~SED ON CAR 3AND FAR PART 21;
SUBPART J. THIS h1ANDBOOK INCLUDES THE
MATERIAL REQUIRED TO
BE FURNISHED TO THE
PILOT
BY CAR 3AND FAR PART 21, SUBPART J
AND CONSTITUTES THE APPROVED AIRPLANE
FLIGHT MANUAL AND MUST
BE CARRIED IN THE
AIRPLANE
AT ALL TIMES.
AIRPLANE SERIAL NO.
28-7890340,
PA·2B·1Bl
REPORT: VB·790
FAA APPROVED BY:
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WARD EVANS
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PIPER AiRCRAFT CORPORATION
VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
AIRPLANE REGISTRATION NO.
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OF APPROVAL: JUNE lB, 1976
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HANDBOOK PART NO. 761624

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WARNING
EXTREME CARE MUST
BE EXERCISED TO LIMIT THE USE OF THIS MANUAL TO
APPLICABLE AIRCRAFT. THIS MANUAL REVISEQ AS INDICATED BELOW OR
SUBSEQUENTLY REVISED IS VALID FOR USE WITH THE AIRPLANE IDENTIFIED ON THE
FACE OF THE TITLE PAGE WHEN OFFICIALLY APPROVED. SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS
SUPPLIED BY PIPER
AIRCRAFT CORPORA TlON MUST BE PROPERLY INSERTED.
MODEL PA-28-181,
CHEROKEE ARCHER II
PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK, REPORT: VB-790 REVISION
PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORA TION \. ,: (/ /) A, /l U; !t'if'
APPROVAL SIGNATURE AND STAMP IV- ,/C~.L-'-(L]jJ,,-,/r;,-,,-U-L=~'@:J=- _
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Published hy
PUBLICA nONS DEPARTMENT
Piper Aircraft
Corporation
Issued: June 18. 1976
REPORT: VB-790
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APPUCABIUTY
Application
of this handbook is limited to the specific"iper 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 acurrent stams.
REVISIONS
The information compiled in the Pilot's Operating Handbook will be kept current by revisions
distributed to the airplane owners.
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.
I. Revisions
Revisions will be distributed whenever necessary
as complete page replacements or. additions and shall
be inserted into the handbook in accordance with the instructions given below:
I. Revision pages will replace only pages with the same page number.
2. Insert all additional pages in proper numerical order within each section.
3. Page numbers followed by asmall
letter shall be inserted in direct sequence with the same
common numbered page.
II. Identification
of Revised Material
Revised text and illustrations shall be indicated by ablack vertical line along the outside margin
of the
page, opposite revised, added or deleted material. Aline along the outside margin of the page opposite the
page number will indicate that an entire page was added.
Black lines will indicate only currentrevisions with changes and additions to or deletions of existing
text and ilIustrations.'Changes in capitalization, spelling, punctuation or the physical location of material
on apage will not be identified by symbols.
ORIGINAL PAGES ISSUED
The original pages issued for this handbook prior to revision are given below:
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Title, ii through v, I-I through 1-14,2-1 through 2-8,3-1 through 3-12, 4-1 through 4-16,5-1 through
5-28,6-1 through 6-52, 7-1 through 7-26, 8-1 through 8-16, 9-1 through 9-14,10-1 through 10-2.
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS
CUTTent Revisions to the PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II Pilot's Operating Handbook, REPORT: YB-790
issued June 18, 1976
Revision Revised FAA Approval
Number and Pages Description
of Revision Signature and
Code
Date·
Rev. I -761 624
2-1 Revised "Never Exceed Speed" KIAS value.
(PR760804)
2-2 Revised Airspeed Indicator Markings.
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6-i Revised report number at bottom of page.
6-41 Revised Arm and Moment for item 177. Ward Evans
6-43 Revised items 193, 195 and 197. August 4, 1976
Rev. 2 -
761624 3-4 Revised Open Door procedure.
(PR770120)
3-11
Revised para. 3.27 info.
4-7 Added Caution to para. 4.9; relocated material
to page 4-8.
4-8 Added relocated material from page 4-7.
4-14 Added Note
to para. 4.31.
4-15 Revised stall speed in para. 4.35.
