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Piper PA-44-180 Seminole POH study guide

PA-44-180 (G1000)

Modules
9
Lessons
99
Questions
575

Source POH/AFM VB-2636, Rev. 7 (26 Feb 2021)

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General

Who is responsible for the airplane, its principal dimensions, the two Lycoming engines and their Hartzell propellers, fuel, oil, weights and loadings, the G1000 GNSS installation and what it is approved to fly, and the handbook's airspeed, atmosphere and weight vocabulary.

  1. Responsibility and Principal DimensionsFree
  2. Engines and Propellers (locked)
  3. Fuel, Oil, Weights and Loadings (locked)
  4. The G1000 GNSS Installation (locked)
  5. GNSS Operational Approvals (locked)
  6. Airspeed Terminology (locked)
  7. Atmosphere, Performance and Weight Terms (locked)

Limitations

The approved limits: airspeeds and their indicator markings, the powerplant and its instrument markings, electrical limits, weight and center of gravity, maneuvers and load factors, the GPS, approach and display limitations, minimum equipment, the autopilot limits and the placards.

  1. Airspeed LimitationsFree
  2. Airspeed Indicator MarkingsFree
  3. Powerplant Limitations (locked)
  4. Engine Instrument Markings and Electrical Limits (locked)
  5. Weight and Center of Gravity LimitsFree
  6. Maneuvers, Load Factors and Kinds of Operation (locked)
  7. GPS Navigation Limitations (locked)
  8. Approach and Vertical Guidance Limitations (locked)
  9. Terrain, Traffic, Weather and Display Limitations (locked)
  10. Minimum Equipment and Standby Instruments (locked)
  11. Autopilot Limitations (locked)
  12. Placards (locked)

Emergency Procedures

The CAS and engine-display warnings and cautions, the one-engine speeds and bank, the engine securing procedure, engine failures on takeoff, in the climb and in flight, the single-engine landing and go-around, air starts, engine, fuel, fire, gear, electrical, display, sensor, autopilot and navigation malfunctions, spins, the emergency descent, doors, the heater and the CO detector.

  1. Warnings: CAS and Engine Display (locked)
  2. Cautions, Advisories and How Soon to Land (locked)
  3. One-Engine Speeds, Identification and BankFree
  4. The Engine Securing Procedure (locked)
  5. Engine Failure During Takeoff (locked)
  6. Engine Failure in the Climb and Below VMCA (locked)
  7. Engine Failure in Flight Above VMCA (locked)
  8. One Engine Inoperative Landing and Go-Around (locked)
  9. Air Starts (locked)
  10. Engine Roughness, Oil Problems and Propeller Overspeed (locked)
  11. Fuel Flow and Fuel Quantity (locked)
  12. Engine and Electrical Fires (locked)
  13. Landing Gear Unsafe and Manual Extension (locked)
  14. Circuit Breakers and Alternator Failures (locked)
  15. Emergency Battery and Complete Electrical Failure (locked)
  16. PFD and MFD Failures (locked)
  17. AHRS, ADC, Engine Display and CAS Failures (locked)
  18. COM and GPS Failures (locked)
  19. Autopilot and Trim Malfunctions (locked)
  20. Autopilot Speed Recovery and Loss of Navigation (locked)
  21. Cooling Fans, Pitot Heat and Starter Engaged (locked)
  22. Spin Recovery and Emergency Descent (locked)
  23. Open Door and Emergency Exit (locked)
  24. Heater Overheat and CO Detector (locked)

Normal Procedures

The normal speeds, preflight, before starting and starter limits, the four engine starts, taxi and the ground check, takeoff, climb, cruise and leaning, fuel management and descent, approach, normal and short field landing, go-around, shutdown and mooring, the VMCA demonstration and practice one-engine flight.

