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This Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH) is designed for the Piper PA-28 Archer II, providing essential information for pilots operating this aircraft. It includes detailed specifications, performance data, operating procedures, and safety information necessary for safe flight operations. The handbook serves as a comprehensive guide for both new and experienced pilots, ensuring they have access to critical information regarding the aircraft's systems and performance characteristics. It is an essential reference for preflight planning, in-flight operations, and post-flight procedures, aimed at enhancing pilot knowledge and safety.

Wingspan: 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 2,550 lbs (1,157 kg)
Cruise Speed: 138 knots (158 mph)
Stall Speed: 54 knots (62 mph)
Range: 600 nautical miles (1,111 km)

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Type: Pilot's Operating Handbook
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Aircraft Specifications

The Piper PA-28 Archer II features a low-wing design with a wingspan of 36 feet 1 inch (11.00 meters) and a length of 24 feet 8 inches (7.52 meters). The maximum takeoff weight is 2,550 lbs (1,157 kg), and it is powered by a Lycoming IO-360 engine producing 180 horsepower.

Performance Data

The PA-28 Archer II has a maximum cruise speed of 138 knots (158 mph) and a stall speed of 54 knots (62 mph). The aircraft has a range of approximately 600 nautical miles (1,111 km) with a maximum altitude of 14,000 feet (4,267 meters).

Operating Procedures

Pilots should follow standard operating procedures for engine start, taxiing, takeoff, and landing. The recommended climb rate is 700 feet per minute, and the approach speed for landing should be maintained at 70 knots (81 mph).

Weight and Balance

Proper weight and balance calculations are crucial for safe flight. The center of gravity limits for the PA-28 Archer II are between 34.0 inches and 40.0 inches from the datum. Pilots must ensure that the aircraft is loaded within these limits before flight.

Emergency Procedures

In case of engine failure during takeoff, pilots should maintain control of the aircraft and attempt to land straight ahead. For in-flight emergencies, follow the emergency checklist provided in the handbook.

Safety notes

Always perform a preflight inspection before each flight.
Ensure weight and balance calculations are completed and within limits.
Follow emergency procedures as outlined in the handbook.

