# Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage — Pete_Sandhu_Piper_PA46-350P_checklist

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

## 1 BEFORE STARTING ENGINE

- [ ] Preflight — **COMPLETE**
- [ ] Paper & Documents — **ABOARD**
- [ ] Chocks & Tow bar — **REMOVED**
- [ ] Seat & Seats Belts — **SECURE**
- [ ] Window Shades — **OPEN**
- [ ] Circuit Breakers — **CHECK IN**
- [ ] Induction Air — **CHECK then PRIMARY**
- [ ] Cabin Altitude Selector — **SET**
- [ ] Altitude Rate Control — **9 O'clock Position**
- [ ] Landing Gear Selector — **DOWN**
- [ ] Cabin Pressurization Control — **CAGED**
- [ ] Cabin Pressure Dump Switch — **NORMAL**
- [ ] Avionics Radio Master — **OFF**
- [ ] Ice Protection Equipment — **OFF**
- [ ] Propeller — **FULL INCREASE**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **Desired Tank for Takeoff**
- [ ] Mixture — **IDLE CUTOFF**
- [ ] Hobbs — **RECORD**

## 2 STARTING ENGINE

- [ ] Brakes — **SET**
- [ ] Emergency Fuel Pump — **OFF**
- [ ] Check Area — **CLEAR**
- [ ] Battery Master (ExternalPower = off) — **ON**
- [ ] Alternators (ExternalPower = off) — **ON**
- [ ] Magnetos — **ON**
- [ ] wait for Engine Instruments
- [ ] Fuel Computer — **SET**
- [ ] Throttle — **HALF**
- [ ] Mixture — **RICH (4 secs) then IDLE CUTOFF**
> **NOTE:** (if engine is hot, no prime required)
- [ ] Starter — **ENGAGE**
- [ ] Mixture
- [ ] Oil Pressure (within 30 sec) — **GREEN**

## 3 BEFORE TAXIING

- [ ] Alternators — **CHECK**
- [ ] Throttle — **1000-1200**
- [ ] Mixture — **Lean for Taxi**
- [ ] Fuel Boost Pump — **on for High Elevations**
- [ ] External Lights — **as REQUIRED**
- [ ] Aux. Fuel Pump — **ON**
- [ ] Avionics Radio Master — **ON**
- [ ] EFIS — **ON**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **CHECK**
- [ ] Spoiler — **CHECK**
- [ ] Annunciator Panel — **TEST**
- [ ] ATIS — **OBTAIN**
- [ ] Altimeters (3) — **SET**
- [ ] Heading Bug — **Set to Departure Runway**
- [ ] Environmental System — **As Desired**

## 4 TAXIING

- [ ] Brakes — **CHECK**
- [ ] Turning Instruments — **CHECK**

## 5 BEFORE TAKEOFF & RUN–UP

- [ ] Flight Plan — **ENTER**
- [ ] Flight Instruments — **SET**
- [ ] Doors — **CLOSED (4 GREEN)**
- [ ] Seats — **ADJUSTED AND LOCKED**
- [ ] Armrests &Table — **STOWED**
- [ ] Pressurization — **SET**
- [ ] Flight Controls — **CHECK**
- [ ] Electric Trim — **TEST & SET**
- [ ] Rudder Trim — **SET**
- [ ] Flaps — **10 degrees (Normal Takeoff)**
- [ ] Minimum Oil Temp for Run–Up — **100°F**
**Engine Run–Up**
- [ ] Mixture — **RICH**
- [ ] Throttle — **1700 RPM**
- [ ] Magentos (ea.max 150, diff.max 50) — **CHECK**
- [ ] Propeller — **CHECK**
- [ ] Engine Instruments — **GREEN**
- [ ] Vacuum System (4.5“ to 5.2“) — **GREEN**
- [ ] Throttle — **1200 RPM**
- [ ] Alternators (2) — **CHECK**
- [ ] De–Ice / Anti–Ice — **CHECK**
- [ ] Throttle — **1000 RPM**
- [ ] Autopilot — **TEST & OFF**
- [ ] Annunciator Panel — **CHECK**
- [ ] Stall Warning Horn — **TEST**
- [ ] Manifold & Static Line — **DRAIN**

