Warrior Checklist

Piper Warrior Checklist Preflight—Cabin AROW, Charts................... ON BOARD Control Wheel Restraint........REMOVE Radio Switches.............................OFF Ignition.......................... KEY on DASH Master Switch................................ ON Fuel Gages....... CHECK FUEL QUANTs

For Night Operations: Nav. and Landing Lights........CHECK Panel and Cabin Lights.........CHECK Flashlight....................... ON BOARD

For All Operations: Master Switch...............................OFF Flaps......................................EXTEND

Preflight—Walk Around Right Wing: Right Flap..............................CHECK Right Aileron.........................CHECK Wing-Tip, Lights...................CHECK Right Wing Underside...........CHECK Right Wing Leading Edge......CHECK Right Fuel Tank..........CHECK LEVEL Right Tank Fuel.................. SAMPLE Fuel Tank Vent.............CHECK OPEN Tie Down, Chocks..............REMOVE Right Gear Strut....INFLATED (3–4”) Tire......... CHECK WEAR, INFLATION Right Brake..... CHECK PADS/LEAKS

Nose Section: Windshield............................ CLEAN Engine Area............... CHECK LEAKS Oil...........CHECK LEVEL (4 qt. min.)

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Cowling...............................SECURE Spinner............. CHECK CONDITION Propeller............CHECK FOR NICKS Alternator Belt....... CHECK TENSION Landing Light...... CHECK FILAMENT Air Inlet.....................CHECK CLEAR Nose Gear Strut....INFLATED (3–4”) Tire......... CHECK WEAR, INFLATION Chocks...............................REMOVE Exhaust Pipe..............CHECK TIGHT Brake Fluid.................CHECK LEVEL Cowling...............................SECURE Gascolator Valve................ SAMPLE

Preflight—Walk Around (cont.) Empennage: Vert. Stabilizer Condition.......CHECK Stabilator Condition..............CHECK CONDITION and FREEDOM Rudder..................................CHECK Tie Down............................REMOVE Antennae...............................CHECK Nav. Light and Beacon..........CHECK

Right Side Fuselage: General Condition.................CHECK Underbelly Antennae.............CHECK Baggage Door.....................SECURE

Winter Operations:

Left Wing: Left Fuel Tank.............CHECK LEVEL Left Tank Fuel..................... SAMPLE Fuel Tank Vent.........................OPEN Tie Down, Chocks..............REMOVE Left Gear Strut......INFLATED (3–4”) Tire......... CHECK WEAR, INFLATION Left Brake........ CHECK PADS/LEAKS Stall Warning Flap....................FREE Pitot Mast Ports........CHECK CLEAR Left Wing Underside.............CHECK Left Wing Leading Edge........CHECK Wing-Tip, Lights...................CHECK Left Aileron...........................CHECK Left Flap................................CHECK

Left Side Fuselage: General Condition.................CHECK Underbelly Antennae.............CHECK © 2008 Don Thompson

Surfaces... FREE (of Ice/Frost/Snow)

Before Starting Engine Preflight Inspection...........COMPLETE Flaps............. RETRACT (Entering AC) Passenger Briefing............COMPLETE Seats/Belts/Harnesses...........SECURE Cockpit...............................ORGANIZE Circuit Breakers............................... IN Radios and Electrical Switches.....OFF Anticollision Light Switch............... ON Fuel Selector..........LEAST FULL TANK Carb. Heat......................... UP (COLD) Mixture........................................RICH Primer...........CHECK IN AND LOCKED Brakes...........................................SET Ignition............. KEY in SWITCH—OFF Vent Window..............................OPEN Propeller Area.............“CLEAR PROP” © 2008 Don Thompson

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Starting Engine Master Switch................................ ON Booster Pump................................ ON Fully pump Throttle.......THREE TIMES Throttle..................... CRACKED OPEN Starter Switch....................... ENGAGE Fully pump Throttle.......... AS NEEDED After start... THROTTLE TO 1000 RPM Oil Pressure.............................CHECK Booster Pump...............................OFF Fuel Pressure...........................CHECK

