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THE
PIPER
COMANCHE
SECTION II
fully extended.
A green light
on the instrument panel below
the landing gear switch is the
indication that all gears are
downand locked.
The warning
horn will
also
sound
if the
power
is reduced
below ap-
proximately
12"
of manifold
pressureand the gear has not
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been lowered.
As
optional equipment a
o
visual indicator, located on
&
°i';§,.",°:"
top of the
instrument
panel
which will pop-up if the gear is retracted and power is reduced
below 14" manifold pressure. This indicator is operated mech-
anically by the landing gear and throttle and therefore has no
connection with the electrical system.
The telescoping emergency gear handle should not be used
as the primary indication that the gear is down and locked. An
amber light above the switch indicates gears up.
THE INDIC-
ATION
LIGHTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY DIMMED WHEN THE
NAVIGATION LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON,
The brakes
on the Comanche
are actuated
by toe brake
pedals mounted on the left set of rudder pedals
and by a hand
lever protruding from under
the instrument panel.
Hydraulic
brake
cylinders
are
located
above the left rudder pedals
and
are
accessible
in the
cockpit for servicing.
Park-
ing brake valves are incorp-
orated in each cylinder. Two
cables
extending
from
the
parking brake "T" handle are
attached to the parking brake
valves. To prevent inadvert-
ent application of the parking
brake in flight, a safety lock
is incorporated
in the valves
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