PA-39 Procedures/Checklists

Question 1

Loss of one engine

Answer 1

Hold heading
Pitch for Blue line 105 mph
Everything forward (mix, prop,throt)
Flaps up
Gear up
Identify (dead foot dead eng.)
Verify (no change when throttle back)
Rectify or Feather
Feather - dead engine prop retard
Mixture - dead engine retard
(Raise the dead
Split the ball
Save the good)
Land or Secure engine

Question 2

Rectify dead engine
Door to floor flow

Answer 2

Boost Fuel pumps on
Mags on
Alternate air on
Fuel selector check appropriate tank

Question 3

Preparation for all Manuevers

Answer 3

Fuel pumps - on
Mixture - as required
Power - 18”/2400
Clearing turns
Level deceleration - 130 mph

Question 4

Slow Flight

Answer 4

Gear - Extended
Throttle - 90 mph
Flaps Extended
Cowl flaps - open
Throttle - as required
Airspeed - 90 mph
Trim

Question 5

Emergency descent

Answer 5

Flaps - up
Cowl flaps - closed
Throttle- idle
Gear - down
Bank - 30-45 degrees
Pitch for 140 mph
Heading - turn 90 degrees

Question 6

Vmc Demo

Answer 6

Gear - up
Flaps - up
Cowl flaps - open good /closed dead
Throttle - 15”
Airspeed - 105 mph
Note entry heading
Throttle - closed dead/ full good
Airspeed - 105 mph
Bank - max 5 degrees
Pitch - minus 1 mph per second
Recover at fist indication

Question 7

Vmc demo Recovery

Answer 7

Reduce angle of attack
Throttle - reduce on good engine
Airspeed - 105 mph
Throttle -increase back to full
Maintain heading and 105 mph

Question 8

Steep turns

Answer 8

Gear - up
Throttle - 15”
Flaps - up
Cowl flaps - closed
Airspeed- 130 mph
Note entry heading/point
Bank - 45-50 degrees
Throttle as required to maintain 130

Question 9

Power off stall

Answer 9

Gear - down
Flaps- full down
Cowl flaps - closed
Throttle - for 95 mph decent
Note entry heading/point
Throttle- idle
Attitude - plus 1 degree per sec until first indication

Question 10

Accelerated stall

Answer 10

Gear - up
Flaps - up
Cowl flaps - closed
Throttle - set for 120 mph
Bank - 45 degrees coordinated turn
Pitch - slowly increase back pressure

Question 11

Power on stall

Answer 11

Gear - down
Flaps - up
Cowl flaps - open
Airspeed - 100 mph
Throttle - 21”/2100 rpm
Attitude - pitch up 1 degree per sec

Question 12

Stall Recovery

Answer 12

Reduce angle of attack
Mixture/props/throttles full forward
Pitch - 90 mph
Flaps - 15 degrees
Attitude - positive rate Vy 112 mph
Gear - up
Flaps - up
Cowl flaps - open
Return to previously assigned altitude
Fuel pumps - off
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