Pilot's Operating Handbook for the Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six

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This Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH) is designed for the Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, providing essential information for pilots operating this aircraft. It includes detailed specifications, performance data, operating procedures, and safety information. The handbook serves as a comprehensive guide for both new and experienced pilots, ensuring they have the necessary knowledge to operate the aircraft safely and efficiently. Key sections cover preflight checks, emergency procedures, and performance charts, making it a vital resource for flight planning and in-flight decision-making.

Maximum takeoff weight: 3,600 lbs
Fuel capacity: 84 gallons
Cruise speed: approximately 140 knots
Stall speed: approximately 60 knots
Rate of climb: about 1,000 feet per minute

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Aircraft Specifications

The Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six features a high-wing design with a seating capacity for up to six occupants. The aircraft is powered by a Lycoming IO-540-U4A5 engine, delivering 300 horsepower. The maximum takeoff weight is 3,600 lbs, with a useful load of approximately 1,200 lbs. The fuel capacity is 84 gallons, providing a range of about 600 nautical miles under optimal conditions.

Performance Data

The PA-32 Cherokee Six has a stall speed of approximately 60 knots in landing configuration and a maximum cruise speed of around 140 knots. The rate of climb is about 1,000 feet per minute at sea level. The aircraft requires a takeoff distance of approximately 1,500 feet at sea level on a standard day.

Operating Procedures

Pilots should conduct a thorough preflight inspection, ensuring all systems are operational. The checklist includes verifying fuel levels, checking control surfaces, and inspecting the engine compartment. During flight, maintain appropriate airspeeds and monitor engine performance closely.

Emergency Procedures

In the event of an engine failure, pilots should establish a glide speed of 75 knots and identify suitable landing areas. The handbook outlines specific emergency checklists for various scenarios, including electrical failures and cabin depressurization.

Weight and Balance

Proper weight and balance calculations are critical for safe flight operations. The handbook provides charts and formulas to assist pilots in determining the center of gravity and ensuring the aircraft is loaded within its limits.

Safety notes

Always perform a thorough preflight inspection before flight.
Ensure weight and balance calculations are completed and within limits.
In case of engine failure, establish glide speed and look for landing options.

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THE DUPLICATE cherokee SIX 300 PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL BY PIPER This manual is incomplete without an APPROPRIATE FAA APPROVED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL and an APPROPRIATE WEIGHT AND BALANCE REPORT. 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 BELOW WHEN APPROVED BY PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION. SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS SUPPLIED BY PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION MUST BE PROPERLY INSERTED. MODEL PA-32-300 AIRCRAFT SERIAL NO.. 32-7440059 REGISTRATION NO. 11 PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL, PART NUMBER 761 559 REVISION. PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION APPROVAL SIGNATURE AND STAMP. AMP Plan Coan 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 outlined by the Airplane Flight Manual, instrument markings, and placards. This Pilot's Operating Manual is not designed as a substitute for adequate and competent flight instruction, knowledge of the 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 for transition from single to multi-engine flying. If an inconsistency of information exists between the Pilot's Operating Manual and the Airplane Flight Manual approved by the FAA, the Airplane Flight Manual shall be the authority. üi A complete or partial replacement of this manual, Part No. 761 559, may be obtained only from Piper Customer Services. Published by PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT Piper Aircraft Corporation 761 559 Issued: July 1973 APPLICABILITY The aircraft serial number eligibility bracket for application of this manual is 32-744000! through 32-7640130. The specific application of this manual is limited to the Piper PA-32-300 model airplane designated by serial number and registration number on the back of the title page of this manual. This manual cannot be used for operational purposes unless kept in a current status. REVISIONS The information compiled in the Pilot's Operating Manual 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 manual and/or to add information to cover added airplane equipment. I. Revisions Revisions will be distributed whenever necessary as complete page replacements or additions and shall be inserted into the manual in accordance with the instructions given below: 1. 2. Revision pages will replace only pages with the same page number. Insert all additional pages in proper numerical order within each section. 3. 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 left hand margin of the page, opposite revised, added or deleted material. A line opposite the page number or section title and printing date, will indicate that the text or illustration was unchanged but material was relocated to a different page or 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. III. Original Pages Issued The original pages issued for this manual prior to revision are given below: 1-1 through 14, 2-1 through 2-19, 3-1 through 3-18, 4-1 through 4-7, 5-1 through 5-30, 7-1 through 7-12, 8-1 through 8-2, 9-1 through 9-12, 10-1 through 10-15. PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL LOG OF REVISIONS Current Revisions to the PA-32-300 Cherokee Six Pilot's Operating Manual, 761 559, issued July 12, 1973. iv Revision Revised Pages Description Date Rev. 1 761 559 (PR740111) 2-10 4-7 Revised Overvoltage Relay Reset Time. Revised Alternator Failure Item 3. Jan. 11, 1974 W/B 7-1 7-7 7-9 7-10 Added Rev. 1 to Report: VB-551. Added Airspeed Data. Revised Item 3. Added Airspeed Data; info moved to 7-10. Info added from 7-9 and info moved to 7-11. 7-11 Info added from 7-10 and info moved to 7-12. 7-12 Info added from 7-11. 8-1 Revised Item 6. Rev. 2 761 559 (PR740607) Added PAC Approval Form. June 7, 1974 Added Applicability and Item III. Original Pages Issued. A F/M W/B Added Rev. 1 to Report: VB-562. Added Rev. 2 to Report: VB-551. (NOTE: AIRCRAFT DELIVERED WITH MANUALS PRIOR TO THIS REVISION DO NOT REQUIRE THIS REVISION.) Rev. 3 761 559 (PR740620) 22 2-i 2-2 2-3 Revised page no. for Electrical System. Added Mixture Control Lock info; revised Fuel Flow Indicator and Manifold Pressure Gauge info; added footnote. Added Mixture Control Lock to June 20, 1974 illustration. 2-9 Added material relocated from page 2-10. 2-10 2-11 2-11a 2-12 2-12a 2-13 Relocated material; added Annunciator Panel info and footnote. Revised Alternator and Starter Schematic. Added page (Alternator and Starter Schematic). Relocated page. Added intentionally blank page. Added Annunciator Panel info and foot- note. 2-14 Revised Instrument Panel illustration. 2-15 Added Seat Removal instructions. A F/M Added Rev. 2 to Report: VB-562. PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL LOG OF REVISIONS (cont) Revision Revised Pages Description Date Rev. 3 (cont) W/B Added Rev. 3 to Report: VB-551. 7-4 Added Annunciator Panel Check to Ground Check; added footnote. 7-7 Added Mixture Control Lock to Cruising instructions; added footnote. 7-9 Added Mixture Control Lock to Stopping 8-1 8-2 9-i Engine instructions; added footnote. Revised Item 6; relocated material from Item 8; added footnote. Added material relocated from page 8-1. Revised Performance Charts Index. 9-2 Revised Takeoff Chart. 9-3

