PA28-161- 1 Piper PA28-161 Archer II Cockpit Interior Exterior Check Exterior Check [cont.] Before Start Engine Start After Start ENG Flooded Start Start with External Pwr Run-Up Before Takeoff Short Field Takeoff Climb Cruise Descent Landing After Landing Shutdown Securing the Airplane ENG Failure ENG Fire (In Flight) Forced Landing ENG Fire (Ground/Start) Smoke/Fire Fuel Pressure Low Oil Pressure Low ENG Oil Temprature High Rough Precautionary Landing or Ditching ELEC Alternator Failure Over-Voltage Spin Recovery Speeds Weights 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tie down IAS-TAS Table 14
PA28-161- 2 Cockpit Interior Maintenance Status/Weight & Balance... CHK Pitot Tube Cover... REMOVE Aircraft Paper/POH... CHK Hobbs Hour... NOTE Control Wheel Lock... REMOVE Parking Brake... as required Mags/All Switches... OFF Circuit breakers... CHK Battery... ON Fuel Quantity... CHK Fuel Selector... LOWEST TANK Annunciator Panel... TEST if flight takes place at night Exterior & Interior Lights... CHK Flashlight... CHK Battery... OFF Flaps... EXTEND All Articles, Survival Kit, Fire Extinguisher... CHK Exterior Check Rear Fuselage/Tail Section Autopilot Static Port (if installed)... CHK Rudder Gust Lock (if installed)... REMOVE Tail Tie-down... DISCONNECT Control Surfaces/Trim Tab... CHK Antennas... CHK Baggage Door... CHK
PA28-161- 3 Exterior Check [cont] Left Wing Aileron/Flap... CHK Wing Tie-down... DISCONNECT Nav/Strobe Light... CHK Gear Strut/Tire... CHK Fuel Strainer... SAMPLE Fuel Qty/Filler Cap... CHK/SECURE Stall Warning... CHK Nose Fuel Strainer... SAMPLE Engine Oil/Filler Cap... CHK/SECURE Alternator Belt... CHK TENSION Engine Cooling Air Inlets/Filter... CHK free Gear Strut/Tire... CHK Right Wing (see also Left Wing as applicable) Pitot Head... CHK Fuel Vent... CHK free Air Inlet... CHK Landing/Taxi Lights... CHK Before Start Seats/Seat Belts... ADJUST & LOCKED Parking Brake... as required Elec. Equipment/Avionics Master... ALL OFF Battery... ON Beacon... ON Fuel Selector... LOWEST TANK
PA28-161- 4 Engine Start Carburetor Heat... OFF/IN Throttle... OPEN 1/4 Inch if Hot Start Throttle... OPEN 1/2 inch Mixture... FULL RICH Elec Fuel Pump... ON Propeller Area... CLEAR Mags/Ignition... START if cold Engine does not start within 10 sec Prime... as required Mags/Ignition... START Throttle... 800-1200 RPM After Start Ammeter/Alternator... CHK/ON/CHK Engine Instruments... CHK Elec Fuel Pump... OFF Mixture... SET Avionics Master & Radios... ON Transponder... TEST/ALT VFR US: 1200, Europe: 7000 Altimeters... SET Flaps... UP Circuit Breakers... CHK Fuel Selector... OTHER TANK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lights... as required Flight Controls... CHK Trim... CHK/Takeoff Autopilot (if installed)... CHK, then OFF
PA28-161- 5 ENG Flooded Start Normal Checklist Integrated Throttle... FULL OPEN Mixture... CUT-OFF Elec Fuel Pump... OFF Propeller Area... CLEAR Mags/Ignition... START if Engine fires Mixture... FULL RICH Throttle... 800-1200 RPM Continue with After Start Checklist ENG Start with External Power Normal Checklist Integrated Battery... OFF All Electrical Equipment... OFF External Power... CONNECT, then ON Carburetor Heat... OFF/IN Throttle... OPEN 1/4 Inch Hot Start: Throttle... OPEN 1/2 inch Mixture... FULL RICH Elec Fuel Pump... ON Propeller Area... CLEAR Mags/Ignition... START if cold Engine does not start within 10 sec Prime... as required Mags/Ignition... START Throttle... lowest possible RPM External Power... OFF, then DISCONNECT Throttle... 800-1200 RPM Continue with After Start Checklist