5-4 Revised wording in para. 5.5 (c).
5-6
Revised fuel quantity figure in para. 5.5 (g).
5-23 Revised 55% &
75% range figures in Fig. 5-25.
6-4 Added A&Bvalues
to Fig. 5-1.
6-5
Revised weight and balance formula.
6-21 Added Weight, Arm and Moment to item 29 a.;
added item 29 b.; changed existing item 29 b.
to
29 c.
6-35 Revised item 79 Arm and Moment.
6-37 Revised item 115 Dwg. 99002-5
to -8 and item
117 Dwg. 99003-5 to -7.
6-44 Revised footnote.
6-48 Revised item 257b. Arm and Moment.
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7-21
Added info to para. 7.25.
10-1 Revised 1O.3(c); relocated material to page 10-2. Ward Evans
10-2 ,Added relocated material from page 10-1. Jan. 20, 1977
Rev. 3 -
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1-6
Corrected to "Meteorological."
(PR770225) 3-11 Revised NOTE.
4-4 Revised Hot Start procedure. -
4-9 Revised 4.13 (b). .
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6-4 Revised beveling Diagram illustration.
6-49 Revised
Dwg. Nos. of items 287 and 289.
Ward Evans
7-25 Added ELT test info. Feb.
25,1977
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Revision Revised FAA Approval
Number and Pages Description
of Revision Signature and
Code .Date
Rev. 4 - 761 624 1-3
Added new propeller to I. 5and added footnote.
(PR770712) 1-11,1-12, Revised section
I. 21, Conversion Factors.
1-13,1-14
2-2 Added, new propeller to 2.7, item mand added
footnote.
4-4
Revised Starting With External Power Source.
4-9 Revised item 4.13 (d) Starting Engine With
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Ex'ternal Power Source.
4-10 Added CAUTION.
5-9 Revised page nos.; revised titles; added pages;
added figures.
5-19 Added ser. nos.
~-20
Relocated Fig. 5-19 to page 5-21; added new
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chart (Fig. 5-18).
5-21
Relocated Fig. 5-21 to page 5-23; added re-
located Fig. 5-19; added ser. nos.
5-22 Relocated. Fig. 5-23 to page 5-25; added new
chart (Fig..s.20). .
5-23 Relocated Fig. 5-25 to page 5-27; added
re-
located Fig. 5-21; added ser. nos.'
5-24 Relocated Fig. 5-27 to page 5-29; adde4 new
chart (Fig. 5-22).
5-25 Relocated Fig. 5-29 to page 5-30; added
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located Fig. 5-23; added ser. nos. ,
.' .:5-26 Relocated Fig.
5-31 to page 5-31; added new
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5-27 Relocated Fig. 5-33 to page 5-32; added
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located Fig. 5·25; added ser. nos.
5-28 Relocated Fig. 5-35 to page 5-33; added new
chart (Fig. 5-26).
5-29 Added page (added relocated Fig. 5-27). •
$-30 Added page (added relocated Fig. 5-29).
5-31
Added page (added relocated-Pig. 5-31).
5-32 Added page (added relocated Fig. 5-33).
.5-33 Added page (added relocated Fig. 5-35).
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5-34 Added page (int. blank).
6-17 Added item 3. .
6-33 Added items 76 and 77. .
6-45
Ad~ed item 223; renumbered items; re-
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located item. ,
6-46 Added relocated items; renumbered items;
added new items; relocated items; removed .
footnotes; added footnote.
6-47 Added relocated items; renumbered items;
added new items; relocated items;,added
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Description of Revision
Revised
Pages
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(PR770712)
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648
648a
648b
649
6-50
7-1
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Added relocated items; renumbered items;
added new items; revised item 277;
relocated items; added footnotes.
Added page (added relocated items and
new item).
Added page.
Renumbered items; revised items
325 and
329. '
Renumbered items; revised item 349.
Added new propeller model to para. 7.5.
Revised alternate static source description
in para.
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision
FAA Approval
Number and Revised Description
of Revision I . Signature and
Code Pages
o' Date.
Rev. 6 - 761 624 1-6 Revised para. 1.19.
(PR 790228) 1-12,
I-B
Revised para. 1.21.
6-1
Revised para. 6.1.
