# Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II — paul_fawcett_warriorchecklist18

> **NOT FOR FLIGHT** — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full

> **content_gap**: Section "After Landing" item count differs between passes (3 vs 8); verify nothing was dropped.
> **content_gap**: Section "Before Takeoff" item count differs between passes (23 vs 14); verify nothing was dropped.

## Preflight Inspection

**Cockpit**
- [ ] Electrical Equip. — **Off**
- [ ] Avionics Master — **Off**
- [ ] Circuit Breakers — **In**
- [ ] Master Switch — **On**
- [ ] Annunciators — **Chk on**
- [ ] Turn Coordinator — **Chk flag**
- [ ] Fuel Gauges — **Chk qty.**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **Low tank**
- [ ] Static/Pitot — **Drain**
- [ ] Fuel Pump - On — **Chk press.**
- [ ] Lights — **Chk**
- [ ] Master Switch — **Off**
- [ ] Trims — **Chk**
- [ ] Flaps — **Down**
- [ ] Aircraft Docs — **AROW**
**Right Wing**
- [ ] Flap — **Chk**
- [ ] Aileron — **Chk**
- [ ] Wingtip / lights — **Chk**
- [ ] Leading edge — **Chk clean**
- [ ] Fuel quantity — **Chk**
- [ ] Fuel vent — **Clear**
- [ ] Fuel strainer — **Sample**
- [ ] Landing gear/tire — **Chk**
- [ ] Air inlet — **Clear**
**Nose**
- [ ] Engine condition R — **Chk**
- [ ] Oil quantity — **Chk**
- [ ] Prop and spinner — **Chk**
- [ ] Alternator belt — **Chk**
- [ ] Air inlets — **Clear**
- [ ] Exhaust stacks — **Chk**
- [ ] Landing light — **Chk**
- [ ] Nose gear, tire — **Chk**
- [ ] Engine condition L — **Chk**
- [ ] Brake reservoir — **Chk**
**Left Wing**
- [ ] As per right wing plus:
- [ ] Pitot / static mast — **Clear**
- [ ] Stall horn — **Chk audio**
- [ ] Nose fuel drain — **Chk (2x)**
**Fuselage & Empennage**
- [ ] Antennas — **Chk**
- [ ] Air inlet — **Chk**
- [ ] Stabilator & trim — **Chk**
- [ ] Jackscrew — **Chk**
- [ ] Rudder / stab stops — **Chk**
- [ ] Roll & "Big picture" — **Chk**

## Before Start

- [ ] Hobbs Time — **Record**
- [ ] Charts — **Available**
- [ ] Seats — **Adjust & lock**
- [ ] Restraints — **Fastened**
- [ ] Radio and elect. — **Off**

## Engine Start

- [ ] Brakes — **Set**
- [ ] Carb heat — **Off**
- [ ] Mixture — **Full rich**
- [ ] Master switch — **On**
- [ ] Fuel pump — **On**
- [ ] Prime — **3 times**
- [ ] Tail beacon — **On**
- [ ] Propellor — **Clear!**
- [ ] Starter — **Engage**
- [ ] Throttle — **Pump twice**
- [ ] Throttle — **1000 RPM**
- [ ] Oil temperature — **Chk**
- [ ] Oil pressure — **Chk**
- [ ] Ammeter — **Chk**
- [ ] Vacuum — **Chk**
- [ ] Annunciators — **Out**
- [ ] Mixture — **Lean for taxi**
- [ ] Fuel pump off — **Chk press.**

## Before Taxi

- [ ] Flaps — **Up**
- [ ] Avionics — **On**
- [ ] Transponder — **1200, stdby**
- [ ] ATIS — **Copy**
- [ ] Altimeter — **Set & chk**
- [ ] Hdg indicator — **Set**
- [ ] Parking brake — **Release**
- [ ] Ground control — **Clearance**

## Taxi

- [ ] Brakes — **Chk R & L**
- [ ] Turn coord. — **Chk in turn**
- [ ] Directional gyro — **Chk in turn**
- [ ] Compass — **Chk in turn**
- [ ] Attitude indic. — **No D in turn**