PA28-161- 6 Run-Up Brakes... SET Mixture... FULL RICH DA>3.000 ft: Lean as required Engine Instruments... CHK Throttle... 2000 RPM Mags/Ignition... CHK/BOTH RPM drop 175, differential 50 Carburetor Heat... CHK Vacuum Gauge... CHK 4,9-5,1 inch Ammeter... CHK Charging Throttle... IDLE, then 1,000 RPM Engine Instruments... CHK Before Takeoff Cabin/Doors & Windows... READY/CLOSED Fuel Quantity... CHK HDG/Radios/VOR-Check... CHK/SET Autopilot (if installed)... OFF Annunciator Panel... TEST/CHK Flaps... UP Trim... Set T/O Carburetor Heat... OFF/IN Mixture... SET > 3.000 ft: Run up with Full power, then LEAN to obtain max RMP Air Condition (if installed)... OFF Tracking/Timing... START - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Elec Fuel Pump... ON Pitot Heat... as required Landing & Strobe Lights... ON VR... 55 kts
PA28-161- 7 Short/Soft Field Takeoff Flaps... 25 if Soft Field Takeoff Elevator during Taxi... FULL BACK Trim... NOSE DOWN Do not stop prior T/O Accelerate... TAIL LOW Level off in Ground Effect and accelerate. VR... 52 kts Until clear of obstacles Climb Flaps/Speed (Best Angle)... 10 /63 kts Flaps/Speed (Best Rate)... UP/79 kts Enroute 87 kts Elec Fuel Pump... OFF Engine Instruments... CHK Taxi/Landing Lights... as required Cruise Elec Fuel Pump... OFF Turn ON prior switching tanks Mixture... LEAN Descent Mixture... SET Adjust for smooth operation RICH DA>3.000 ft: Lean as required (Cruise setting) Prop... 2500 RPM Speed... 126 kts Altimeter... SET Lights... ON as required Fuel Selector & Quantity... SET/CHK Cabin... READY
PA28-161- 8 + Approach Review + Downwind (1/2-1 NM)... 2000 RPM/90 kts Flaps 10 /85 kts Base Turn... 1500 RPM/500 fpm Descent Flaps 25 /80 kts Final Turn... Flaps 40 /70 kts Landing Elec Fuel Pump... ON Mixture... SET RICH DA>3.000 ft: Lean as required Carburetor Heat... ON/OUT Air Condition (if installed)... OFF Flaps 0º - 10º (VFE 103 kts)... 68 kts Flaps 25-40... 65 kts if Soft Field Landing Just before touchdown... add 100 to 200 RPM Elevator during Taxi... FULL BACK Braking... AVOID Go Around Carburetor Heat... OFF Flaps... 25 Accelerate to... 60 kts
PA28-161- 9 After Landing Flaps... UP Pitot Heat... OFF Strobe/Landing Lights... OFF Trim... Set T/O Elec Fuel Pump... OFF Carburetor Heat... OFF/IN Mixture... SET Tracking/Timing... STOP Shutdown Parking Brake... as required Transponder/Avionics Master... SBY/OFF Mixture... CUT-OFF Mags/Ignition... OFF/KEYS OUT All Light and Heat Switches... OFF Battery & Alternator... OFF Fuel Selector... LEFT or RIGHT Control Lock... INSTALL if Hot and Parking for less than 2 hours Parking Position... A/C INTO THE WIND Oil Filler Door... OPEN To assist cooling Pitot Tube Cover... INSTALL Airplane... TIE DOWN, CHOCK, SECURE Securing the Airplane Hobbs Hours... NOTE Headset/Ext. GPS... Remove Tablet/Kneeboard/Camera(s)... Remove Charts/Checklists... Remove
PA28-161- 10 ENG Failure Speed... 73 kts Flaps... Up Landing site... SELECT Range (windmilling, clean, still air): 1.4 NM/1000 ft if Altitude for Restart sufficient Carburetor Heat... ON/OUT Fuel Selector... OPPOSITE TANK Elec Fuel Pump... ON Mixture... RICH Throttle... SET as required if Prop stopped: Mags/Ignition... START ELSE: Mags/Ignition... BOTH Primer... IN and LOCKED if Engine Does not Start Forced Landing... APPLY ENG Fire (In Flight) Throttle... IDLE Mixture... CUT-OFF Fuel Selector... OFF Elec Fuel Pump... OFF Mags/Ignition... OFF Carburetor Heat... OFF/IN Heater... OFF Defroster... OFF Battery & Alternator... OFF Speed... kts if Fire not out Speed... INCREASE Forced Landing... APPLY
PA28-161- 11 Forced Landing Seat backs... FULL UPRIGHT Seats and seat belts... CHK SECURED Mixture... CUT-OFF Fuel Selector... OFF Elec Fuel Pump... OFF Mags/Ignition... OFF Radio/Transponder... MAYDAY /7700 Battery... ON Flaps... AS REQUIRED Full recommended if landing is assured Speed... 63 kts Battery & Alternator... OFF Doors... UNLATCH ENG Fire (Ground/Starting) Engine Starts Throttle... 2000 RPM for at least 2 min Engine... SHUTDOWN Engine Fails to Start Cranking... CONTINUE Throttle... Full OPEN Mixture... CUT-OFF Fuel Selector... OFF Elec Fuel Pump... OFF Fire Extinguisher... OBTAIN/ACTIVATE Battery & Alternator... OFF Mags/Ignition... OFF Brakes... OFF Evacuate Airplane
