Piper Cherokee Six - Page 40

*PIPER
CHEROKEE SIX
SERVICE MANUAL
CAUTION
Use
square
or bowline
knots.
Do not
use slip
knots.
NOTE
Additional
preparations
for high
winds include
using
tie-down
ropes
on the landing
gear forks
and securing
the rudder.
e.
Install
pitot
tube
cover
if available.
2-15.
LOCKING
AIRPLANE.
The
right cabin
door
is provided
with an
outside key
lock. The
cabin door
lock
and forward
baggage
compartment
door lock
have
separate
keys.
2-16.
PARKING.
When parking
the airplane,
ensure
that
it is sufficiently
protected
against
adverse
weather
conditions
and
presents
no
danger
to other
aircraft.
When
parking
the
airplane
for
any length
of time
or overnight,
it
is recommended
that
it be
moored
as
in
Paragraph
2-14.
a.
Park
the
airplane
headed
into the
wind,
if
possible.
b.
Set the
parking
brake
by pulling
back
the
brake
lever
and depressing
the knob
attached
to
the left
side of
the handle.
Then release
the
handle.
To release
the parking
brakes,
pull
back on
the brake
lever
to
disengage
the catch
mechanism.
Then
allow
the
handle to swing forward.
NOTE
Care
should
be
taken
when
setting
brakes
that
are overheated
or
during
cold
weather
when
accumulated
moisture
may
freeze the brakes.
c. The
aileron
and stabilator
controls
may
be secured
using the
front
seat belt.
CAUTION
When
moving
the
aircraft
forward
by hand,
avoid pushing
on
the
trailing
edge of
the ailerons
as
this will
cause the
aileron
contour
to change
resulting
in
an out-of-trim
condition.
HANDLING
AND SERVICING
Revised:
12/4/79
1B16