Descent; Approach And Landing - Piper SEMINOLE PA-44-180 Information Manual

PA-44-180, SEMINOLE
4.27 CRUISE (4.5j) (Continued)
During flight, keep account of time and fuel used in connection with power
settings to determine how the fuel flow and fuel quantity gauging systems are
operating.
There are no mechanical uplocks in the landing gear system. In the event
of a hydraulic system malfunction, the landing gear will free-fall to the gear
down position. The true airspeed with gear down is approximately 75% of the
gear retracted airspeed for any given power setting. Allowances for the
reduction in airspeed and range should be made when planning extended flight
between remote airfields or flight over water.
4.29 DESCENT (4.5k)
When power is reduced for descent, the mixtures should be enriched as
altitude decreases. The propellers may be left at cruise setting; however, if the
propeller speed is reduced, it should be done after the throttles have been
retarded. Cowl flaps should normally be closed to keep the engines at the
proper operating temperature.
4.31 APPROACH AND LANDING (4.5m)
Sometime during the approach for a landing, the throttle controls should
be retarded to check the gear warning horn. Flying the airplane with the horn
inoperative is not advisable. Doing so can lead to a gear up landing as it is easy
to forget the landing gear, especially when approaching for a one engine
inoperative landing, or when other equipment is inoperative, or when attention
is drawn to events outside the cabin.
The red landing gear unsafe light (WARN GEAR UNSAFE) will
illuminate when the landing gear is in transition between the full up position
and the down and locked position. Additionally, the light will illuminate when
the gear warning horn sounds. The gear warning horn will sound at low throttle
settings if the gear is not down and locked and when landing flaps are selected
and the gear is not down and locked.
The light is off when the landing gear is in either the full down and locked
or full up positions.
ISSUED: JULY 12, 1995
SECTION 4
NORMAL PROCEDURES
REPORT: VB-1616
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