## 6 CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF

- [ ] Emergency Fuel Pump — **ON**
- [ ] Lights — **SET**
- [ ] Ice Protection — **SET**
- [ ] Air Conditioning — **OFF**

## 7 TAKEOFF

- [ ] Heading Bug
- [ ] Throttle — **Slowly Apply Full Power (3 secs)**
- [ ] Rotate — **80 KIAS**
- [ ] Best Angle –Vx — **90 KIAS**
- [ ] Best Rate –Vy — **110 KIAS**
- [ ] Positive Rate of Climb — **GEAR UP**
> **NOTE:** (Check Annunciator for Warnings)
**At Safe Altitude**
- [ ] Flaps — **RETRACT**
- [ ] Fuel Pump — **OFF**

## 8 CRUISE CLIMB

- [ ] Manifold Pressure — **35“**
- [ ] Propeller Control — **2400 RPM**
- [ ] Mixture Control — **32 GPH**
- [ ] Airspeed — **125 KIAS**
- [ ] Pressurization / Altimeter — **SET**

## 9 CRUISE

- [ ] Mixture — **Lean to 1550 TIT**
- [ ] High Speed — **30”/2400 RPM**
- [ ] Economy — **25”/2000 RPM**
- [ ] Fuel Imbalance — **Max 10 Gallons**

## 10 DESCENT

- [ ] Power slowly reduce 15 min before arrival
- [ ] Mixture — **CRUISE SETTING**
- [ ] Propeller Control — **CRUISE SETTING**
- [ ] Pressurization / Altimeter — **SET**

## 11 APPROACH & BEFORE LANDING

- [ ] Seat & Seats Belts — **SET**
- [ ] Fuel Selector — **PROPER TANK**
- [ ] Landing Gear down locked — **3 GREEN**
- [ ] Mixture — **RICH**
- [ ] Propeller — **FULL**
- [ ] Aux. Fuel Pump — **ON**
- [ ] Pressurization — **CHECK**
- [ ] Ice Protection — **CHECK**
- [ ] Toe Brake — **PUMP & TEST then lower feet**
- [ ] Induction Air — **PRIMARY**
- [ ] Airspeed — **85 KIAS**

## 12 AFTER LANDING & PARKING

- [ ] Ice Protection — **OFF**
- [ ] Flaps / Spoiler — **RETRACT**
- [ ] EFIS & Avionics Radio Master — **OFF**
- [ ] Engine cool down — **TIT STABLE**
- [ ] Mixture — **IDLE CUTOFF**
- [ ] Magentos / Alternators — **OFF**
- [ ] Battery Master — **OFF**
- [ ] HOBBS — **RECORD**

## 1 LIMITATIONS & SPEEDS KIAS

- [ ] V1 (decision speed at half TODA) — **55**
- [ ] Vde-ice — **183**
- [ ] VA (light - heavy) — **103 - 135**
- [ ] Vglide — **90**
> **NOTE:** Angle of Bank ⌠ Vs (Vso): 10°⌠70 (60)   30°⌠76 (66)   45°⌠82 (75)   60°⌠98 (86)
- [ ] Basic Empty Weight — **2997lbs**
- [ ] Max Takeoff Weight — **4300lbs**
- [ ] Zero Fuel Weight — **4100lbs**
- [ ] Max Landing Weight — **4100lbs**

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full  
Source: Piper/PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage/Pete_Sandhu_Piper_PA46-350P_checklist.txt  
Rights: licensed  
Checklist hash: dcbcd3c6ae408af0ab4353725cf54d4906d084cde4a439f80ab25c1df516df63  
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