## Run-Up

- [ ] Brakes — **Set**
- [ ] Mixture — **Full rich**
- [ ] Fuel pump — **On**
- [ ] Fuel selector — **Switch tank**
- [ ] Fuel pump - Off — **Chk press.**
- [ ] Throttle — **2000 RPM**
- [ ] Magnetos — **<175, <50 dif**
- [ ] Vacuum — **Chk (4.9-5.1)**
- [ ] Annunciators — **Test**
- [ ] Engine instr. — **In green**
- [ ] Carb heat on — **Chk drop**
- [ ] Throttle — **idle**
- [ ] Carb heat — **Off**
- [ ] Throttle — **1000 RPM**
- [ ] Mixture — **As required**

## Before Takeoff

- [ ] Circuit breakers — **Chk in**
- [ ] Flight instr. — **Chk & set**
- [ ] Comm. radio — **Set tower**
- [ ] Pitot heat — **Load test**
- [ ] Primer — **In & locked**
- [ ] Flaps — **Set**
- [ ] Trims — **Set both**
- [ ] Controls — **Free & crct**
- [ ] Doors / window — **Secured**
- [ ] Seats belts — **Secured**
- [ ] Briefing — **Complete**
- [ ] Air conditioner — **Off**
- [ ] Autopilot — **Off**
- [ ] Tower — **Clearance**
- [ ] Cleared for Takeoff
- [ ] Brakes — **Off**
- [ ] Lights — **On**
- [ ] Camera — **Xpdr ALT**
- [ ] Action
- [ ] Mixture — **Full rich**
- [ ] Fuel pump — **On**
- [ ] Compass & DG — **Chk rwy hdg.**
- [ ] Time off — **Noted**

## After Takeoff

- [ ] Flaps — **Up**
- [ ] Fuel pump — **Off - chk pres.**

## Cruise

- [ ] Landing lights — **Off**
- [ ] Throttle — **As req.**
- [ ] Mixture — **Leaned**

## Approach

- [ ] Comm. radios — **Set**
- [ ] Flight instrmts. — **Chk & set**
- [ ] Fuel selector — **Best tank**
- [ ] Fuel pump — **On**
- [ ] Mixture — **Full rich**
- [ ] Landing light — **On**
- [ ] Brakes — **Chk**
- [ ] Seats belts — **Secured**

## After Landing

- [ ] Throttle — **1000 RPM**
- [ ] Transponder — **Standby**
- [ ] Carb heat — **Off**

## Shutdown

- [ ] Comm. radio — **Monitor 121.5**
- [ ] Avionics — **Off**
- [ ] Electr. equip. — **Off**
- [ ] Throttle — **Idle**
- [ ] Magnetos — **Chk GND**
- [ ] Throttle — **1200 RPM**
- [ ] Mixture — **Idle Cutoff**
- [ ] Magnetos/keys — **Off & out**
- [ ] Master switch — **Off!!!!**
- [ ] Hobbs/Tach — **Record**

## Speeds

- [ ] Vr — **55**
- [ ] Vx — **63**
- [ ] Vy — **79**
- [ ] Climb — **87**
- [ ] Vs — **50**
- [ ] Vso — **44**
- [ ] Va — **88-111**
- [ ] Vfe — **103**
- [ ] Vno — **126**
- [ ] Vne — **160**
- [ ] Glide — **73**
- [ ] Max dem.XW — **17**
- [ ] Vapp (flaps) — **63**

## Airports and Frequencies

**PAO**
- [ ] ATIS — **120.6**
- [ ] GND — **125.0**
- [ ] TWR — **118.6**
**SQL**
- [ ] ATIS — **125.9**
- [ ] GND — **121.6**
- [ ] TWR — **119.0**
**HAF**
- [ ] UNICOM — **122.8**
**LVK**
- [ ] ATIS — **119.65**
- [ ] GND — **121.6**
- [ ] TWR — **118.1**