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Revised Takeoff Chart. 9-4 Revised Climb Chart. 9-5 Revised Airspeed Chart. 9-6 Revised Range Chart. 9-7 Revised Range Chart. 9-8 Revised Glide Chart. 9-11 Revised Landing Chart. Rev. 4 761 559 2-3 (PR741106) Revised Manifold Pressure Gauge (added fuel flow). Nov. 6, 1974 2-4 1 2-14 Revised nose gear steering angle and deleted bungee reference under Landing Gear. Added fuel flow to item 28. A F/M Added Rev. 3 to Report: VB-562. W/B Added Rev. 4 to Report: VB-551. 7-5 Added new item 9. and revised existing items under Takeoff. 8-2 Added item 11. Rev. 5 761 559 2-18 Revised Stall Warning info. Jan. 24, 1975 (PR750124) W/B 7-11 Added Rev. 5 to Report: VB-551. Revised ELT info. L Rev. 6 761 559 (PR750717) 1-2 Revised Empty Weight and Useful Load; deleted seats removed Empty Weight and Useful Load; deleted footnote; added July 17, 1975 footnote. 723 2-1 Deleted info (AIRFRAME); revised exhaust system description. 2-2 2-3 Revised Induction System description completely. Added mixture lock clip and placard to illus. iv-a PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL LOG OF REVISIONS (cont) Revised Revision Description Pages Rev. 6 (cont) 2-12 Added callout. 2-14 Added Engine Hour Meter; revised callouts. 2-17 A F/M W/B 8-1 8-2 10-5 Revised Heating and Vent. illustration. Added Rev. 4 to Report: VB-562. Added Rev. 6 to Report: VB-551. Relocated item 8. to page 8-2. Added and revised item 8. Revised Removing, Cleaning and Installation of Engine Air Filter. Date Rev. 7 761 559 (PR760202) 1-2, 2-1 Added Ser. No. effectivity to IO-540-K1A5 engine; added IO-540-K1G5 engine. Feb. 2, 1976 A F/M Added Rev. 5 to Report: VB-562. W/B 7-5 7-6 Added Rev. 7 to Report: VB-551. Deleted info - Takeoff. Added footnote. 7-12 Revised ELT info. 8-2 Revised item 8. Rev. 8 761 559 (PR770602) 7-11, 7-12 Revised ELT info. June 2, 1977 Rev. 9 761 559 (PR781215) 2-7 A F/M 7-11 Rev. 10 761 559 (PR790323) iii A F/M W/B iv-b Deleted seventh seat reference. Added Rev. 6 to Report: VB-562. Revised ELT info. Revised Applicability para. Added Rev. 7 to Report: VB-562. Added Rev. 8 to Report: VB-551. (NOTE: AIRCRAFT DELIVERED WITH MANUALS PRIOR TO THIS REVISION DO NOT REQUIRE THIS REVISION.) Dec. 15, 1978 March 23, 1979 PILOT'S OPERATING MANUAL LOG OF REVISIONS (cont) Revision Revised Description Pages Rev. 11 761 559 iv-c (PR900423) A F/M 10-8 10-8a Added Rev. 11 to 761 559 Log of Revisions. Added Rev. 8 to Report: VB-562. Revised Oil Requirements. Moved Fuel System to page 10-8a. Added page. Revised and moved Fuel System from page 10-8. 10-8b Added page. 10-10, Revised Handling and Servicing (Facts 10-11 You Should Know). 10-12 Revised Preventative Maintenance. 10-13 Revised Required Service and Inspection Periods. Date April 23, 1990 iv-c TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS DESCRIPTION AIRPLANE AND SYSTEMS - AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL F.A.A. APPROVED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES F.A.A. APPROVED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WEIGHT AND BALANCE LOADING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING TIPS PERFORMANCE CHARTS HANDLING AND SERVICING Performance Weights Power Plant Fuel and Oil Baggage Area Dimensions Landing Gear 3-View GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 1-1 