Piper COMANCHE 260 User Manual

THE PIPER COMANCHE SECTION II
fully extended. A green light
on the instrument panel below
the landing gear switch is the
indication that all gears are
downand locked. The warning
horn will also sound if the
power is reduced below ap-
proximately 12" of manifold
pressureand the gear has not EE: :r;-;c,
been lowered.
As optional equipment a o
visual indicator, located on & °i‘;§,.”,°:"
top of the instrument panel
which will pop-up if the gear is retracted and power is reduced
below 14" manifold pressure. This indicator is operated mech-
anically by the landing gear and throttle and therefore has no
connection with the electrical system.
The telescoping emergency gear handle should not be used
as the primary indication that the gear is down and locked. An
amber light above the switch indicates gears up. THE INDIC-
ATION LIGHTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY DIMMED WHEN THE
NAVIGATION LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON,
The brakes on the Comanche are actuated by toe brake
pedals mounted on the left set of rudder pedals and by a hand
lever protruding from under the instrument panel. Hydraulic
brake cylinders are located
above the left rudder pedals
and are accessible in the
cockpit for servicing. Park-
ing brake valves are incorp-
orated in each cylinder. Two
cables extending from the
parking brake "T" handle are
attached to the parking brake
valves. To prevent inadvert-
ent application of the parking
brake in flight, a safety lock
is incorporated in the valves
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Piper COMANCHE 260 Specifications

General

Brand	Piper
Model	COMANCHE 260
Category	Aircrafts
Language	English