# Piper PA-28-200R Arrow II — MikeOMalley_PA28R-200_CHECKLIST-NORMAL

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

## Passenger Briefing

- [ ] Seat belts, Shoulder Harnesses
- [ ] Door Operation
- [ ] Emergency Exits
- [ ] Emergency Brace Position
- [ ] Fire Extinguisher
- [ ] Eating, drinking, smoking
- [ ] Control interference
- [ ] Collision avoidance
- [ ] Physiological considerations
- [ ] Conversation
- [ ] Supplemental information

## Before Engine Start

- [ ] Door — **Closed and latched**
- [ ] Seats — **Adjusted**
- [ ] Seat belts and harnesses — **Fasten**
- [ ] Fire extinguisher — **Secure**
- [ ] Pitch trim — **Takeoff**
- [ ] Flaps — **Retracted**
- [ ] Rudder trim — **Neutral**
- [ ] Prop — **Full forward**
- [ ] Mixture — **Idle Cut-Off**
- [ ] Alternate Air — **Off**
- [ ] Alternate Static — **Off**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **Desired Tank**
- [ ] Breakers — **Check**
- [ ] Vent fan — **Off**
- [ ] Pitot heat — **Off**
- [ ] Avionics Master — **Off**

## Engine Start- Cold

- [ ] Beacon — **On**
- [ ] Throttle — **Open ½ Inch**
- [ ] Master — **On**
- [ ] Fuel Pump — **On**
- [ ] Mixture — **Full Rich until positive fuel flow indicated**
- [ ] Mixture — **Idle cut-off**
- [ ] Ignition — **Start**
- [ ] Mixture — **FULL RICH when engine fires**
- [ ] Throttle — **800 RPM**
- [ ] Oil Pressure and Temp — **Check**
- [ ] Fuel pump — **Off**

## Engine Start- Hot

- [ ] Beacon — **On**
- [ ] Throttle — **Open ½ Inch**
- [ ] Master — **On**
- [ ] Fuel Pump — **On**
- [ ] Mixture — **Idle cut-off**
- [ ] Ignition — **Start**
- [ ] Mixture — **FULL RICH when engine fires**
- [ ] Throttle — **800 RPM**
- [ ] Oil Pressure and Temp — **Check**
- [ ] Fuel pump — **Off**

## Engine Start- Flooded

- [ ] Beacon — **On**
- [ ] Throttle — **Full open**
- [ ] Master — **On**
- [ ] Fuel Pump — **On**
- [ ] Mixture — **Idle cut-off**
- [ ] Ignition — **Start**
- [ ] Mixture — **FULL RICH when engine fires**
- [ ] Throttle — **800 RPM**
- [ ] Oil Pressure and Temp — **Check**
- [ ] Fuel pump — **Off**

## Warm Up

- [ ] Throttle — **800-1200 RPM**
- [ ] Annunciator Panel — **Test**
- [ ] Flight Instruments — **Set and Check**
- [ ] Avionics — **On and Set**
    - [ ] COMM — **Freq, Vol, Opr**
    - [ ] NAV — **Freq, Ident, Indicator, Accuracy, Course**
    - [ ] DME — **Freq, Ident**
    - [ ] ADF — **Freq, Ident**
    - [ ] MB — **Test, Sensitivity, Audio**
    - [ ] Transponder — **Test, Code**
    - [ ] LORAN — **Set**

## Taxi

- [ ] Taxi Area — **Clear**
- [ ] Brakes and Steering — **Check**
- [ ] Instruments — **Taxi Inst. Check**
    - [ ] Airspeed — **“Zero”**
    - [ ] Attitude — **Erect, Stable**
    - [ ] Altimeter — **Set, 75’ max**
    - [ ] VSI — **“Zero” noted**
    - [ ] DG — **Turning freely**
    - [ ] TC — **Proper Yaw, ball opposite**
    - [ ] Compass — **Fluid, turning freely**
    - [ ] ADF — **Tracking**

## Run-up

- [ ] Brakes — **Set**
- [ ] Throttle — **2000**
- [ ] Engine Gauges — **Green**
- [ ] Mags — **Check 175 max, 50 diff**
- [ ] Vacuum — **5 InHg ±0.1”**
- [ ] Ammeter — **Check, load**
- [ ] Alternate air — **Check**
- [ ] Prop — **Cycle, then full forward**

## Take-off

- [ ] Fuel — **proper tank**
- [ ] Fuel Pump — **On**
- [ ] Engine Gauges — **Check**
- [ ] Flight instruments — **Check and Set**
- [ ] Master — **On**
- [ ] Alternate Air — **Closed**
- [ ] Mixture — **Set**
- [ ] Prop — **Full forward**
- [ ] Lights — **As required**
- [ ] Transponder — **Alt**
- [ ] Controls — **Free and Correct**
- [ ] Seat backs — **Erect**
- [ ] Seat belts, Harnesses — **Set**
- [ ] Empty seats — **Secured**
- [ ] Flaps — **Exercised and Set**
- [ ] Trim — **Set**
- [ ] Controls — **Free and Correct**
- [ ] Door — **Latched**
- [ ] Briefing
    - [ ] Runway
    - [ ] Crosswind
    - [ ] Heading, altitude
    - [ ] Emergency procedures
- [ ] Time — **Noted**

## Short Field

- [ ] Flaps — **25°**
- [ ] Rotate — **60-65**
- [ ] Vx — **85**
- [ ] Gear — **Up**
- [ ] Vy — **100**
- [ ] Flaps — **Retract slowly**

## Climb

- [ ] Fuel Pump — **Off at 1000’ AGL**
- [ ] Airspeed — **As required (110 MPH)**

## Cruise

- [ ] Lights — **As required**
- [ ] Power — **As desired**
- [ ] Mixture — **Lean**

## Descent

- [ ] Mixture — **Enrichen as required**
- [ ] Airspeed — **As required**
- [ ] Lights — **As required**
- [ ] Weather
- [ ] Approach Briefing

## Landing

- [ ] Seat backs — **erect**
- [ ] Belts, harness — **fastened**
- [ ] Fuel — **Proper tank**
- [ ] Fuel pump — **On**
- [ ] Mixture — **Set**
- [ ] Propeller — **Set**
- [ ] Gear — **DOWN (150 MPH)**
- [ ] Flaps — **Set (125 MPH)**

## After Landing

- [ ] Transponder — **“STBY”**
- [ ] Pitot Heat — **Off**
- [ ] Alternate Air — **Off**
- [ ] Flaps — **Retract**
- [ ] Fuel Pump — **Off**
- [ ] Lights — **As required**

## Shutdown

- [ ] Throttle — **Idle**
- [ ] Avionics — **Off**
- [ ] Mixture — **Idle Cut Off**
- [ ] Electrical Switches — **Off**
- [ ] Mags — **Off**
- [ ] Master — **Off**
- [ ] Trim — **Neutral**
- [ ] Control Wheel — **Secure**
- [ ] Tie-Downs — **Secure**

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full  
Source: Piper/PA-28-200R Arrow II/MikeOMalley_PA28R-200_CHECKLIST-NORMAL.txt  
Rights: licensed  
Checklist hash: 5da985ed7dc981efe12dcdd68d20c64d0d4b193af973af22e39ae4e035f3bdbd  
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