Before Taxiing Com Radios..................... ON and SET Navigation Radios............ ON and SET

Tower Controlled Field: ATIS...................................RECEIVE Clearance (If required).......RECEIVE Taxi Clearance....................RECEIVE Transponder................SET AND STBY Altimeter.......................................SET Attitude Indicator..... CHECK AND SET VSI.................................CHECK ZERO Taxi Area.................................. CLEAR Brakes.................................. RELEASE

Taxiing Throttle..................... APPLY SLOWLY Brakes......................................CHECK Steering...................................CHECK Heading Indicator... FOLLOWS TURNS Turn Rate Ind......... FOLLOWS TURNS Inclinometer..... BALL OUTSIDE TURN Attitude Ind..........SHOWS NO TURNS

Piper Warrior Checklist Engine Run Up Brakes...........................................SET Seats/Belts/Harnesses...........SECURE Flight Controls..... FREE and CORRECT Flight Instruments......CHECK and SET Fuel Quantities.................... RECHECK Booster Pump................................ ON Fuel Selector...............FULLEST TANK Booster Pump...............................OFF Throttle............................. 2,000 RPM Mixture..........SET 1/2” RICH OF PEAK Magnetos.................................CHECK (Max. Drop - 175, Max. Diff. - 50) Vacuum..............CHECK (5” Hg ±0.1”) Ammeter..................................CHECK Oil Temperature........................CHECK Oil Pressure.............................CHECK Annunciator Panel Lights.........CHECK Carb. Heat.....................DOWN (HOT), ....................WATCH FOR RPM DROP Carb. Heat......................... UP (COLD) Throttle.............................. 1000 RPM Flaps.....................................TAKEOFF Trim......................................TAKEOFF Door/Vent Window....... CLOSE/LATCH Radios, Trans. Code............ RECHECK

Before Takeoff Lights: Landing Light.............................. ON Booster Pump............................. ON Camera:

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Action: Seat Belts/Harnesses....... RECHECK Door/Vent Window................ CLOSE

On Takeoff Roll: Oil Pressure............. CHECK GREEN Airspeed................................. ALIVE Accelerate to VR ................. 60 KIAS

Tower Controlled Field: Takeoff Clearance...............RECEIVE

Uncontrolled Field: Intentions...................... ANNOUNCE Traffic Pattern..........................CHECK

Liftoff: Control Wheel...... BACK PRESSURE Climb Attitude................ESTABLISH Airspeed to Vx (flaps).......... 55 KIAS

Beyond Obstacle:

Normal Takeoff Takeoff Area............................. CLEAR Airplane................... ON CENTER LINE Brakes...........................................OFF Throttle...............FULL OPEN & HOLD

Airspeed to Vy .................... 79 KIAS Flaps..................RETRACT SLOWLY Airspeed (En route)....... 80–90 KIAS Mixture.......... ADJUST with ASCENT

Soft-Field Takeoff

On Takeoff Roll: Oil Pressure............. CHECK GREEN Airspeed................................. ALIVE Accelerate to VR ................. 55 KIAS

Liftoff: Control Wheel...... BACK PRESSURE Climb Airspeed.................... 70 KIAS

Short-Field Takeoff Flaps...................... 2ND NOTCH (25°) Trim..............................................SET Carb. Heat......................CHECK COLD Takeoff Area............................. CLEAR Airplane.................. ON CENTER LINE, USING MAXIMUM AVAILABLE RWY Brakes...................................... APPLY Throttle.............................FULL OPEN Brakes.................................. RELEASE