  1. Normal Operating SpeedsFree
  2. Preflight: Cockpit and Walk-Around (locked)
  3. Before Starting and Starter Limits (locked)
  4. Engine Starting (locked)
  5. Warm-Up, Before Taxiing and Taxiing (locked)
  6. The Ground Check (locked)
  7. Before Takeoff and Takeoff (locked)
  8. Climb and Cruise (locked)
  9. Leaning, Engine Temperatures and Alternators (locked)
  10. Fuel Management, Gear and Descent (locked)
  11. Approach and Normal Landing (locked)
  12. Short Field Landing and Go-Around (locked)
  13. After Landing, Shutdown and Mooring (locked)
  14. VMCA Demonstration and Practice One-Engine Flight (locked)
  15. Noise Level and Stalls (locked)

Performance

How the performance charts are built and what they leave out, the takeoff, climb, power setting, cruise, range, endurance, descent and landing charts — their printed conditions and scheduled speeds.

  1. How the Performance Charts Work (locked)
  2. Takeoff Performance ChartsFree
  3. Climb Performance Charts (locked)
  4. Power Settings and Fuel Flow (locked)
  5. Cruise, Range, Endurance and Descent (locked)
  6. Landing Performance Charts (locked)

Weight and Balance

Why loading matters, the empty weight and how the airplane is weighed and levelled, and the flight weight and balance calculation with its loading arms and fuel allowance.

  1. Why Loading Matters and the Empty Weight (locked)
  2. Weighing the Airplane (locked)
  3. Computing Weight and Balance for Flight (locked)

Description and Operation of the Airplane and its Systems

The airframe, engines, counter-rotation, propellers and feathering, engine controls, the G1000, crew alerting, reversion, traffic, terrain and TAWS-B, databases, the GFC 700 autopilot and its protections, the landing gear, flight controls and flaps, fuel, electrical, pitot-static and stall warning systems, heating, doors and exits, and the ELT.

  1. Airframe, Wing and Empennage (locked)
  2. Engines, Counter-Rotation and Induction (locked)
  3. Propellers and Feathering (locked)
  4. Engine Controls and Cowl Flaps (locked)
  5. The G1000 and the PFD (locked)
  6. The Crew Alerting System (locked)
  7. Display Reversion and the MFD (locked)
  8. Traffic and Terrain Proximity (locked)
  9. TAWS-B (locked)
  10. Database Update Cycles (locked)
  11. GFC 700 Autopilot: Controls and Modes (locked)
  12. Autopilot Protection Modes (locked)
  13. Audio Panel, Transponder and Standby Instrument (locked)
  14. The Landing Gear System (locked)
  15. Gear Position Indications (locked)
  16. Emergency Extension, Steering, Tires and Brakes (locked)
  17. Flight Controls and Flaps (locked)
  18. Fuel System (locked)
  19. Electrical System, Lights and External Power (locked)
  20. Pitot-Static and Stall Warning (locked)
  21. Cabin Heating and Ventilation (locked)
  22. Doors, Exits, Seats and Baggage (locked)
  23. Emergency Locator Transmitter (locked)
  24. Power Distribution and the Buses (locked)

Airplane Handling, Servicing and Maintenance

Inspections, preventive maintenance and aircraft papers, ground handling, filters, brakes, jacking and struts, propeller servicing, oil and fuel servicing, tires, cleaning and winterization.

  1. Inspections, Preventive Maintenance and Aircraft Papers (locked)
  2. Towing, Taxiing, Parking and Mooring (locked)
  3. Filters, Brakes, Jacking and Struts (locked)
  4. Propeller Servicing (locked)
  5. Oil and Fuel Servicing (locked)
  6. Tires, Battery, Cleaning and Winterization (locked)

Operating Tips

The handbook's operating tips: takeoff, flaps and low-fuel handling, the rudder pedals, propeller dome pressure, simulated engine failures, starting, altitude and turbulence.

  1. Takeoff, Flap and Fuel Handling Tips (locked)
  2. Engine, Propeller and General Tips (locked)