6-33
Renumbered existing items 75, 76, 77 to 74, 75,
76; added new items 77 and 78.
6-37 Revised item
lB.
6-41
Added item 178.
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7-10 Revised para. 7.15.
7-11
Revised para. 7.15.
Ward Evans
7-24 Revised para. 7.37. Feb. 28, 1979
Rev. 7 -
761 624
6-48 Revised item 279.
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(PR790413) 6-48a Added item 280.
Ward Evans
7-24, 7-25
Revised para. 7.37. April 13, 1979
Rev. 8 -
761 624
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Revised applicability. .
(PR80052:1)
1-3 Revised para. 1.3.
1-4
Revised para. 1.11.
2-2 Revised para. 2.7.
2-3 Revised para. 2.11.
2-4 Revised para. 2.13.
3-i Added para. 3.28.
3-4 Added
Carburetor Icing.
3-11 Added para. 3.28.
4-i Renumbered para.; added para. 4.28.
4-5 Added descent info.: moved info. to
pg. 4-6.
4-6 Relocated info. from pg. 4-5.
4-13 Added para. 4.28.
4-14 Conti. para. 4.28.
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5-1
Added warning.
5-3-5-6 Revised para. 5.5.
5-18 Revised fig. 5-15.
5-25. Revised fig. 5-23.
5-26 Revised fig. 5-24.
5-27 Revised fig. 5-25. -
5-28 Revised
fig. 5-26.
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5-29 Revised fig. 5-27.
5-30 Revised fig. 5-29.
5-31
Revised fig. 5-31.
6-1
Revised para. 6. I.
6-3 Added caution.
6-14 Revised Fig. 6-15.
6-19 Revised item I
I: added item 17.
6-37 Added item
122: moved items 129 and
131 to
pg. 6-38.
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FAA Approval
Number and Description of Revision
Signature and
Code
Pages
Date
Rev. 8 - 761 624 6-38
Relocated items 129 and 131 from pg. 6-37.
(PR800523) 6-40
Relocated items 169thru 177 from pg. 6-41: Revised
(cont)
items 173 and 175.
6-41
Moved items 169 thru 177 to pg. 6-40:
added item 180: relocated item 183 from pg. 6-42.
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Moved item 183 to pg. 6-41.
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7-1
Revised para. 7.5.
7-10 Revised
para. 7. '13.
Ward Evans
8-11 Revised
para. 8.19.
May 23, 1980
10-2
Added para. (j).
Rev. 9 - 761 624 vRevised
Table of Contents
(PRH40330) 1-3
Revised para. I.7
1-6. Revised
para. I. 19
1-7
2-1
Revised para. 2. I
2-2 Revised
para. 2.7
3-i Revised
Table of Contents
3-1
Revised para. 3. I
4-i Revised
Table of Contents
4-3. Revised
para. 4.5
4-5.
4-6
4-H
Added Note
4-12
Added Note
4-14 Revised
para. 4.29
4-15
Move para. 4.31 from 4-14
6-1
Revised para. 6. I
6-3 Revised
para. 6.3
6-6 ,RC\'ised
para. 6.5
6-7 Revised
Fig. 6-5
6-9. Revised
Fig. 6-7
6-10
6-17 Revised
para. 6.9 -
7-11
Added Caution
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7-22 Revised
para. 7.31
H-3
Revised para, 8.3
H-4
Revised para. H.5
H-II Revised
para. 8.21
H-Ila.
Added new page
8-llb
9-13
Revi'ed Sec. 3(a)
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10-i Revised
Ta ble of Contents
10-1.
Changed Sec. Title
Ward Evans
10-2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I
GENERAL
Paragraph
No. Page No .
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1.3
1.5
1.7
1.9
1.11
1.13
1.15
1.17
1.19
1.21
Introduction. . . . , I-I
Engines ...... ........................ ............
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Propellers ....................................... ., 1-3
Fuel . , 1-3
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 1-3
Maximum Weights .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 1-4
Standard Airplane Weights. .............................. .. 1-4
Baggage Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 1-4
Specific Loadings ........................ . , 1-4
Symbols, Abbreviations and Tenninology .......... . , 1-5
Conversion Factors ,1-11
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