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