Piper CHEROKEE CRUISER PA-28-140 Quick setup guide

THE
PILOT’S OPERATING MANUAL
This manual is incomplete without an APPROPRIATE FAA APPROVED AIRPLANE
FLIGHT MANUAL and an APPROPRIATE WEIGHT AND BALANCE REPORT.
BY
REFERENCE ONLY
THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION
OF THE POM/AFM IS
NOT APPROVED TO
REPLACE ANY OPERATING
INFORMATION REQUIRED
BY THE REGULATIONS.

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WARNING
EXTREME CARE MUST BE EXERCISED TO LIMIT THE USE
OF THIS MANUAL
TO APPLICABLE AIRCRAFT. THIS MANUAL REVISED
AS INDICATED BELOW
OR SUBSEQUENTLY REVISED IS VALID FOR USE WITH THE AIRPLANE
IDENTIFIED
BELOW WHEN APPROVED BY PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION.
SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS SUPPLIED
BY PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
MUST BE PROPERLY INSERTED.
MODEL PA-28-140
AIRCRAFT SERIAL
NO. _______ REGISTRATION NO. ___ _
PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL, PART NUMBER 761 555 REVISION
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PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
APPROVALSIGNATUREANDSTAMP
_________________________ __
Assurance that the airplane is in an airworthy condition is the responsibility of the owner.
The pilot
in command is responsible for determining that the airplane is safe for flight. The pilot
is also responsible for remaining within the operating limitations outlined by the Airplane Flight
Manual, instrument markings, and placards.
This Pilot's Operating Manual
is not designed as a substitute for adequate and competent
flight instruction, knowledge
of the current airworthiness directives, applicable federal air
regulations,
or advisory circulars. It is not intended to be a guide for basic flight instruction or a
training manual for transition from single to multi-engine flying.
If an inconsistency of information exists between the Pilot's Operating Manual and the
Airplane Flight Manual approved
by the FAA, ~he Airplane Flight Manual shall be the
authority.
A complete
or partial replacement of this manual, Part No.
761 555, may be obtained only from Piper Customer Services.
Published by
PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Piper Aircraft Corporation
761 555
Issued:
July 1973