Transponder . ............ SET TO “ALT” © 2008 Don Thompson

Flaps...................... 2ND NOTCH (25°) Trim..............................................SET Control Wheel...................FULL BACK Brakes............... NONE THROUGHOUT Takeoff Area............................. CLEAR Airplane............................ ROLLING— LINE UP ON CENTER LINE Throttle......... FULL OPEN SMOOTHLY

Soft-Field Takeoff Roll: Oil Pressure............. CHECK GREEN Airspeed................................. ALIVE Control Wheel.......... REDUCE BACK PRESSURE TO HOLD PITCH

Soft-Field Liftoff: Control Wheel........................ PUSH FORWARD PRESSURE AFTER MAINS LEAVE RUNWAY © 2008 Don Thompson

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Straight and Level..........ESTABLISH Airspeed to Vx (flaps).......... 55 KIAS

Soft-Field Climb Out: Positive Climb................ESTABLISH Airspeed to Vy .................... 79 KIAS Flaps..................RETRACT SLOWLY Airspeed (En route)....... 80–90 KIAS Mixture.......... ADJUST with ASCENT

Cruise Setup Altitude.................. ESTABLISH LEVEL Airspeed.............. ESTABLISH CRUISE Power.................... 2300 to 2550 RPM Booster Pump...............................OFF Fuel Pressure...........................CHECK Mixture........... LEAN to RICH-of-PEAK Trim.......................................ADJUST Engine Gages......................MONITOR

Descent Power................................ as NEEDED Mixture........... RICHEN with DESCENT

Before Landing Booster Pump................................ ON Fuel Selector...............FULLEST TANK Mixture..........................................SET Belts/Harnesses..........ON AND TIGHT Switches.......................................SET Airspeed.................... SET APPROACH Flaps........... AS NEEDED (≤103 KIAS)

Normal Landing GUMPSS................. CHECK ON FINAL Airspeed (Final)...................... 63 KIAS

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Normal Landing (cont.)

Go Around

NOTE: For crosswinds more than 12 kts, use partial or no flaps and a little faster approach speed. Trim..............................................SET Airplane................CENTER OVER R/W Throttle..................................RETARD Controls........KEEP NOSE WHEEL OFF Touch Down.......................ON MAINS Brakes.............................. AS NEEDED

Throttle.....................FULL FORWARD Flaps....................... RETRACT TO 25° Control Wheel......... CLIMB ATTITUDE Course.........SHIFT to RIGHT of R/W*

Short Field Landing Set Up.......... PER NORMAL LANDING Flaps................................. FULL (40°) Airspeed (Final)............ VAPP (60 KIAS) Throttle............. IDLE after OBSTACLE Touch Down.......................ON MAINS Brakes........................APPLY HEAVILY Flaps....................................RETRACT

Soft-Field Landing Set Up.......... PER NORMAL LANDING Airspeed....................... VAPP (63 KIAS) Throttle....... POWER IN UNTIL FLARE Throttle..................................RETARD Flaps...................... LEAVE EXTENDED Controls.................... KEEP NOSE OFF Touch Down.......................ON MAINS Brakes........................................NONE Controls.........FULL BACK PRESSURE

*Unless not advisable

Airspeed..........................VX (55 KIAS) Flaps....................................RETRACT

After Landing Airplane......................... OFF RUNWAY Radios ........................................SET Transponder . ..................... STANDBY Booster Pump ..............................OFF Landing Light . .....OFF (or as Needed) Flaps.............................................. UP

Tower Controlled Field: Taxi Clearance....................RECEIVE Airplane.................. TAXI TO PARKING

Securing Airplane Radio Switches.............................OFF Mixture..........................IDLE CUT-OFF Electrical Switches........................OFF Master Switch...............................OFF Ignition Switch . .....OFF and KEY OUT Control Wheel Restraint.........SECURE Hobbs/Tach Time..................RECORD Belts and Harnesses............ARRANGE Window and Door.......... CLOSE/LOCK Tie Downs..............................SECURE

© 2008 Don Thompson

© 2008 Don Thompson