Mooring; Weight And Balance; Operating Tips - Piper CHEROKEE 180 Owner's Handbook Manual

CHEROKEE 180 SECTION III
MOORING
The Cherokee
should be moved on
the
ground
with the
aid
of
the
nose
wheel
tow-bar
provided
with each
plane
and
secured
in the
baggage
compartment.
Tie
down
ropes
may
be
secured
to rings
provided
under
each
wing and
to the
tail
skid.
The
aileron and
stabilator controls should
be
secured
by
looping
the
seat
belt
through
the
control
wheel and
pulling it
tight. The
rudder
is held
in position
by
its
connections
to
the nose
wheel steering
and normally
does
not have
to
be
secured.
The flaps
are
locked
when
in
the
full
up
position
and
should
be
left
retracted.
WEIGHT AND BALANCE
It
is
the responsibility
of
the owner
and
pilot to
determine
that
the
airplane
remains within
the allowable
weight vs.
center
of
gravity
envelope while
in flight.
For weight
and
balance
data
see the
Airplane
Flight Manual
and
Weight
and
Balance
form supplied
with
each
airplane.
OPERATING TIPS
The
following
Operating Tips are
of
particular
value
in
the
operation of the Cherokee.
1. Learn
to
trim for
take-off
so that
only
a very light back
pressure
on the wheel
is
required
to
lift
the airplane off the
ground.
2.
The
best
speed for take-off
is
about
60 MPH
under normal
conditions.
Trying
to
pull
the
airplane
off
the
ground
at too
low
an
airspeed
decreases
the controllability of
the
airplane in event
of engine
failure.
3.
Flaps may
be
lowered at
airspeeds up to
115 MPH. To reduce
flap operating loads,
it is
desirable to have
the airplane
at a
slower
speed
before
extending
the
flaps.
4. Before
attempting
to reset any
circuit
breaker,
allow
a
two to
five
minute
cooling off period.
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