APPLICABILITY
This manual is applicable to Piper Model PA-28-140 aircraft having serial numbers
28-7425001 through 28-7625275. Contact Piper Customer Services for specific information on
the application
of this manual.
REVISIONS
The information compiled in the Pilot's Operating Manual 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
manual 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 manual in accordance with the instructions given below:
1. 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 a small 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 a black vertical line along the left hand
margin of the page, opposite revised, added or deleted material. A line opposite the page
number or section title and printing date, will indicate that the text or illustration was
unchanged but material was relocated to a different page or that an entire page was added.
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 by symbols.
III. Original Pages Issued
The original pages issued for this manual prior to revision are given below:
1-1 through 1-4, 2-1 through 2-18, 3-1 through 3-18, 4-1 through 4-6, 5-1 through 5-32,
7-1 through 7-11,8-1 through 8-2, 9-1 through 9-11,10-1 through 10-15.
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PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL LOG OF REVISIONS
Current Revisions to the PA-28-l40 Cherokee Cruiser Pilot's Operating Manual, 761 555, issued
July 6, 1973.
Revision Revised Description Date
Pages
Rev. I - 761 555 1-1
Changed Instructional Power Cruise Speed Oct. 22, 1973
(PR731022) from 50% to 60%.
W/B
Added Rev. 1 to Report: VB-546.
9-4 Added "Best Economy Mixture".
9-5 Revised type size.
9-6 Removed NOTE.
9-7 Removed NOTE.
Rev. 2 - 761 555
11 Added PAC Approval Form. May 29, 1974
(PR740529) iii Added Applicability and Item III. Original
Pages Issued.
AF/M
Added Rev. [ to Report: VB-557.
W/B
Added Rev. 2 to Report: VB-546.
(NOTE: AIRCRAFT DELIVERED WITH
MANUALS PRIOR TO THIS REVISION
DO NOT REQUIRE THIS REVISION.)
Rev. 3 -
761 555 Title Added Flite Liner. June
13,1974
(PR740613) 2-1
Added reference to Flite Liner to The
Airplane; relocate info to page 2-2.
2-2 Added info from page
2-1 .
2-8 Added annunciator panel info and foot -
note; relocated info to page 2-11.
2-9 Revised Alternator and Starter Schematic.
2-9a Added page (Alternator and Starter
Schematic).
2-10 Relocated page.
2-11 Relocated page; added info from page 2-8;
added annunciator panel to Vacuum System
and Instrument Panel; added footnote.
2-12 Relocated page; added annunciator panel.
2-12a Added page.
AF/M
Added Rev. 2 to Report: VB-557.
4-6 Revised Alternator Failure, item 3.
W/B
Added Rev. 3 to Report: VB-546.
7-i Added Airspeed Data and revised page nos.
7-4 Added annunciator panel and footnote.
7-5 Revised Stall info; deleted stall table;
added Cruising info from page 7-6; revised
Cruising info; revised stall info.
7-6 Relocate Cruising to page 7-5; added
Approach-and Landing info from page 7-7.
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PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision Revised Description Date
Pages
Rev. 3 (cont) 7-7 Added Airspeed Data; relocated Approach
and Landing info to page 7-6.
8-1
Revised item 6. (added annunciator);
added footnote; relocated info from item
8.
to page 8-2.
8-2 Added info from page 8-1.
9-i Revised chart nomenclature.
9-2 Revised Takeoff chart.
9-3 Revised Climb chart.
9-4 Revised Power chart.
9-5 Revised Cruise chart.
9-6 Revised Range chart (36 gal).
9-7 Revised Range chart (50 gal).
9-8 Revised Glide chart.
9-9 Revised Stall chart (weight).
9-10 Revised Stall chart (angle
of bank).
9-11
Revised Landing chart.
Rev. 4 - 761 555 1-2
Revised footnote. Nov.
1,1974
(PR7411Ol)
AF/M Added Rev. 3 to Report: VB-557.
W/B
Added Rev. 4 to Report: VB-546.
7-4 Added new item 9. and revised existing
item nos. under Takeoff.
8-2 Added item
11.
Rev. 5 - 761 555 2-16 Revised Stall Warning description. Jan. 21, 1975
(PR750121)
W/B Added Rev. 5 to Report: VB-546.
7-10 Revised Operating Instructions for Emergency
Locator Transmitter; relocated material to
page
7-1l.
7-11
Added material relocated from page 7-10.
Rev. 6 - 761 555 1-2 Revised Empty Weight and Useful Load. May
16, 1975
(PR750516
W/B
Added Rev. 6 to Report: VB-546.
8-1
Relocated item 8. (fuel tip) to page 8-2.
8-2 Added and revised item
8. (fuel tip).
Rev. 7 -
761 555
2-1
Deleted info (AIRFRAME). July
18, 1975
(PR750718) 2-10 Added callout.
2-12 Added Engine Hour Meter; revised
callouts.
W/B Added Rev. 7 to Report: VB-546.
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PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision Revised Description Date
Pages
Rev. 8 - 761 555
AF/M
Added Rev. 4 to Report: VB-557. Nov. 27, 1975
(PR751127)
WIB
Added Rev. 8 to Report: VB-546.
7-11
Revised ELT info.
8-2 Revised item
8.
Rev. 9 - 761 555 1-2 Revised Fuel Specifications. April
19, 1976
(PR760419)
AF/M
Added Rev. 5 to Report: VB-557.
7-4 Added Note.
7-5 Revised Cruising Info.
7-6 Revised Approach and Landing item
2.
8-2 Added items 12, 13,
14.
lO-i
Revised page nos. for Filling Fuel Tanks,
Draining Fuel Valves and Lines, Facts
You
Should Know, and Required Service and
Inspection Periods.
10-8 Revised Fuel Requirements; relocated
Filling Fuel Tanks to page 10-9.
10-9 Added Fuel Grade Comparison Chart and
info from page 10-8; relocated Draining
Fuel Valves and Lines to page 10-10.
10-10 Added info from page 10-9 and relocated
Facts
You Should Know to page 10-11.
10- 11
Added info from page 10-10 and relocated
info to page 10-12.
10-12 Added info from page
10-11 and relocated
info to page 10-13.
10-13 Added info from page 10-12.
10-14 Revised Special Instruction
No.7.
Rev. 10 - 761 555
W/B
Added Rev. 9 to Report: VB-546. July
19, 1976
(PR760719) 7-10 Added info from page 7-11. Deleted info
about Emergency Locator Transmitter.
7-11
Moved info to page 7-10; revised pilot's
remote switch description.
Rev.
11 - 761 555 7-2 Revised Starting Engines When Hot. June
3,1977
(PR770603)
7-11
Revised ELT Note.
Rev. 12 - 761 555 ...
III
Added Applicable Serial Numbers. Sept. 30, 1977
(PR770930)
AF/M
Added Rev. 6 to Report: VB-557.
W/B
Added Rev. 10 to Report: VB-546.
(NOTE: AIRCRAFT DELIVERED WITH
MANUALS PRIOR TO THIS REVISION
DO NOT REQUIRE THIS REVISION.)
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PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision Revised Description Date
Pages
Rev. 13 - 761 555 2-8 Added Warning. April 16, 1979
(PR790416) 2-14 Added Caution.
W/B Added Rev. 11 to Report: VB-546.
7-10 Revised ELT info.
10-10 Added Caution; relocated info. to pg. 10-11.
10-11 Added info. from pg. 10-10.
Rev. 14 -761 555 2-8 Revised Warning. May
22,1980
(PR800522)
W/B Added Rev.12 to Report: VB-546.
Rev.
15 -761 555 l-i
Revised General Specifications. July 13, 1984
(PR840713) 1-2 Relocated Dimensions
to pg. 1-3:
revised fuel and Oil specification.
1-3 Added Dimensions from pg. 1-2.
2-6 Revised fuel info.
AF/M Added Rev. 7 to Report: VB-557.
W/B
Added Rev. 13 to Report: VB-546.
7-1
Revised Preflight.
7-4, Added ending serial number effectivity.
8-1
9-i Added Warning.
10-8 Revised Fuel Requirements.
10-11 Revised Handling and Servicing (Facts
You Should Know).
10-12 Revised Preventive Maintenance.
10-13 Deleted Preventive Maintenance info.;
revised Required Service and Inspection
Periods.
Rev. 16 - 761 555 iv-c Added Rev.
16 to 761 555 Log of Revisions. March 16, 1990
(PR900316) 10-8 Revised Oil Requirements. Moved Fuel
System to page 10-8a.
10-8a Added page. Revised and moved Fuel System
from page 10-8.
10-8b Added page.
10-9 Revised Fuel Grade Comparison Chart.
10-11 Revised Handling and Servicing (Facts
You Should Know).
10-13 Revised Required Service and Inspection
Periods.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
DESCRIPTION - AIRPLANE AND SYSTEMS
AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL F.A.A. APPROVED
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES F.A.A. APPROVED
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
WEIGHT AND BALANCE
LOADING INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATING TIPS
PERFORMANCE CHARTS
HANDLING AND SERVICING
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