Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II — Normal Operating Procedures (independently worded) NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: not_applicable | operational review: none | completeness: normal_only | 1 unresolved safety defect(s) Source: authored — no source document Rights: original_expression CC-BY-4.0 Checklist hash: 9341a7a45c15660409901407dc013635bb2fe4244535ae267470e3459407daea Verify against the aircraft's own approved documentation before use. ======================================================================== PREFLIGHT WALK-AROUND --------------------- [ ] Aircraft documents — airworthiness certificate, registration, POH/AFM, weight and balance ... ON BOARD AND CURRENT [ ] Fuel quantity — left tank, visually confirmed through leading-edge inspection window ... LEVEL CONSISTENT WITH PLANNED FUEL LOAD [ ] Fuel quantity — right tank, visually confirmed through leading-edge inspection window ... LEVEL CONSISTENT WITH PLANNED FUEL LOAD [ ] Fuel caps — both tanks ........... SECURE AND SEATED, O-RINGS VISIBLE [ ] Fuel sample — left tank sump drain ... CLEAR, CORRECT COLOR, NO WATER OR DEBRIS [ ] Fuel sample — right tank sump drain ... CLEAR, CORRECT COLOR, NO WATER OR DEBRIS [ ] Fuel sample — gascolator drain ... CLEAR, CORRECT COLOR, NO WATER OR DEBRIS [ ] Engine oil level ........ WITHIN ACCEPTABLE RANGE PER POH, CAP SECURE [ ] Engine compartment — inspect for fluid leaks, loose hoses, chafed wiring, and foreign objects ... CLEAR AND SECURE [ ] Air induction filter ..................... UNOBSTRUCTED AND UNDAMAGED [ ] Propeller and spinner — inspect for nicks, cracks, erosion, and security ... SERVICEABLE, SPINNER SECURE [ ] Nose gear strut, shimmy damper, and tire ... STRUT EXTENDED, TIRE INFLATED AND UNDAMAGED [ ] Left main gear, brake, and tire ... TIRE INFLATED, BRAKE PADS ADEQUATE, NO FLUID LEAKS [ ] Left wing — leading edge, skin, and wingtip ... NO DEFORMATION, CRACKS, OR DAMAGE [ ] Left aileron, hinges, and control linkage ... FREE MOVEMENT, HINGES AND ROD SECURE [ ] Left flap, hinges, and manual flap track ... UNDAMAGED, HINGES AND TRACK SECURE [ ] Left static port ....................................... UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] Fuselage skin and antennas .... UNDAMAGED, ANTENNAS INTACT AND SECURE [ ] Horizontal stabilator, trim tab, and anti-servo tab linkage ... NO DAMAGE OR CORROSION, HINGE BOLTS PRESENT, LINKAGE SECURE [ ] Rudder, hinges, and control linkage ... UNDAMAGED, HINGES AND CABLES SECURE [ ] Tie-down ropes and chocks ........................ REMOVED AND STOWED [ ] Right flap, hinges, and track .... UNDAMAGED, HINGES AND TRACK SECURE [ ] Right aileron, hinges, and control linkage ... FREE MOVEMENT, HINGES AND ROD SECURE [ ] Right wing — leading edge, skin, and wingtip ... NO DEFORMATION, CRACKS, OR DAMAGE [ ] Right main gear, brake, and tire ... TIRE INFLATED, BRAKE PADS ADEQUATE, NO FLUID LEAKS [ ] Pitot tube — cover removed, opening clear ... COVER REMOVED, UNOBSTRUCTED COCKPIT PREPARATION / BEFORE START ---------------------------------- [ ] Seats — fore-aft position adjusted for full rudder and brake pedal travel; rail lock confirmed ... ADJUSTED AND LOCKED [ ] Seat belts and shoulder harnesses — all occupants ... FASTENED AND SNUG [ ] Control lock ..................................... REMOVED AND STOWED [ ] Flight controls — full and unobstructed movement in all axes; correct deflection confirmed ... FREE AND CORRECT [ ] Circuit breakers ............................................. ALL IN [ ] Avionics master ........................ OFF (leave off during start) [ ] Master switch (battery) ... ON — confirm ammeter normal and no low-voltage warning [ ] Fuel selector valve .... BOTH — confirm handle fully seated in detent [ ] Primer ................................................ IN AND LOCKED [ ] Throttle ........... CLOSED THEN CRACKED OPEN PER POH START PROCEDURE [ ] Mixture ............. RICH (or adjusted for density altitude per POH) [ ] Flaps ................................................ UP (RETRACTED) [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Weight and balance / performance ... COMPUTED AND WITHIN LIMITS FOR THIS FLIGHT ENGINE START ------------ [ ] Visually clear the propeller arc of all personnel and obstructions; call ‘Clear prop’ [ ] Prime — as required for engine temperature and conditions; lock primer in after use ... AS REQUIRED PER POH, LOCKED IN [ ] Throttle ................................ SET PER POH START PROCEDURE [ ] Magneto / ignition switch ... START — RELEASE TO BOTH AS SOON AS ENGINE FIRES [ ] Oil pressure — check immediately after start ... RISING WITHIN TIME LIMIT PER POH — SHUT DOWN IF NOT [ ] Throttle — after start .................. REDUCE TO WARM IDLE PER POH [ ] Avionics master .................................................. ON [ ] Alternator / charging — ammeter indication ... POSITIVE CHARGE CONFIRMED [ ] Engine instruments — oil temperature and pressure ... CHECKED, WARMING INTO NORMAL RANGE AFTER START / BEFORE TAXI ------------------------- [ ] ATIS or local weather ... OBTAINED AND NOTED — ACTIVE RUNWAY AND ALTIMETER SETTING RECORDED [ ] Altimeter ......... SET TO CURRENT SETTING; FIELD ELEVATION CONFIRMED [ ] Heading indicator ..................... ALIGNED WITH MAGNETIC COMPASS [ ] Flight instruments — attitude indicator, turn coordinator, VSI ... GYROS ERECT, VSI AT ZERO, TC BALL CENTERED [ ] Brakes — test both individually before moving .... FIRM AND EFFECTIVE [ ] Transponder ........................... CODE SET, ALTITUDE (ALT) MODE [ ] Radios and avionics ............................... SET FOR DEPARTURE RUN-UP / BEFORE TAKEOFF ----------------------- [ ] Run-up position — headed into wind if practical; area clear of blast hazard ... CONFIRMED [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Flight controls ............. FREE AND CORRECT — FULL TRAVEL VERIFIED [ ] Fuel selector ............................... BOTH — DETENT CONFIRMED [ ] Mixture ............... RICH OR ADJUSTED FOR DENSITY ALTITUDE PER POH [ ] Throttle — advance to run-up power per POH ........... RUN-UP RPM SET [ ] Magneto check — LEFT, then RIGHT, then BOTH ... DROPS WITHIN POH LIMITS; SPREAD WITHIN LIMITS; SMOOTH ON BOTH [ ] Carburetor heat — apply FULL HOT; note RPM response; return to COLD ... SLIGHT DROP CONFIRMS HEAT FUNCTIONING; RETURNED TO COLD [ ] Throttle — reduce to idle; confirm smooth idle ... IDLE SMOOTH AND STABLE [ ] Suction / vacuum gauge ................................. IN GREEN ARC [ ] Ammeter and circuit breakers ... AMMETER POSITIVE, NO BREAKERS TRIPPED [ ] Flaps — set for takeoff per POH and conditions ... SET AS REQUIRED, POSITION CONFIRMED [ ] Elevator trim .............................. TAKEOFF POSITION PER POH [ ] Takeoff briefing — abort point, engine-failure action, departure routing ... BRIEFED [ ] Doors and windows ................................ CLOSED AND LATCHED [ ] Carburetor heat — confirm before applying takeoff power ........ COLD TAKEOFF ------- [ ] Runway — confirm correct runway, clear of traffic and obstructions ... CONFIRMED CLEAR [ ] Transponder ..................................... ALTITUDE (ALT) MODE [ ] Carburetor heat ................................................ COLD [ ] Throttle — advance smoothly to full power; verify engine instruments in range ... FULL POWER — INSTRUMENTS CHECKED [ ] Maintain directional control with rudder pedals during the takeoff roll; correct for left-turning tendency with right rudder [ ] Rotate at speed per POH and establish climb attitude ... CLIMB ATTITUDE ESTABLISHED CLIMB ----- [ ] Airspeed — establish Vy for normal climb or Vx for obstacle clearance per POH ... CLIMB SPEED PER POH [ ] Flaps — confirm retracted after clearing any obstacles with positive climb established ... UP [ ] Carburetor heat .............. COLD UNLESS ICING CONDITIONS SUSPECTED [ ] Engine instruments — oil temperature and pressure ..... IN GREEN ARCS [ ] Mixture — leaned for cruise climb at higher density altitudes per POH ... AS REQUIRED PER POH [ ] Fuel selector .................................................. BOTH [ ] Trim ................................... ADJUSTED FOR HANDS-OFF CLIMB [ ] Scan for traffic; communicate position reports and frequency changes as required CRUISE ------ [ ] Throttle — set desired cruise power per POH performance tables ... CRUISE POWER SET [ ] Mixture — lean for altitude and power setting per POH technique ... LEANED PER POH [ ] Carburetor heat — apply as required in suspected icing conditions; otherwise COLD ... COLD OR ON