PIPER
AIRCRAFT
CORPORATION
PA-2&TtT.
ARCHERII SECTIONT
GENENAL
sEcTtoN I
GENERAL
I.I INTRODUCTION
ThisPilot'sOpcratingHandbook
is
dcsign.d
formsxirnüm
utilizgtion
asadop€raling
guide
for thcpilot.It includcsthcmatcrielrequircdto bc
furnishedto thepilot by C.A.R. 3 andFAR Part21,SubpartJ. Il also
contains
supplcmcütal
datasupplied
by lheairplane
manufactu.er.
This handbookb not dcsigncdas a substitut. for adcquatcsnd
compct.nt
flightinstruction,
knowledgeofcurrentairworthinessdirectivd,
spplicablcfedcral
ai.r€gulationsoradvisorycirculars.It isnotintendedto
beaguidc
forbasicflightinstructionoratraining
ma.ualandshouldnotbe
used
for operational
purposes
unlcsskeptin a currentstatus,
Assurancethat the airplaneis in an airworthy condition is thc
rcsponsibilityof th€ owne.. The pilot in commandis rcaponsiblcfor
dctcrminingthatthcsirplan€is
safe
for flight.
The
pilotisalsoresponsiblc
for remaining*ilhin theopcratinglimitatioN asoutlinedby instrument
markings,
placards,
andthishandbook.
Althoughthcarrangemcntofthis handbookis
intendedtoincreascitg
in-flight
capabilities,it shouldnotbeüscdsol.lyas
an
occasional
operating
rcf.rcnc€.
The
pilot
shouldstudythcentirehandbooktofamiliarizehimself
with the limitations,
pcrformancc,proccdures
andoperationalhandling
characteristicsof thc airplanc bcfor. flight.
Thehandbookhas
bceodividedinto numbcrcd
(srabic)
scctions,each
provided
witha
'{ingcr-tip"
tab
dividerforquickr€fercftc.Thclimitations
and emergency
proc€durcs
hav€ been placedaheadof the normal
proccdurcs,performance
and oth€rsections
to provide
€asietacccssto
informationthatrnÄybcrequired
in flight.The"Emergency
Procedures"
Section
hasbeenfurnishedwith a redtab dividerro present
an instant
referenceto thesection.Provisionsfor expansion
of thehandbookhave
be€nmadebythedeliberatcomission
ofcertain
paragraph
numb€rs,figure
numbers,
itemnumbcrsand
peges
notedasb€inginrcntionallylefr
blank.
REPORT:
VF1120
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ISSUED:JULY2,1979