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() PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK PIPER CHEROKEE ARCHER II FAA UTILITY APPROVED IN NORMAL AND CATEGORIES BASED ON CAR 3 AND FAR PART 21, SUBPART J. THIS HANDBOOK INCLUDES THE MATERIAL REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED TO THE PILOT BY CAR 3 AND FAR PART 21, SUBPART J AND CONSTITUTES THE APPROVED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL AND MUST BE CARRIED IN THE AIRPLANE AT ALL TIMES. AIRPLANE SERIAL NO. PA-28-181 REPORT: VB-790 FAA APPROVED BY: Ward Evans WARD EVANS D.O.A. NO. SO-1 PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 28-7790430 AIRPLANE REGISTRATION NO. N3003Q DATE OF APPROVAL: JUNE 18, 1976 PIPER WARNING EXTREME CARE MUST BE EXERCISED TO LIMIT THE USE OF THIS MANUAL TO APPLICABLE AIRCRAFT. THIS MANUAL REVISED AS INDICATED BELOW OR SUBSEQUENTLY REVISED IS VALID FOR USE WITH THE AIRPLANE IDENTIFIED ON THE FACE OF THE TITLE PAGE WHEN OFFICIALLY APPROVED. SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS SUPPLIED BY PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION MUST BE PROPERLY INSERTED. MODEL PA-28-181, CHEROKEE ARCHER II PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK, REPORT VB-790 REVISION 10 PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION APPROVAL SIGNATURE AND STAMP NTE PP 420 Douglas J Gough REPORT: VB-790 ii Published by PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT Piper Aircraft Corporation Issued: June 18, 1976 DUPLICATE APPLICABILITY The aircraft serial number eligibility bracket for application of this handbook is 28-7790001 through 28-7990589. The specific application of this handbook is limited to the Piper PA-28-181 model airplane designated by serial number and registration number on the face of the title page of this handbook. This handbook cannot be used for operational purposes unless kept in a current status. REVISIONS The information compiled in the Pilot's Operating Handbook will be kept current by revisions distributed to the airplane owners. Revision material will consist of information necessary to update the text of the present handbook and/or to add information to cover added airplane equipment. 1. Revisions Revisions will be distributed whenever necessary as complete page replacements or additions and shall be inserted into the handbook in accordance with the instructions given below: 1. 2. 3. Revision pages will replace only pages with the same page number. Insert all additional pages in proper numerical order within each section. Page numbers followed by a small letter shall be inserted in direct sequence with the same common numbered page. II. Identification of Revised Material Revised text and illustrations shall be indicated by a black vertical line along the outside margin of the page, opposite revised, added or deleted material. A line along the outside margin of the page opposite the page number will indicate that an entire page was added. Black lines will indicate only current revisions with changes and additions to or deletions of existing text and illustrations. Changes in capitalization, spelling, punctuation or the physical location of material on a page will not be identified by symbols. ORIGINAL PAGES ISSUED The original pages issued for this handbook prior to revision are given below: Title, ii through v, 1-1 through 1-14, 2-1 through 2-8, 3-1 through 3-12, 4-1 through 4-16. 5-1 through 5-28, 6-1 through 6-52, 7-1 through 7-26, 8-1 through 8-16, 9-1 through 9-14, 10-1 through 10-2. Revision Number and Code Revised Pages PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS Current Revisions to the PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II Pilot's Operating Handbook, REPORT: VB-790 issued June 18, 1976 FAA Approval Signature and Date Rev. 1-761 624 2-1 (PR760804) 2-2 6-i 6-41 6-43 Description of Revision Revised "Never Exceed Speed" KIAS value. Revised Airspeed Indicator Markings. Revised report number at bottom of page. Revised Arm and Moment for item 177. Revised items 193, 195 and 197. Ward Fran Ward Evans August 4, 1976 Rev. 2-761 624 3-4 Revised Open Door procedure. (PR770120) 3-11 4-7 4-8 4-14 4-15 5-4 5-6 5-23 6-4 6-5 6-21 6-35 6-37 6-44 6-48 7-21 10-1 10-2 Rev. 3-761 624 1-6 Corrected to "Meteorological." (PR770225) 3-11 Revised NOTE. 4-4 Revised Hot Start procedure. 4-9 6-4 6-49 7-25 Revised 4.13 (b). Revised Leveling Diagram illustration. Revised Dwg. Nos. of items 287 and 289. Added ELT test info. Ward Evans Ward Evans Feb. 25, 1977 Revised para. 3.27 info. Added Caution to para. 4.9; relocated material to page 4-8. Added relocated material from page 4-7. Added Note to para. 4.31. Revised stall speed in para. 4.35. Revised wording in para. 5.5 (c). Revised fuel quantity figure in para. 5.5 (g). Revised 55% & 75% range figures in Fig. 5-25. Added A & B values to Fig. 5-1. Revised weight and balance formula. Added Weight, Arm and Moment to item 29 a.; added item 29 b.; changed existing item 29 b. to 29c. Revised item 79 Arm and Moment. Revised item 115 Dwg. 99002-5 to -8 and item 117 Dwg. 99003-5 to -7. Revised footnote. Revised item 257b. Arm and Moment. Added info to para. 7.25. Revised 10.3(c); relocated material to page 10-2. Added relocated material from page 10-1. Ward Evene Ward Evans Jan. 20, 1977 REPORT: VB-790 iv Revision Number and Code PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont) Revised Pages Description of Revision FAA Approval Signature and Date Rev. 4-761 624 1-3 (PR770712) 1-11, 1-12. 1-13, 1-14 2-2 4-4 4-9 4-10 5-9 5-19 5-20 5-21 5-22 5-23 5-24 5-25 5-26 5-27 5-28 5-29 5-30 5-31 5-32 5-33 5-34 Added new propeller to 1.5 and added footnote. Revised section 1.21, Conversion Factors. Added new propeller to 2.7, item (i) and added footnote. Revised Starting With External Power Source. Revised item 4.13 (d) Starting Engine With External Power Source. Added CAUTION. Revised page nos.; revised titles; added pages; added figures. Added ser. nos. Relocated Fig. 5-19 to page 5-21; added new chart (Fig. 5- 18). Relocated Fig. 5-21 to page 5-23; added re- located Fig. 5-19; added ser. nos. Relocated Fig. 5-23 to page 5-25; added new chart (Fig. 5-20). Relocated Fig. 5-25 to page 5-27; added re- located Fig. 5-21; added ser. nos. Relocated Fig. 5-27 to page 5-29; added new