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-4 1-i GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS CHEROKEE SIX-300 PERFORMANCE Published figures are for standard airplanes flown at gross weight under standard conditions at sea level unless otherwise stated. Performance for a specific airplane may vary from published figures depending upon the equipment installed, the conditions of engines, airplane and equipment, atmospheric conditions and piloting technique. Each performance figure below is subject to the same conditions as on the corresponding performance chart from which it is taken in the Performance Charts Section. GROSS WEIGHTS 3400 2900 Takeoff Ground Run, 10° flaps, sea level (ft) 1050 750 Takeoff Distance Over 50-ft Obstacle, 10° flaps, sea level (ft) Best Rate of Climb Speed (mph) 1500 1200 105 100 Rate of Climb (ft per min) 1050 1350 Best Angle of Climb Speed (mph) 95 Max Speed, sea level (mph) 174* 175* Max Speed Optimum Altitude, 8,300 ft, 75% power (TAS) (mph) 168* 171* Service Ceiling (ft) 16,250 20,000 Absolute Ceiling (ft) 18,000 21,500 Cruise Speed at Best Power Mixture (mph) 65% power, 11,500 ft 163 167 55% power, 15,000 ft 155 163 Range at Best Power Mixture (mi)** 75% power, 8,000 ft 780 779 65% power, 11,500 ft 845 850 55% power, 15,000 ft 905 935 Cruise Speed at Best Economy Mixture (mph) 75% power, 8,000 ft 166 169 65% power, 11,400 ft 159 165 55% power, 15,000 ft 149 157 Range at Best Economy Mixture (mi)** 75% power, 8,000 ft 850 865 65% power, 11,400 ft 55% power, 15,000 ft 945 980 1030 1080 Stalling Speed, flaps down, (CAS) (mph) Stalling Speed, flaps up, (CAS) (mph) Landing Roll, flaps down, sea level (ft) Landing Distance Over 50-ft Obstacle, sea level (ft) 63 58 71 66 630 540 1000 850 *The speed stated is with optional wheel fairings installed. Subtract 3 mph if wheel fairings are not installed. **No reserve. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ISSUED: JULY 12, 1973 1-1 CHEROKEE SIX - 300 1 GROSS WEIGHTS 3400 2900 WEIGHTS Standard Empty Weight (lbs) Maximum Useful Load (lbs) POWER PLANT - Engine Lycoming Rated Horsepower Rated Speed (rpm) Bore (inches) Stroke (inches) Displacement (cubic inches) Compression Ratio Dry Weight (pounds) Propeller (Standard) (Optional)* 1824 1824 1576 1076 (Serial nos. 7440001 through 7640065 and 7640067 through 7640071) IO-540-K1A5 (Serial nos. 7640066, 7640072 and up) IO-540-K1G5 300 2700 5.125 4.375 541.5 8.7:1 457 HC-C2YK-1( )/8475-4 or HC-C2YK-1( )/8475D-4 or HC-C2YK-1( )F/F8475D-4 HC-C2YK-1( )/8475R-0 or HC-C2YK-1( )F/F8475R-0 Propeller Diameter (inches) (Standard) (Optional) 80 84 FUEL AND OIL Fuel Capacity (inboard) (U.S. gal) With Standard Auxiliary (U.S. gal) Oil Capacity (U.S. qts) Fuel, Aviation Grade (min octane) BAGGAGE 50 84 100/130 200 12 Forward Aft Maximum Baggage (lbs) 100 100 Baggage Space (cubic ft) 8 82 20 Baggage Door Size (in.) 16 x 22 *Serial nos. 7440001 thru 7540188 only 1-2 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS REVISED: FEBRUARY 2, 1976 CHEROKEE SIX-300 DIMENSIONS Wing Span (ft) Wing Area (sq ft) Wing Loading (lbs per sq ft) Length (ft) 32.8 174.5 19.5 27.7 Height (ft) 8.2 Power Loading (lbs) per hp) 11.3 LANDING GEAR Wheel Base (ft) 7.8 Wheel Tread (ft) 10.6 Tire Pressure (lbs) Nose 28-30 Main 35-40 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ISSUED: JULY 12, 1973 1-3

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