Piper CHEROKEE ARCHER II Pilot Operating Handbook page 131

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PIPER.
AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
PA-28.18I, CHEROKEE ARCHER
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SECTTON 7
DESCRIPTION AND OPER,ATION
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HEATING AND VENTILATING
SYSTEM
Heat
lor
the
cabin
interior and the defroster system
is provided by a
heater
muff
attached
to
the
exhaust system (Figure
i-lg).The
amount of heat desired can
be
regulated
with
the
controls located on the
far right
side
of
the
instrument panel'
The
air flow
can
be regulated between the
front
and rear seats
by
levers
located on
top of
the heat
ducts next
to
the console.
Fresh air inlets are located
in the hading
edge
of thc
wing
ncrr the
fuselage,.An adjustable
outlet
is
located
on the
side
of
the cabin near
the floor at
each seat
location; overhead
air outlets
are
offered
as
optional
equipment.
Air is
exhausted
through
an outlet under
the rear
seat.
A
cabin
air
blower,
incorporateA
in
ttte ventilating system,
is also available as optional equipment.
An optional
overhead
,entilating rystem with
a cabin air blower is aveileble on models
without air conditioning.
This blower
is
operated
6y
a
"FAN"
switch with 4 positians -
"OFF," "LOW," 'X{ED," or
"HIGH."
CAUTION
when cabin heat is operated, heat duct surface becomes
hot. This
could result
in
bumJ
if
arms
or
legs
are
placed
too
close
to
heat
duct outlets or
surface.
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CABIN FEATURES
For
ease
of entry
and
exit
and pitot-passenger
comfort, the front
seats
are
adjustable fore and aft. The
rear
scats
may be removed to provide room for bulky items.
Rear seat
installations incorporate
leg
retainers
with
latching
mechanisms
which
mr.rst
be
released
before the rear
seats
can be removed.
Releasing the
retaincrs
is
accomplished
on
earlier models
by
turning the
latching mechanisms
90'
with a
coin
or
screwdriver. Releasing the retainers is accomplished
on later
models
by depresing the plunger behind
each
rear
lcg
Armrests are also provided
for the front
seats.
All
seats
are available
with optional
heatirests end
optional vertical adjustment may be
added
to the front
seats.
The cabin interior includes a
pilot
storm window, two sun visors, ash trays,
two map pockets, and
pockets on the backs ofeach front
seat.
A
single
strap
sfuoulder
hamess
controlled
by
an inertia
reel
is standard
equipment
for the front
seats,
and
is offeied
as
an option
for
the rear
seats.
The
shoulder strap is routed over
tJte
stroulder adjacent
to
the
windows and attached
to the lap belt in the
general area
of the person's inboard hip.
A
check
of the inertia reel
mechanism
is made
by pulling strarply on the strap. The reel
will lock
in
place
under this test and prevent the strap
from
extending. Under normal movement the strap
will
extend
and
retract
as
required.
ISSUED: JLJNE
18, 1976
REVISED: JULY 3,
1978
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