# Piper PA-46 Malibu — Daniel_Draxler_PA46_cheklist1b

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

## Before Starting Engine

- [ ] Preflight — **COMPLETE**
- [ ] Paper & Documents — **ABOARD**
- [ ] Control Locks & Tow bar — **REMOVED**
- [ ] Seat & Seats Belts — **SET**
- [ ] Circiut Breakers — **CHECK**
- [ ] Induction / Alternate Air — **CHECK**
- [ ] Landing Gear Selector — **DOWN**
- [ ] Avionics Radio Master — **OFF**
- [ ] Mixture, Prop, Throttle — **SET**

## Starting Engine

- [ ] Brakes — **SET**
- [ ] Battery Master (ExternalPower = off) — **ON**
- [ ] Alternators (ExternalPower = off) — **ON**
- [ ] Magnetos — **ON**
- [ ] Prime, Fuel Pump LH/RH check — **6 SEC**
- [ ] Starter — **ENGAGE**
- [ ] Oil Pressure within 30 sec — **GREEN**

## Before Taxiing & Taxi Check

- [ ] Mixture — **SET**
- [ ] Propeller — **SET**
- [ ] Induction / Alternate Air — **PRIMARY**
- [ ] Avionics Radio Master — **ON & SET**
- [ ] Wing Flaps — **CHECK**
- [ ] Spoiler — **CHECK**
- [ ] Brakes — **CHECK**
- [ ] Turning Instruments — **CHECK**
- [ ] Annunciator Panel — **TEST**

## Before Takeoff & Run–Up

- [ ] Flight Instruments, Clocks — **SET**
- [ ] Autopilot — **TEST & OFF**
- [ ] Doors & Windows — **CLOSED**
- [ ] Pressurization — **SET**
- [ ] Flight Contorls — **CHECK**
- [ ] Trim Tabs — **CHECK & SET**
- [ ] Minimum Oil Temp for Run–Up — **100°F**
**Engine Run–Up**
- [ ] Throttle — **1700 RPM**
- [ ] Magetos (ea.max 150, diff.max 50) — **CHECK**
- [ ] Propeller — **CHECK**
- [ ] Engine Instruments — **GREEN**
- [ ] Vacuum System (4.5" to 5.2") — **GREEN**
- [ ] Throttle — **1200 RPM**
- [ ] Alternators — **CHECK**
- [ ] De–Ice / Anti–Ice — **CHECK**
- [ ] Throttle — **1000 RPM**
- [ ] Manifold & Static Line — **DRAIN**
- [ ] Aux. Fuel Pump — **AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Lights — **SET**

## Takeoff

- [ ] Fuel Selector — **PROPER TANK**
- [ ] Flaps — **SET**
- [ ] Ice Protection — **SET**
- [ ] Gyro / Txpdr / Altimeter — **CHECK & SET**
- [ ] Throttle — **FULL POWER**
- [ ] Rotate — **77 KIAS**
- [ ] Best Angle – Vx — **90 KIAS**
- [ ] Best Rate – Vy — **110 KIAS**

## Cruise Climb

- [ ] Manifold Pressure — **34" – 35"**
- [ ] Propeller Control — **2400 RPM**
- [ ] Mixture Control (35 UsGal/h) — **FULL RICH**
- [ ] Airspeed — **125 KIAS**
- [ ] Aux. Fuel Pump — **LOW (IF REQ'D)**
- [ ] Induction / Alternate Air — **SET**
- [ ] Pressurization / Altimeter — **SET**

## Descent

- [ ] Mixture — **MIN. 1500°F TIT**
- [ ] Propeller Control — **CRUISE SETTING**
- [ ] Pressurization / Altimeter — **SET**
- [ ] ATIS & Appr. Briefing — **CHECK**
- [ ] Power — **AS REQ'D**

## Approach & Before Landing

- [ ] Fuel Selector — **PROPER TANK**
- [ ] Seat & Seats Belts — **SET**
- [ ] Aux. Fuel Pump — **AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Landing Gear down locked — **3 GREEN**
- [ ] Flaps / Spoiler — **AS REQUIRED**
- [ ] Toe Brakes — **PUMP & TEST**
- [ ] Induction / Alternate Air — **PRIMARY**
- [ ] Airspeed — **85 KIAS**

## After Landing & Parking

- [ ] Ice Protection & Txpdr — **OFF**
- [ ] Flaps / Spoiler — **RETRACT**
- [ ] Avionics Radio Master — **OFF**
- [ ] Engine cool down — **800°F TIT, CHT GREEN**
- [ ] Engine (after 3-4min) — **SHUT DOWN**
- [ ] Magentos / Alternators — **OFF**
- [ ] Battery Master — **OFF**
- [ ] Brake & Flight Control Lock — **SET**

## Limitations & Speeds (KIAS)

- [ ] Oil Temperatur min. for Take-Off — **100°F**
- [ ] Oil Temperatur max. allowable — **240°F**
- [ ] Oil Temperatur Cruise — **170-200°F**
- [ ] Cylinder Heat Temp in Flight — **MAX. 420°F**
- [ ] Cylinder Heat Temp max. allowable — **460°F**
- [ ] T.I.T. in Flight — **MIN. 1500°F, MAX. 1750°F**
- [ ] T.I.T. max. allowable for 30 sec. — **1800°F**
**Speeds KIAS**
- [ ] V1 (decision speed at half TODA) — **55**
- [ ] Vrot — **77**
- [ ] Vx — **90**
- [ ] Vy — **110**
- [ ] Vlgear up — **130**
- [ ] Vlgear down — **170**
- [ ] Vle — **200**
- [ ] Vflap down 10° — **170**
- [ ] Vde-ice — **183**
- [ ] VA max (4100lbs/1860kg) — **135**
- [ ] VA min (2450lbs/1110kg) — **103**
- [ ] Vglide — **90**
- [ ] norm.cruise TAS x 70% = if gear down cruise
- [ ] Vs (clean) — **69**
- [ ] Vso (landing) — **58**
**Angle of Bank (Vs (Vso))**
- [ ] 10° — **70 (60)**
- [ ] 30° — **76 (66)**
- [ ] 45° — **82 (75)**
- [ ] 60° — **98 (86)**
- [ ] BEW — **1324kg (2918lbs)**
- [ ] MTOW — **1860kg (4100lbs)**
- [ ] ZFW — **1772kg (3900lbs)**
- [ ] MLW — **1772kg (3900lbs)**

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: unreviewed | operational review: none | completeness: full  
Source: Piper/PA-46 Malibu/Daniel_Draxler_PA46_cheklist1b.txt  
Rights: licensed  
Checklist hash: 8eae39a855f5aed782f66ee8fc03d5ebc8462058db98569f79e28dd52a8dbbd1  
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