## Engine Failure (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Altitude for restart??
**NO**
- [ ] Glide — **73 Kts**
- [ ] Landing Site — **Select**
- [ ] Mixture — **Cut-off**
- [ ] Master Switch — **Off**
- [ ] Magnetos — **Off**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **Off**
**YES**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **Opp. tank**
- [ ] Fuel Pump — **On**
- [ ] Carb Heat — **On**
- [ ] Mixture — **Full rich**
- [ ] Throttle — **Adjust**
- [ ] Primer — **Locked**
- [ ] Magnetos — **Check**
- [ ] Glide — **73 Kts**
- [ ] Engine restarted?
**NO**
- [ ] Mayday — **Transmit**
- [ ] Transponder — **7700**
- [ ] Mixture — **Cut-off**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **Off**
- [ ] Magnetos — **Off**
- [ ] Master Switch — **Off**

## Engine Fire During Start (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Starter — **Engage**
- [ ] Mixture — **Cut-off**
- [ ] Throttle — **Open**
- [ ] Fuel Pump — **Off**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **Off**
> **WARNING:** Evacuate if fire continues!

## Engine Fire During Taxi (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Airplane — **Stop**
- [ ] Mixture — **Cut-off**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **Off**
- [ ] Master switch — **Off**
> **WARNING:** Evacuate Aircraft

## Engine Fire In Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Mixture — **Cut-off**
- [ ] Fuel selector — **Off**
- [ ] Glide — **73 Kts**
- [ ] Mayday — **Transmit**
- [ ] Transponder — **7700**
- [ ] Magnetos — **Off**
- [ ] Master switch — **Off**

## Cabin Fire in Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Master switch — **Off**
- [ ] Electrical equip. — **Off**
- [ ] Cabin heater — **Off**
- [ ] Vents — **Open**

## Low Fuel Pressure (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Fuel pump — **On**
- [ ] Fuel selector — **Opp. tank**

## Engine Roughness (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Carb heat — **On**
- [ ] Still rough after 1 min?
- [ ] Carb heat — **Off**
- [ ] Mixture — **Adjust**
- [ ] Fuel pump — **On**
- [ ] Fuel selector — **Opp. tank**
- [ ] Engine instr. — **Chk**
- [ ] Magnetos — **Chk**

## Loss of Oil Pressure or High Oil Temperature (EMERGENCY)

> **WARNING:** Land as soon as possible
> **WARNING:** Prepare for engine failure

## Spin Recovery (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Throttle — **Idle**
- [ ] Ailerons — **Neutral**
- [ ] Rudder — **Against spin**
- [ ] Yoke — **Full forward**
- [ ] Rotation stopped?
- [ ] Rudder — **Neutral**
- [ ] Yoke — **Neutral**
- [ ] Pitch — **Level**
- [ ] Throttle — **As required**

## Electrical Failure (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Ammeter — **Verify inop.**
- [ ] Load is zero?
- [ ] Alternator — **Off**
- [ ] Electrical load — **Minimize**
- [ ] Alt. circ. brkr. — **Chk & reset**
- [ ] Alternator — **On**
- [ ] Power not restored?
- [ ] Alternator — **Off**
- [ ] Electrical load — **Minimize**
> **WARNING:** Land as soon as possible

## Electrical Overload (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Alternator — **Off**
- [ ] Battery — **On**
- [ ] Loads reduced?
- [ ] Electrical load — **Minimize**
> **WARNING:** Land as soon as possible
- [ ] Not reduced?
- [ ] Alternator — **Off**
- [ ] Battery — **As required**
> **WARNING:** Essential equipment only!

## Carburetor Icing (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Carb heat — **On**
- [ ] Mixture — **Adjust**

## Emergency Frequencies (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Frequency — **121.5**
- [ ] Transponder — **7700**

## Xwind Component

- [ ] 0.5 — **30 deg.**
- [ ] 0.7 — **45 deg.**
- [ ] 0.9 — **60 deg.**

## Source Footer

> **NOTE:** PA-28-161 Checklist V1.8
> **WARNING:** May 1, 2003 - Use at own Risk!

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full  
Source: Piper/PA-28-161 Warrior II/paul_fawcett_warriorchecklist18.txt  
Rights: licensed  
Checklist hash: 14676a961c447c1129f042d2bfa8f5b23d5e0d3677196a7ad5f58e21fb91da52  
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