PIPER
AIRCRAFT
CORPORATION
PA-2&TtT.
ARCHER II
SECTION T
GENENAL
sEcTtoN I
GENERAL
I.I INTRODUCTION
This Pilot's Opcrating Handbook
is
dcsign.d
formsxirnüm
utilizgtion
as ad op€raling
guide
for thc
pilot.
It includcs thc matcriel requircd to bc
furnished to the
pilot
by C.A.R. 3 and FAR Part 21, Subpart J. Il also
contains
supplcmcütal
data
supplied
by lhe airplane
manufactu.er.
This handbook b not dcsigncd as a substitut. for adcquatc snd
compct.nt
flight instruction,
knowledge of current airworthiness directivd,
spplicablc fedcral
ai. r€gulations oradvisory circulars. It is not intended to
be a
guidc
for basic flight instruction oratraining
ma.ual and should not be
used
for
operational
purposes
unlcss kept in a current status,
Assurance that the airplane is in an airworthy condition is thc
rcsponsibility of
th€ owne.. The
pilot
in command is rcaponsiblc for
dctcrmining that thc sirplan€ is
safe
for flight.
The
pilotis
also responsiblc
for remaining *ilhin the opcrating limitatioN
as outlined by instrument
markings,
placards,
and this handbook.
Although thc arrangemcnt ofthis handbook is
intended to increasc itg
in-flight
capabilities, it should not be üscd sol.lyas
an
occasional
operating
rcf.rcnc€.
The
pilot
should study thc entire handbook to familiarize himself
with the limitations,
pcrformancc, proccdures
and operational handling
characteristics of thc airplanc bcfor. flight.
The handbook has
bceo divided into numbcrcd
(srabic)
scctions, each
provided
with a
'{ingcr-tip"
tab
divider forquick r€fercftc. Thc limitations
and emergency
proc€durcs
hav€
been
placed
ahead of the normal
proccdurcs, performance
and oth€r sections
to
provide
€asiet acccss to
information that rnÄy bc required
in flight. The "Emergency
Procedures"
Section
has
been furnished with
a
red
tab divider ro
present
an instant
reference to the
section. Provisions for expansion
of the handbook have
be€n made by the deliberatc omission
of certain
paragraph
numb€rs, figure
numbers,
item numbcrs and
peges
noted as b€ing inrcntionally lefr
blank.
REPORT:
VF1120
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ISSUED: JULY 2, 1979