Piper PA31T Cheyenne I Checklist

Before Power-up Flight Plan LOADED Flight Controls (All Axis) TEST Brakes and Parking Break TEST and Parking Break SET Doors OPEN Battery Switch OFF Seat Belts OFF (Down) Fuel Pump Switches OFF (Middle) Avionics OFF Propeller FULL FORWARD Mixture CUTOFF

Power-up Battery Switch ON Anti-collision BEACON Panel Lights ON if required Flaps UP (Retracted) Fuel Quantity CHECK Inverter Power ON (#1) Avionics Switch ON

FSPassengers Passengers Seated Doors CLOSED Seat Belts & No Smoking Lights ON

Starting Engine Mixture FULL RICH Propeller FULL FORWARD Throttle IDLE Start Procedure for engine #1 Fuel Pump Switch #1 ON (#1) Ignition Switch #1 MANUAL Generator switch #1 START Wait until the engine has fully stabilized Fuel Pump Switch #1 OFF (Middle) Ignition Switch #1 AUTO Generator switch #1 GENERATOR Repeat Procedure for engine #2

Before Taxi Doors CHECK CLOSED Seat Belts CHECK ON (Also in FSPassengers) Taxi Lights ON Altimeter CHECKED and SET Anti-collision STROBE Position Lights ON Tail Flood Lights ON Flight Instruments CHECK Radios and Avionics CHECKED and SET Anti-Ice ON IF REQUIRED Autopilot SET and OFF

Taxi Flaps SET for takeoff (15 Degrees) Propeller FULL FORWARD Parking Brake RELEASE Elevator Trim SET FOR TAKEOFF (White Mark) Brakes TEST during taxi Flight & Engine Instruments CHECK

Before Takeoff Seat Belts VERIFY ON Fuel Quantity CHECK Program GPS SET Transponder SET to #1 Propeller FULL FORWARD Mixture FULL RICH Taxi Lights RECOG Landing Lights ON Pitot Heat ON Engine Instruments CHECK

Take Off Smoothly increase thrust V1 90 KIAS (decision) Vr 100 KIAS (rotate) Pitch 10 degrees At Positive Rate of Climb RETRACT Landing Gear Trim for climb to maintain 120 KIAS Flaps 0 degrees (UP) Engine Instruments CHECK

Climb Throttle FULL Propeller RPM 1900 - 2000 Climb Rate 1500 fpm (1000 fpm when +FL100) Anti-ice AS REQUIRED Autopilot Flight Director ON

Set Pitch FD Sync (yoke) Yaw Damper ON Autopilot ON Altitude SET and ARMED Pitch SET +4 Degrees Heading - SET

Landing Lights OFF (FL100 or higher) Engine Instruments MONITOR At Transition Altitude (FL180) Set Altimeter to 29,92" (1013mb)

Cruise Accelerate to cruise speed 230-250 KIAS Anti-ice AS REQUIRED Propeller Sync ON

Fuel Quantity CHECK Autopilot CHECK and SET Lights AS REQUIRED Engine Instruments CHECK Seat Belt AS REQUIRED

Descent Propeller Sync OFF ATIS & Airport Information CHECK Anti-ice AS REQUIRED Seat Belts ON Altimeter CHECK Radios SET Descent Angle 3 Degrees Descent Speed Just below RED LINE As torque increases during descent, reduce power further to stay within limits. Fuel Balance CHECK At Transition Altitude (FL180) Reset Altimeter to local

Approach Localizer Level Flight : Landing Lights ON Propeller HIGH RPM Speed: Establish 180 KIAS Be advised that you need to reduce speed before intercepting the ILS localizer and

glideslope. Flaps 15 degrees (170 KIAS MAX) Speed: Establish 140 KIAS Torque Setting 450 ft-lb Landing Gear DOWN (140 KIAS MAX) Torque Setting 500 ft-lb Final Glideslope Descent : Speed:- Establish 125-130 KIAS Parking Brake VERIFY OFF

Landing At runway approach lights SET FLAPS TO FULL (40) The speed depletes slowly, and with 500 ft-lb torque, and your airspeed at the blue

line you are fully configured for final approach. Landing Gear CHECK DOWN, 3 GREEN At 20-30 feet THROTTLE IDLE Landing Speed 90 KIAS Reverse Power 40 KIAS Throttle IDLE Brakes 15 KIAS

Taxi to Ramp Strobe Light OFF Landing Lights OFF Taxi Lights ON Flaps RETRACT Speed Max. 20 knots Avionics/Radios AS REQUIRED Anti-Ice CHECK OFF

Shutdown Parking Brake SET Throttle IDLE Fuel Pumps #1 and #2 CHECK OFF Generator Switches OFF Fuel Flow CUTOFF Seat Belts OFF Exit Lights ON Doors OPEN FSPassengers End Flight Export Flight F/D OFF Avionics Switch OFF Taxi Lights OFF Pitot Heat OFF Fuel Selectors OFF Anti-collision OFF Tail Flood Lights OFF Inverter Power OFF Panel Light OFF Battery Switch OFF