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CHEROKEE 140 "D"
SECTION III
3.
Engine
gauges
checked
7.
Flaps set
4.
Carburetor
heat
OFF
8.
Trim tab set
5.
Mixture
RICH
9.
Controls
free
6.
Quadrant
friction knob
set
10.
Door latched
11.
Fasten
belts/harness
In the
conventional
take-off
procedure
set the trim control
slightly
aft of neutral.
Allow the airplane
to accelerate
to
50
to
60
miles
per
hour,
then ease
back
on the wheel enough
to
let
the airplane
fly itself
from
the
ground.
Premature
or excessive
raising
of the nose
will
result
in
a delayed
take-off.
After
take-off
let
the aircraft
accelerate
to the
desired
climb speed
by lowering
the nose slightly.
Short
Field, Obstacle
Clearance:
Lower
the
flaps
to
25°
(second
notch),
accelerate
to
55-60
miles
per hour
and
ease
back
on
the control
wheel
to rotate.
After
breaking
ground,
accelerate
to the
best
angle of climb speed, 74 miles
per hour.
Slowly
retract
the
flaps
when
the
obstacle
has been
cleared
and
continue
climb at 85 miles
per hour.
Short
Field, No
Obstacles:
Lower
the
flaps
to
25°
(second
notch)
accelerate
to
55-60
miles
per hour.
Ease
back
on the control
wheel to rotate
and
accelerate
to
best
rate of climb speed,
85 miles
per hour.
Slowly
retract
the
flaps
while climbing out.
Soft
Field, No
Obstacle:
Lower the
flaps
to 25° (second
notch),
accelerate
aircraft
and
pull
nose
gear from
the
ground
as soon as
possible, lift
off at
lowest possible
airspeed.
Accelerate
just
above the
ground
to
best
rate of climb speed,
85 miles
per hour.
Climb out while slowly retracting
the
flaps.
Soft
Field,
Obstacle Clearance:
Lower
flaps
to 25° (second
notch),
accelerate
aircraft,
pull
nose
gear
off as soon
as
possible
and
lift
off at
lowest possible
airspeed.
Accelerate
just
above the
ground
to
best
angle of climb speed, 74 miles
per hour
to climb
past
obstacle
clearance
height,
continue
climb while
accelerating
to
best
rate of climb speed, 85 miles
per hour
and slowly
retract
the
flaps.
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