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chart (Fig. 5-22). Relocated Fig. 5-29 to page 5-30; added re- located Fig. 5-23; added ser. nos. Relocated Fig. 5-31 to page 5-31; added new chart (Fig. 5-24). Relocated Fig. 5-33 to page 5-32; added re- located Fig. 5-25; added. ser. nos. Relocated Fig. 5-35 to page 5-33; added new chart (Fig. 5-26). Added page (added relocated Fig. 5-27). Added page (added relocated Fig. 5-29). Added page (added relocated Fig. 5-31). Added page (added relocated Fig. 5-33). Added page (added relocated Fig. 5-35). Added page (int. blank). 6-17 Added item 3. 6-33 Added items 76 and 77. 6-45 Added item 223; renumbered items; re- located item. 6-46 6-47 Added relocated items; renumbered items; added new items; relocated items; removed footnotes; added footnote. Added relocated items; renumbered items; added new items; relocated items; added footnote. REPORT: VB-790 iv-a Revision Number and Code Revised Pages PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont) Description of Revision FAA Approval Signature and Date Rev. 4-761 624 (PR770712) (cont) 6-48 Added relocated items; renumbered items; added new items; revised item 277; relocated items; added footnotes. 6-48a Rev. 5-761 624 14 (PR780703) 2-2 2-7 3-3 3-7 4-5 Added Primer information to "Before Takeoff" check list. 4-9 4-12 6-48b 6-49 6-50 7-1 7-18 Added page (added relocated items and new item). Added page. Renumbered items; revised items 325 and 329. Renumbered items; revised item 349. Added new propeller model to para. 7.5. Revised alternate static source description in para. 7.21. Revised note. Revised propeller tolerance RPM. Added additional Takeoff Check List. Added Primer information to "Engine Power Loss During Takeoff" check list. Added Primer information to "Engine Power Loss During Takeoff." Deleted "pressing in" of magneto switch as necessary. Added Primer checked information to para- graph. Ward Evans Ward Evans July 12, 1977 5-5 Changed item 5 from Cruise Fuel to Cruise Fuel Consumption. 5-25 Added note to graph. 5-26 Added note to graph. 5-27 Added note to graph. 5-28 Added note to graph. 6-1 6-35 6-41 6-42 6-43 6-44 6-50 7-21 7-24 8-i 8-15 Added 8.29 Cold Weather Operation. Changed paragraph. Changed item 93. Added Collins VHF-250 to item 169, added Collins VIR-350 to item 171. Relocated item 187, 189 and, 191 added items to 189 and 191. Relocated item 187, 189 and 191, added items 194 and 195, changed item 195 to 196. Relocated items 201, 203 and 205, revised item 211 Added vendor information to item 349. Added "Caution" to 7.23. Removed ELT information from 7.37. Added 8.29 Cold Weather Operation to table of contents. Al Baraka Ward Evans July 3, 1978 REPORT: VB-790 iv-b Revision Number and Revised Pages Description of Revision Code PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont) FAA Approval Signature and Date Rev. 6-761 624 (PR790228) 1-6 Revised para. 1.19. 1-12, 1-13 Revised para. 1.21. 6-1 Revised para. 6.1. 6-33 6-37 Revised item 113. 6-41 Added item 178. 7-10 Revised para. 7.15. 7-11 Revised para. 7.15. 7-24 Revised para. 7.37. - Rev. 7 761 624 6-48 (PR790413) 6-48a 7-24, 7-25 Renumbered existing items 75, 76, 77 to 74, 75, 76; added new items 77 and 78. Revised item 279. Added item 280. Revised para. 7.37. Revised applicability. Revised para. 1.3. Ward Evans Ward Evans Feb. 28, 1979 Ward Evans Ward Evans April 13, 1979 Rev. 8 761 624 iii (PR800523) 1-3 1-4 Revised para. 1.11. 2-2 Revised para. 2.7. 2-3 Revised para. 2.11. 2-4 Revised para. 2.13. 3-i Added para. 3.28. 3-4 3-11 4-i 4-5 4-6 Added Carburetor Icing. Added para. 3.28. Renumbered para.; added para. 4.28. Added descent info.; moved info. to pg. 4-6. Relocated info. from pg. 4-5. 4-13 Added para. 4.28. 4-14 Conti. para. 4.28. 5-1 Added warning. 5-3-5-6 Revised para. 5.5. 5-18 Revised fig. 5-15. 5-25 Revised fig. 5-23. 5-26 Revised fig. 5-24. 5-27 Revised fig. 5-25. 5-28 Revised fig. 5-26. 5-29 Revised fig. 5-27. 5-30 Revised fig. 5-29. 5-31 Revised fig. 5-31. 6-1 Revised para. 6.1. 6-3 Added caution 6-14 Revised Fig. 6-15. 