Approachandlanding - Piper CHEROKEE TURBO ARROW III 1976 Pilot Operating Handbook

PIPER
AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
SECTION 4
PA-28R-201T, CHEROKEE TURBO ARROW III
NORMAL PROCEDURES
4.35 CRUISING
When leveling
off at cruise altitude, the
pilot may reduce
to
a cruise power setting in accordance with
the
Power Setting
Table
in this
Manual. The mixture should be leaned in accordance with
the
recommendations
for the
TSIO-360-F engine in the
Teledyne Continental Operator's Manual which
is
provided with the
aircraft.
For maximum service life,
cylinder head
temperature
should be maintained
below 400°F during high
performance cruise operation
and
below 350°F during
economy
cruise operation.
If cylinder
head
temperatures
become
too
high during flight, reduce them by
enriching
the mixture, by reducing power, or
by use of any combination of these
methods.
Following level-off for cruise, the
airplane should
be trimmed.
The pilot should monitor
weather conditions while flying and should
be alert
to
conditions which
might
lead
to
icing. If induction
system
icing is expected, place
the
alternate air control in the "ON"
.
position.
During flight, keep account of time and fuel used in connection with power settings
to
determine how
the
fuel flow and fuel quantity gauging systems
are
operating.
If
the fuel flow indication is considerably
higher than the fuel actually being
consumed, a fuel nozzle
may
be
clogged and require cleaning.
There are no mechanical uplocks in
the
landing
gear system.
In the event of a hydraulic
system
malfunction,
the
landing gear will free-fall to the
gear
down position. The
true
airspeed with gear
down is
approximately 75% of
the
gear retracted airspeed for any given power setting. Allowances for
the
reduction
in airspeed and range should be made when planning extended flight between
remote
airfields or flight over
water.
In order
to
keep the airplane in best lateral trim during cruise flight,
the
fuel should be used
alternately from each tank at one hour intervals.
4.37 APPROACH AND LANDING
Check to insure the fuel
selector
is
on
the
proper
(fullest) tank and that the
seat
backs are erect. The
seat
belts and shoulder harness should be fastened and
the
inertia reel checked.
Turn "OFF"
the
air conditioner. The mixture should
be
set
in the full "RICH"
position. Set the
propeller at full "INCREASE"
rpm
to
facilitate ample power for
an emergency go-around.
The landing gear may be extended
at
speeds below 129 KIAS. The
airplane should
be trimmed
to
a
final approach speed of about 75 KIAS with flaps extended.
The flaps can be lowered
at speeds up
to 103
KIAS, if desired.
The mixture control should be kept in full "RICH"
position
to
insure maximum
acceleration if it
should be
necessary
to
open
the throttle
again.
ISSUED: DECEMBER 20,
1976 REPORT: VB-800
4-17