PA28-161- 12 Smoke/Fire Vents, Cabin Heat & Air... CLOSE/OFF if Fire in Engine Compartment ENG Fire (In Flight) (6)... CONSIDER Land as soon as possible if Fire in Cabin or Electrical Fire suspected Battery & Alternator... OFF Electrical Equipment... ALL OFF Leave Mags On Fire extinguisher (if installed)... ACTIVATE Land as soon as possible if Smoke/Fire is OUT Vents, Cabin Air... OPEN Battery... ON Alternator... ON Circuit breakers... CHK Do NOT reset Essential Electrical Equipment... ON One at a time; turn off all radios prior turning on Avionics Master switch Defective Equipment... ISOLATE Cabin Heat & Air... as required if Wing/External Fire External Lights & Pitot Heat... OFF Sideslip... PERFORM Land as soon as possible
PA28-161- 13 ENG Fuel Pressure Low Elec Fuel Pump... ON Fuel Selector... OPPOSITE TANK ENG Oil Pressure Low Oil Temperature NORMAL Land as soon as possible Oil Temperature HIGH ENG Oil Temperature High... APPLY ENG Oil Temperature High Engine Power... REDUCE Land as soon as possible ENG Rough Carburetor Icing Throttle... Consider Full OPEN Carburetor Heat... FULL OUT/On if Engine runs smoothly after 1 Minute Carburetor Heat... Minimum Required Mixture... SET (END) Carburetor Heat... as required Magnetos... CHK on L, R, BOTH Mixture... RESET Elec Fuel Pump... ON Fuel Selector... OTHER TANK Mixture... LEAN as required if Engine remains Rough Mixture... ENRICH as required Magnetos... BOTH Land as soon as possible
PA28-161- 14 Precautionary Landing or Ditching Normal Checklist Integrated if Ditching Radio... Transmit MAYDAY Heavy Objects... SECURE/JETTISON Life Vests... PREPARE/ON Mixture... SET RICH DA>3.000 ft: Lean as required Altimeter... SET Lights... ON as required Fuel Selector... TANK Carburetor Heat... as required Seats, Belts and Seat backs... CHK/FULL UPRIGHT Air Condition (if installed)... OFF Landing Site... OVERFLY/SELECT Avionics Master... OFF Flaps/Speed... UP/73 kts FULL/63 kts if Ditching Approach... PARALLEL to Swells if High Winds/Heavy Seas:... INTO THE WIND Rate of Descent... 300 ft/min when landing assured Elec Fuel Pump... OFF Battery & Alternator... OFF Doors... UNLATCH Throttle... CLOSE Mixture... CUT-OFF Fuel Selector... OFF Mags/Ignition... OFF Face... CUSHION
PA28-161- 15 ELEC Alternator Failure Alternator Warning Light on or Ammeter indicates Discharge (Minus value) or rapid fluctuations Load Meter... CHK if Load Meter shows discharge or 0 Avionics Master... OFF Alternator... OFF Electrical Load... REDUCE to Minimum Alternator CB... CHK/RESET ONCE Battery... OFF, then ON Alternator... OFF if Low Voltage Lt/Alternator Warning Light OUT Avionics Master... ON if Low-Voltage Lt illuminates again Alternator Switch... OFF Electrical Load... REDUCE to Minimum Land as soon as possible ELEC Over-Voltage Ammeter indicates over 20 amps above known electrical load Electrical Load... REDUCE to Minimum Alternator... OFF Battery... ON/as required Land as soon as possible
PA28-161- 16 Spin Recovery Throttle... IDLE Ailerons... NEUTRAL Rudder... APPLY FULL OPOSITE Full Opposite to Direction of Spin Rotation If Visual determination of Direction difficult refer to Turn Coordinator Elevator... MOVE BRISKLY FORWARD Move Elevator Far Enough To Break The Stall. Aft CG may require full down elevator. Rudder/Elevator... HOLD until Rotation Stops Premature relaxation of the control inputs may extend the recovery. When Rotation Stops Rudder... NEUTRALIZE Flight Path... SMOOTHLY RECOVER
Stall PA28-161- 17 Speeds VS... Clean: 50 kts... Flaps 40 : 44 kts Takeoff & Climb VY (Best Rate)... 79 kts VX (Best Angle)... 63 kts Maneuvering... VA (2325 lbs)... 111 kts VA (1531 lbs)... 88 kts Operating VNO... 160 kts VFE... 161: 103 kts Descent VGLIDE (Flaps Up)... 73 kts Max. CWC (demonstrated)... 17 kts Weights Fuel Capacity Both Tanks... 50 USG Each Tank... 25 USG Unusable fuel (each tank)... 2 USG