AS CONDITIONS WARRANT [ ] Engine instruments — oil temperature, oil pressure, ammeter ... WITHIN NORMAL RANGE [ ] Fuel quantity — compare gauge readings against elapsed time and planned fuel burn ... ADEQUATE FOR DESTINATION PLUS LEGAL RESERVE [ ] Fuel selector .................................................. BOTH [ ] Altimeter and heading indicator — reset and realign as required ... CHECKED AND RESET EN ROUTE [ ] Trim ...................................... ADJUSTED FOR LEVEL FLIGHT DESCENT ------- [ ] Carburetor heat — apply FULL HOT before reducing power for descent ... ON BEFORE POWER REDUCTION [ ] Throttle — reduce to desired descent power; avoid prolonged idle operation ... DESCENT POWER SET [ ] Mixture — progressively enrichen as altitude decreases ... ENRICHING WITH DESCENT [ ] Altimeter ................. SET TO DESTINATION AREA ALTIMETER SETTING [ ] ATIS or destination weather ... OBTAINED — ACTIVE RUNWAY AND WINDS NOTED [ ] Fuel selector ...................................... BOTH — CONFIRMED [ ] Engine instruments ......................... ALL WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS BEFORE LANDING -------------- [ ] Seat belts and shoulder harnesses — all occupants ............ SECURE [ ] Fuel selector ............................... BOTH — DETENT CONFIRMED [ ] Mixture ........................................................ RICH [ ] Carburetor heat — apply before reducing power for approach ....... ON [ ] Landing light .................................................... ON [ ] Flaps — extend to desired setting per POH; remain below Vfe ... SET AS REQUIRED, POSITION CONFIRMED [ ] Airspeed — establish approach speed per POH for flap configuration ... APPROACH SPEED PER POH [ ] Runway — clear and cleared to land or traffic clear ... CONFIRMED CLEAR LANDING ------- [ ] Maintain stabilized approach speed per POH to the threshold [ ] Carburetor heat — when go-around power is confirmed available, return to COLD ... COLD ON SHORT FINAL [ ] Begin flare over the threshold; arrest the rate of descent and allow speed to reduce [ ] Touch down on main wheels first in level or slightly nose-high attitude; gently lower nose wheel after speed decreases [ ] Brakes — apply progressively as required; avoid locking wheels ... APPLIED AS REQUIRED [ ] Maintain centerline with rudder pedals throughout the roll-out GO-AROUND [ABNORMAL] --------------------- [ ] Throttle [MEMORY] ................. FULL POWER — SMOOTH AND IMMEDIATE [ ] Carburetor heat [MEMORY] ................................. COLD (OFF) [ ] Pitch attitude — establish positive climb; arrest any sink [MEMORY] ... CLIMB ATTITUDE ESTABLISHED [ ] Flaps — retract incrementally; never retract all at once from full extension [MEMORY] ... RETRACTED INCREMENTALLY PER POH [ ] Airspeed — climb at Vy; retract remaining flaps as speed and altitude allow ... VY OR PER POH [ ] Trim ............................................... ADJUST FOR CLIMB [ ] Advise ATC or announce intentions; maintain awareness of other pattern traffic AFTER LANDING ------------- [ ] Carburetor heat .......................................... COLD (OFF) [ ] Flaps ................................................ UP (RETRACTED) [ ] Landing light ................................. OFF OR PER PREFERENCE [ ] Transponder .................................. STANDBY OR AS DIRECTED [ ] Clear the active runway completely before beginning the shutdown checklist SHUTDOWN AND SECURING --------------------- [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Avionics master and all electrical accessories .................. OFF [ ] Throttle ....................................................... IDLE [ ] Allow engine to run at idle briefly to cool cylinder heads before shutdown [ ] Mixture ....... IDLE CUT-OFF — PULL FULL AFT; allow propeller to stop [ ] Magneto / ignition switch — after propeller stops ............... OFF [ ] Master switch (battery) ......................................... OFF [ ] Fuel selector .......... LEFT OR RIGHT PER AIRCRAFT PRACTICE, OR BOTH [ ] Control lock .............................................. INSTALLED [ ] Tie-downs, chocks, and pitot cover ........................ INSTALLED [ ] Post-flight walk-around — note any leaks, damage, or discrepancies; record in aircraft logbook