PIPER
AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
PA.28.IEI. ARCHER II
SECTION 4
NORMAL PROCEDURES
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TAKEOFF
The normal täkeoff technique is conventional for th€ Archer IL The
tab
should
be
set
slight\'aft oi neutral. wilh thc cxact selling delermined by the
Ioading of
the ärrphne. Allow lhe airplane !o accelerate !o 48 ro 53 KIAS
depending on the weigh! of lheaircraft
änd ease brck onthccontrol
wheello
rolare to climb alritude.
The
procedure
used fof a shorl
ficld lakeolf wilh
an obstacle clearance
or a sofl field ükeoffdiffers
slightly f.on the normal lechnique. The flaps
should be
lowered to 25'
(second
notchJ. Allow the alrcralt to accelerare
to
4l ro 49 KIAS dcpcnding on
tbe aircraft *eight and rclatc the
aircraft to
clinb altiludc.
Aftcr
brcaking
groünd.
accelerare to 45
to 54 KIAS.
depending on aircrafi
werghr. ContinLre to climb sbile accelc.arinS 1o
rh.
flaps-up rate
ol climb speed. 76 KIAS if no obstacle is
present
or 64 KIAS if
o bstacle
c learance is a consideration. Slowl! retfac! thcflaps whileclimbing
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CLtlta
The best rate of climb a1
gross scighl $ ill be obt.ined at 76
K
lAS.
I he
bes! anglc
of climb ma! be oblained a1 6:l KIAS. A! lighter than
gross
weighr these speeds afe
rcduccd sone$hat. For climbingen roule. a
speed of
8?
KlAS is reconmended. This will
pfoducc belter forward
speed and
increased \isibilily olcr rhe
nose during the climb.
When reaching thc desircd
altilude. the electric fuel
pump
nuY be
rurncd
olf
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CRUISING
Ihc cruising
speed oi the Archer II rs delermrned b) min! iactors,
including
porcr
sc(ing.
atritude. temperalure, loading and cquipment
insralled in thc airpläne.
Ihc nofmal maxin1um
cruising
pc,,rer
is
75t
ofrhe rared ho.iepower
ol
rhe engine. Ai.speeds
rvhich may be obüined at various
ahirudes
and power
sellings can
be derermined from lhe
performance graphs prolided
b)-
Sectrcn
5.
ISSUED:
JLLY 2,
1979
REVISED:
\OVEMBf,R
16, l98l
REPORT:
vB-1120
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