PREFLIGHT PA34-220T Piper Seneca III Weight and Balance Documents -Airworthiness Certificate -Registration -Airplane Flight Manual -Weight & Balance Hobbs/Time Landing Gear Avionics and Fan(s) Cowl Fuel Quantity / Lights Pitot Static System Cross Feed Empty Seats and Bags EXTERNAL Right Wing: / Ailerons Lights / wing tips Fuel Quantity / Caps Fuel s (3) Prop / Spinner / Cowl Oil (6-8 qts) Tires / / Gear Complete Record Secure Nose: Windshield Clean Nose Gear / Landing Light Brake Reservoir level Doors / Fwd Baggage / Locked Left Wing: Tires / / Gear Squat Switch Oil (6-8 Qts) Prop / Spinner / Cowl Stall Warning Vanes / Pitot Mast Fuel s (3) Fuel Quantity / Caps Lights / Wing tips / Ailerons Empennage: Baggage Door Secured Static Ports (L&R) Clear Dorsal Air Scoop Clear Empennage / Stabilator Antennas Secure *Perform final walk around, All doors closed, Chocks & chains removed* PAX SAFETY BREIFING Rear / Front Door Latch Operation Rear Door Emergency Ops Seat Belts Oxygen Masks (Not required ops below FL150) and Demo Radio Intercom Etiquette First Aid Kit and Sic Sac Show Locations
ENGINE START Seat / Belts Adjusted Keys Fans ON Trim Cowl Prop Sync s Full Rich Prop Levers Full Fwd s Full Fwd Avionics Switch Circuit Breakers In De-Ice Equipment Gear Anti-Collision Light Battery Master --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Primer (5 sec) Press ¼ Starter Hold to 500 RPM Primer Bump (as needed) Adjust 1000 RPM Oil Pressure Alternator Suction Lean as required (Repeat items in Blue for Opposite engine) TAXI Radios Instruments s RUN-UP Quadrant Friction s Manifold Lines (Below 25 ) Prop Feather (200-300 RPM drop) Prop Governor Magneto Switches ( EGT Rise / RPM Drop) Alternator Output Gyro Pressure (4.5 5.2) s Fuel Pumps Flight Controls Electric Trim Auto Pilot Flight Instruments (HI, Altimeter, AI) Engine Instruments s Doors / Windows Rear Door Transponder / Lights Door Seals as Required X-Feed Adjust 1000 RPM / Fwd 1900 RPM Cycle / Fwd / 800-1000 RPM OFF Free & Correct Disconnected In Green ON for T/O / Locked Latched Alt / as Req
AIRSPEEDS SAFE OPERATION VMC VXSE VYSE VX VY VA 66 Kts Red Line 78 Kts 76 Kts 140 Kts @ 4750 lbs. 114 Kts @3204 lbs. VFE 10 deg 140 Kts 25 deg 122 Kts 40 deg 115 Kts VLO Retract 108 Kts Extended 130 Kts Extension 130 Kts VSO VNE 64 Kts 205 Kts Red Line
NORMAL TAKEOFF Crew Brief Complete Cowl Hold Full Engine instruments Green s (Release brakes through 25 ) Don t Exceed 40 Vr 80 Kts Gear Pos Rate climb SHORT FIELD 25 deg Cowl Hold to 40 Vr 66 Kts Gear up Pos rate climb Vx (Through 50 ft) 76 Kts CRUISE CLIMB Power 33-35 MP 2600 RPM Rich Cyl Head Temp Below 420 Cruise Climb 102 Kts CRUISE Power / Cruise Cowl As Req/ Cyl Head Temp Below 410 DESCENT / GEAR DOWN BEFORE LANDING Landing Gear (Below 130 kts) Heater s (Below Vfe) Cowl Prop Sync Landing Gear Normal Approach Final with Runway Made Short Field w/40 GO AROUND Auto Pilot Gear / Verify 10 deg / Go around / As needed / Best Power 2600 / 2800 RPM Verify 85 Kts 80 Kts / GA Take Power 92 Kts Pos Rate Climb 10 deg AFTER LANDING Lean For Taxi Landing Lights Heater Fan 3 Min timer (Below 1200 RPM) Start Door seals SECURE Avionics (after 3 Min cool down) Hobbs/Time Idle Cutoff Record
ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT *Maintain Directional Control* s Below 40 se Gear Identify Dead Foot Verify Retard TROUBLESHOOT (Altitude Permitting) X- Feed Dead Eng Select L or R HI, Low, * If Engine Does Not Start Proceed with Feather* FEATHER AND SECURE *Re-verify Dead Engine with s* Prop (above 800 RPM) Feather Idle Cut- Fuel Pump Cowl : -Operating Engine -Dead engine Magneto (Dead Engine) Alternator (Dead Engine) Rudder Trim Adjust SINGLE ENGINE LANDING *Do Not Extend Gear/ until Landing is assured* Approach 25 deg Max EMERGENCY DESCENT s Gear (Below 130 Kts) Pitch Bank Full 130Kts/As needed 45 deg/as needed ENGINE FIRE DURING FLIGHT Prop Feather Idle Cut-off *If Terrain Permits, Land Immediately If Fire continues* MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION * Following Before Extending Gear* Circuit Breakers In Navigation Lights (Day) *To Extend, Un-Clip Emergency Gear Knob and Follow* Airspeed 85 Kts Gear Selector Position Emergency Gear Extend Knob Pull Out Indicator Lights 3 Green *Leave Knob Out Position Thru Landing* UN-FEATHERING PROP Low 1/3 Prop Rich Starter (Engage Until Prop Windmills) Power (Until Engine Warms) 20 Alternator