6-19 6-37 Revised item 11; added item 17. Added item 122; moved items 129 and 131 to pg. 6-38. REPORT: VB-790 iv-c Revision Revised Number and Pages Code Rev. 8 - 761 624 6-38 (PR800523) 6-40 (cont) 6-41 6-42 7-1 7-10 8-11 10-2 Rev. 9-761 624 (PR840330) REPORT: VB-790 iv-d Description of Revision FAA Approval Signature and Date Relocated items 129 and 131 from pg. 6-37. Relocated items 169 thru 177 from pg. 6-41; Revised items 173 and 175. Moved items 169 thru 177 to pg. 6-40; added item 180; relocated item 183 from pg. 6-42. Moved item 183 to pg. 6-41. Revised para. 7.5. Revised para. 7.13. Revised para. 8.19. Ward Evans Ward Evans May 23, 1980 Added para. (j). V 1-3 Revised Table of Contents Revised para. 1.7 1-6, Revised para. 1.19 1-7 2-1 Revised para. 2.1 2-2 Revised para. 2.7 3-i 3-1 4-i 4-3, Revised Table of Contents Revised para. 3.1 Revised Table of Contents Revised para. 4.5 4-5, 4-6 4-8 Added Note 4-12 Added Note 4-14 Revised para. 4.29 4-15 Move para. 4.31 from 4-14 6-1 Revised para. 6.1 6-3 Revised para. 6.3 6-6 Revised para. 6.5 6-7 Revised Fig. 6-5 6-9. Revised Fig. 6-7 6-10 6-17 Revised para. 6.9 7-11 Added Caution 7-22 Revised para. 7.31 8-3 Revised para. 8.3 8-4 Revised para. 8.5 8-11 Revised para. 8.21 8-11a, Added new page 8-11b 9-13 Revised Sec. 3(a) 10-i Revised Table of Contents 10-1, Changed Sect Title 10-2 Ward Evans Ward Evans March 30, 1984 Revision Number and Revised Description of Revision Pages Code PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont) FAA Approval Signature and Date Rev. 10-761 624 1-3 (PR900608) 14 Moved item (c) to pg. 1-4. 1-4 Relocated item (c) from pg. 1-3. Revised item (c). 8-1 Revised para. 8.1. 8-3 Revised para. 8.3. 8-4 Revised para. 8.5. 8-11 8-11a 9-9 Revised para 8.19. Added Note. Revised Fuel Grade Comparison Chart. Revised Emergency Operation, Item (a) (2). Hill comple D. H. Trompler July 30, 1990 REPORT: VB-790 iv-e BLANK PAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 3 SECTION 4 SECTION 1 SECTION 2 GENERAL LIMITATIONS EMERGENCY PROCEDURES NORMAL PROCEDURES SECTION 5 PERFORMANCE SECTION 6 WEIGHT AND BALANCE SECTION 7 SECTION 8 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE AND ITS SYSTEMS AIRPLANE HANDLING, SERVICING AND MAINTENANCE SUPPLEMENTS SECTION 9 SECTION 10 SAFETY TIPS REPORT: VB-790 V BLANK PAGE Paragraph No. 1.1 Introduction. 1.3 Engines... 1.5 Propellers 1.7 Fuel 1.9 Oil TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 GENERAL 1.11 Maximum Weights. 1.13 Standard Airplane Weights 1.15 Baggage Space. 1.17 Specific Loadings.. 1.19 Symbols, Abbreviations and Terminology. 1.21 Conversion Factors Page No. 1-1 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-5 1-11 REPORT: VB-790 1-i BLANK PAGE PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION PA-28-181, CHEROKEE ARCHER II SECTION 1 GENERAL SECTION 1 GENERAL 1.1 INTRODUCTION This Pilot's Operating Handbook is designed for maximum utilization as an operating guide for the pilot. It includes the material required to be furnished to the pilot by C.A.R. 3 and FAR Part 21, Subpart J. It also contains supplemental data supplied by the airplane manufacturer. This handbook is not designed as a substitute for adequate and competent flight instruction. knowledge of current airworthiness directives, applicable federal air regulations or advisory circulars. It is not intended to be a guide for basic flight instruction or a training manual and should not be used for operational purposes unless kept in a current status. Assurance that the airplane is in an airworthy condition is the responsibility of the owner. The pilot in command is responsible for determining that the airplane is safe for flight. The pilot is also responsible for remaining within the operating limitations as outlined by instrument markings. placards. and this handbook. Although the arrangement of this handbook is intended to increase its in-flight capabilities, it should not be used solely as an occasional operating reference. The pilot should study the entire handbook to familiarize himself with the limitations, performance, procedures and operational handling characteristics of the airplane before flight. The handbook has been divided into numbered (arabic) sections, each provided with a finger-tip" tab divider for quick reference. The limitations and emergency procedures have been placed ahead of the normal procedures, performance and other sections to provide easier access to information that may be required in flight. The "Emergency Procedures" Section has been furnished with a red tab divider to present an instant reference to the section. Provisions for expansion of the handbook have been made by the deliberate omission of certain paragraph numbers, figure numbers, item numbers and pages noted as being left blank intentionally. ISSUED: JUNE 18, 1976 REPORT: VB-790 1-1

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