Piper CHEROKEE ARCHER II Pilot Operating Handbook page 63

PIPER
AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
PA.2&I8I,
CTIEROKEE
ARCHER
II
SECTION
4
NORMAL PROCEDURES
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STOPPINC
ENGI\E
\t
thc
prl.r'r
tli:erction. thc tlaps rhould be raised
and the electric luel pump turned
"OFF."
NOTE
I
he t'laps
must be placed in the "U P" position for
the
flap
ste-p
to
support weight.
Passengers
should
be
cautioned accordingly'
The
air
condirioner and radios should be rurned
"OFF."
and the engine stopped by'disengauing the
mirrure conrrollock and
pulling the mixture control back to idle cut-oif. The throttle should
be
lc'ti
-rllal't to
aroid
engine
yibration *-hile ttopping. Then the
magneto
and
master switches
must be turned
"OFF."
4.33 PARKING
If
necessary.
the airplane should be moved on the ground
with
the aid
of
the
nose
wheel
tou
bar
provided with eich airplane and secured behind the rear
seats.
The
aileron and stabilator controls shou[d
be
secured
by looping the safety belt through the control wheel and pulling
it
snug.
The flaps are locked u
hen
in
the
"UP"
position and should be
left
retracted.
Tie downs can be secured
to rings provided under each
wing and to the tail skid. The rudder is hetd in
position by its connections to the noie
wheel steering
and normally does not have
to
be secured.
4.35 STALLS
The
sta[
characteristics
of the Cherokee Archer
II
are
conventional. An approaching stall is indicated
by,a stall warning horn which is
activated between five and ten miles per hour above
stall
speed.
Mild
airframe buffeting and gentle pitching may also
precede
the stall.
The gross weight stalting speed
of the Cherokee Archer
Il
with power off and
full
flaps is 49
KIAS.
With
the
-flupr
up this
speed
fs
increased
6 KTS.
Loss
of altitude during stalls varies
from
100
to
350 feet.
depending
on configuration and power.
NOTE
The stall warning
system
is
inoperative
with the
master switch
"oFF.*
During preflight. the stall warning
system
should be checked by turning the master switch
"ON."
lifting
the detector and checking
to deteimine if the horn
is
actuated.
The master switch should
be
returned
to the
"OFF"
position after the check is complete.
ISSUED: JUNE
lt,
1976
REVISED:
MARCH
30,
l9t4
REPORT: vB-790
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