Piper PA-28R-201 Arrow — 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: 65e3feaf68fe65be2ec1b8c138793a6ded6eb24b4856b36b2a825cb52022e0a8 Verify against the aircraft's own approved documentation before use. ======================================================================== PREFLIGHT WALK-AROUND --------------------- [ ] Aircraft documents (ARROW) ..................... ON BOARD AND CURRENT [ ] Fuel quantity — visually inspect both tanks; verify adequate fuel for flight with legal reserves ... CONFIRMED, ADEQUATE [ ] Fuel grade and appearance — sample from all sump drains ... CORRECT GRADE PER POH; CLEAR, NO WATER OR SEDIMENT [ ] Fuel filler caps — both tanks ... PROPERLY SEATED AND SECURED AFTER SAMPLING [ ] Fuel vent lines ........................................ UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] Engine oil level .... WITHIN OPERATING RANGE PER POH; DIPSTICK SECURE [ ] Engine compartment — fuel lines, oil hoses, wiring ... NO LEAKS; ALL CONNECTIONS SECURE [ ] Induction air inlet .......................... CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED [ ] Exhaust stacks — visible portions ....... NO CRACKS OR LOOSE HARDWARE [ ] Cowling latches ................................... CLOSED AND SECURE [ ] Propeller blades — nicks, cracks, erosion ............... SERVICEABLE [ ] Spinner and prop hub .............................. SECURE; NO CRACKS [ ] Nose gear — strut, tire, and steering linkage ... STRUT EXTENDED NORMALLY; TIRE INFLATED; LINKAGE INTACT; GEAR DOOR CLEAR [ ] Pitot tube — cover removed, inlet unobstructed ..... COVER OFF; CLEAR [ ] Static ports .................................................. CLEAR [ ] Left main gear — strut, tire, brake, gear door, hydraulic lines ... STRUT NORMAL; TIRE INFLATED; BRAKE PAD VISIBLE; HYDRAULIC LINES UNDAMAGED; UPLOCK MECHANISM CLEAR [ ] Left wing leading edge and fuel vent ... NO DEFORMATION OR FUEL STAINING; VENT CLEAR [ ] Left aileron and flap — travel and attachment ... HINGES SECURE; FULL FREE MOVEMENT; NO DAMAGE [ ] Left wingtip and navigation light ............ UNDAMAGED; LENS INTACT [ ] Stall warning vane — left wing leading edge ... MOVES FREELY; ACTIVATES TONE WHEN LIFTED [ ] Horizontal stabilizer, elevator, and trim tab ... UNDAMAGED; HINGES SECURE; NO EXCESSIVE PLAY [ ] Vertical stabilizer and rudder ........ UNDAMAGED; FULL FREE MOVEMENT [ ] ELT — armed switch and antenna ............. ARMED; ANTENNA CONNECTED [ ] Right main gear — strut, tire, brake, gear door, hydraulic lines ... STRUT NORMAL; TIRE INFLATED; BRAKE PAD VISIBLE; HYDRAULIC LINES UNDAMAGED; UPLOCK MECHANISM CLEAR [ ] Right wing — aileron, flap, wingtip, and navigation light ... SECURE; FULL FREE MOVEMENT; UNDAMAGED; LENS INTACT [ ] All tiedowns, chocks, and control locks ..................... REMOVED COCKPIT PREPARATION / BEFORE START ---------------------------------- [ ] POH and weight-and-balance data ............................ ON BOARD [ ] Seats — adjusted and locked; seatbelts and shoulder harnesses for all occupants ... ADJUSTED, LOCKED, AND FASTENED [ ] Rudder pedals ............. ADJUSTED FOR FULL RUDDER AND BRAKE TRAVEL [ ] Control lock ... REMOVED; AILERON, ELEVATOR, AND RUDDER FREE AND CORRECT [ ] Trim — elevator ..................... SET TO TAKEOFF POSITION PER POH [ ] Avionics master switch ... OFF — before start to protect avionics from start transient [ ] All non-essential electrical switches ........................... OFF [ ] Circuit breakers ...................... ALL IN; CHECK FOR ANY TRIPPED [ ] Fuel selector ............... FULLEST TANK — DETENT CONFIRMED ENGAGED [ ] Mixture ......................................... RICH — FULL FORWARD [ ] Propeller control ........................... FULL FORWARD — HIGH RPM [ ] Throttle .......................... CRACKED PER POH STARTING GUIDANCE [ ] Primer — use as required for engine temperature ... PUMPED PER POH; LOCKED AFTER USE [ ] Gear handle position .... DOWN — GEAR-DOWN INDICATOR LIGHTS CONFIRMED [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET ENGINE START ------------ [ ] Area around aircraft — announce CLEAR PROP .................... CLEAR [ ] Master switch (battery) .......................................... ON [ ] Beacon / anti-collision light .................. ON — before cranking [ ] Throttle — set per POH for start condition ...................... SET [ ] Ignition switch ... START — crank until engine fires; release immediately [ ] Throttle — after start ................... REDUCE TO IDLE RPM PER POH [ ] Oil pressure ... RISING WITHIN 30 SECONDS — if not, shut down immediately [ ] Avionics master ................ ON — after engine stabilized at idle [ ] Engine instruments .... ALL IN GREEN; OIL TEMPERATURE RISING NORMALLY [ ] Alternator / ammeter ....... CHARGING — positive indication confirmed AFTER START ----------- [ ] ATIS / weather information ........ OBTAINED; ALTIMETER SETTING NOTED [ ] Altimeter ... SET TO CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING; FIELD ELEVATION CROSS-CHECKED [ ] Radios and navigation — departure frequencies ........ LOADED AND SET [ ] Transponder ............ CODE SET; MODE SELECTED PER ATC REQUIREMENTS [ ] Heading indicator .... ALIGNED WITH MAGNETIC COMPASS ON KNOWN HEADING [ ] Gyroscopic instruments — suction gauge ................. IN GREEN ARC [ ] Gear indicator lights ... THREE GREEN — ALL GEAR DOWN-AND-LOCKED CONFIRMED RUN-UP / BEFORE TAKEOFF ----------------------- [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Flight controls — free and correct for wind direction ...... VERIFIED [ ] Fuel selector ....................... FULLEST TANK — DETENT CONFIRMED [ ] Mixture — adjust for field elevation .................... SET PER POH [ ] Propeller control ...................................... FULL FORWARD [ ] Engine warm-up — oil temperature ......... IN GREEN ARC BEFORE RUN-UP [ ] Throttle — advance to run-up RPM per POH ........................ SET [ ] Magneto check — LEFT, then RIGHT, return to BOTH ... DROP ON EACH MAG WITHIN LIMITS PER POH; BOTH DROPS WITHIN DIFFERENTIAL LIMIT [ ] Propeller cycle — move slowly to low RPM; note drop; advance back to full forward ... RPM DROP OBSERVED; RPM RETURNED TO FULL HIGH; REPEAT 2–3 TIMES; FINAL POSITION FULL FORWARD [ ] Throttle — return to idle; confirm smooth idle ... IDLE SMOOTH; RPM WITHIN LIMITS [ ] Suction gauge .......................................... IN GREEN ARC [ ] Engine instruments ....................... ALL IN GREEN; NO ANOMALIES [ ] Heading indicator — aligned with compass ........................ SET [ ] Altimeter .......................... SET TO CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING [ ] Flaps ............................... SET TO TAKEOFF POSITION PER POH [ ] Doors and windows ............................... LATCHED AND SECURED [ ] Transponder ................................................ ALT MODE [ ] Takeoff briefing — abort criteria, initial climb airspeeds, departure route ... REVIEWED TAKEOFF ------- [ ] Runway clear — traffic and obstacles ................ CONFIRMED CLEAR [ ] Mixture ............................. SET PER POH FOR FIELD ELEVATION [ ] Propeller control ........................... FULL FORWARD — HIGH RPM [ ] Throttle — advance smoothly to full power; check engine instruments ... FULL POWER; INSTRUMENTS IN GREEN [ ] Directional control during roll .............. MAINTAINED WITH RUDDER [ ] Rotate — at rotation airspeed per POH ... SMOOTH BACK PRESSURE APPLIED [ ] Gear retraction — after positive rate of climb and no runway remaining for landing ... GEAR HANDLE UP; CONFIRM GEAR RETRACTS AND LIGHTS EXTINGUISH CLIMB ----- [ ] Airspeed — establish best-rate or cruise-climb speed ... ESTABLISHED PER POH [ ] Engine instruments — oil pressure, oil temp, CHT ... WITHIN NORMAL RANGE [ ] Power — throttle and RPM ...... ADJUSTED PER POH CLIMB POWER SCHEDULE [ ] Mixture ... LEANED PER POH IF ABOVE DENSITY ALTITUDE THRESHOLD; RICH OTHERWISE [ ] Fuel selector ..................... APPROPRIATE TANK; MONITOR BALANCE [ ] Gear indicator ........ UP — NO GREEN LIGHTS; GEAR-UNSAFE HORN SILENT [ ] Flaps ... RETRACTED PER POH SPEED SCHEDULE AFTER POSITIVE CLIMB ESTABLISHED [ ] Heading and altitude ... ON ASSIGNED DEPARTURE CLEARANCE OR VFR COURSE CRUISE ------ [ ] Power — throttle and propeller RPM ...... SET TO CRUISE POWER PER POH [ ] Mixture — lean to peak EGT then enrich per POH cruise guidance ... SET PER POH FOR SELECTED POWER SETTING [ ] Trim ............................ ADJUSTED FOR HANDS-OFF LEVEL FLIGHT [ ] Engine instruments — oil pressure, oil temp, CHT, EGT ... ALL WITHIN NORMAL RANGES; MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY [ ] Fuel quantity — switch tanks per POH interval guidance ... MONITORED; TANKS BALANCED [ ] Gear indicator — confirm UP ............. NO GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED [ ] Altimeter and heading indicator — cross-check compass ... SET AND TRACKING [ ] Traffic and airspace — see-and-avoid; altitude and clearance ... MAINTAINED DESCENT ------- [ ] ATIS / destination weather ... OBTAINED; RUNWAY AND APPROACH IN USE NOTED [ ] Altimeter — update to destination setting ... SET TO CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING [ ] Fuel selector — switch to fullest or appropriate tank for approach ... SELECTED; DETENT ENGAGED [ ] Mixture — gradually enrichen as altitude decreases; rich by pattern altitude ... ENRICHENING WITH DESCENT [ ] Power — reduce gradually to avoid shock cooling ... REDUCED IN INCREMENTS PER POH [ ] Heading indicator — cross-check and re-align with compass if needed ... ALIGNED [ ] Radios — approach and tower frequencies; ATC contact established ... SET AND ACTIVE BEFORE LANDING -------------- [ ] Fuel selector — fullest tank; detent confirmed engaged ... FULLEST TANK SELECTED [ ] Mixture ................ RICH — FULL FORWARD FOR GO-AROUND CAPABILITY [ ] Propeller control ... FULL FORWARD — HIGH RPM FOR GO-AROUND AVAILABILITY [ ] Gear — place handle DOWN; confirm three green lights; gear-unsafe horn silent ... THREE GREEN — NOSE, LEFT MAIN, RIGHT MAIN ALL DOWN-AND-LOCKED [ ] Flaps — extend to approach setting ...................... SET PER POH [ ] Airspeed — stabilize at approach speed .......... ESTABLISHED PER POH [ ] Seatbelts — all occupants ................................... SECURED LANDING ------- [ ] Gear — final verification before crossing threshold ... THREE GREEN CONFIRMED [ ] Approach — stable on glidepath, centerline, and airspeed ... STABILIZED [ ] Flaps — landing setting as required ..................... SET PER POH [ ] Flare — initiate at appropriate height; reduce power smoothly to idle ... SMOOTH FLARE; POWER TO IDLE [ ] Touchdown — main wheels first; nose lowered gently after speed decays ... DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MAINTAINED WITH RUDDER [ ] Braking — smooth and progressive; avoid wheel lockup ... APPLIED AS NEEDED; AERODYNAMIC BRAKING USED DURING ROLLOUT GO-AROUND --------- [ ] Throttle ................. FULL POWER — advance smoothly and promptly [ ] Pitch — establish positive climb attitude; arrest descent ... POSITIVE CLIMB ATTITUDE ESTABLISHED [ ] Flaps — retract to first notch or takeoff setting; full retraction in stages at safe airspeed per POH ... RETRACTING IN STAGES [ ] Airspeed — accelerate to climb speed before further flap retraction ... CLIMBING AIRSPEED ESTABLISHED [ ] Gear — UP after positive rate of climb established and no landing option remains ... GEAR HANDLE UP; LIGHTS EXTINGUISHING [ ] Trim ................. ADJUSTED TO REDUCE CONTROL FORCES DURING CLIMB [ ] ATC — advise of go-around; comply with missed approach or traffic pattern instructions ... ADVISED AFTER LANDING ------------- [ ] Flaps — retract after clear of active runway .............. RETRACTED [ ] Transponder ..................................... STBY OR GROUND MODE [ ] Taxi speed — brakes tested gently; maintain awareness of gear-unsafe horn sensitivity ... CONTROLLED SHUTDOWN AND SECURING --------------------- [ ] Parking brake ................................................... SET [ ] Mixture — idle cutoff to shut down engine ... IDLE CUTOFF — ENGINE STOPPED [ ] Ignition switch ............................ OFF — after engine stops [ ] Avionics master ................................................. OFF [ ] All electrical switches ......................................... OFF [ ] Master switch ................................................... OFF [ ] Fuel selector ... LEFT OR RIGHT PER OPERATOR PRACTICE; AVOID LEAVING ON BOTH UNATTENDED [ ] Flight controls — gust lock or control lock ... INSTALLED PER OPERATOR PRACTICE [ ] Pitot cover and tiedowns ... COVER INSTALLED; AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN AND CHOCKED IF OUTSIDE