Nice Air Operation Procedure PA-34 Seneca
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Slow Flight
Entry
1.
Throttle-15 in, maintain altitude.
As you reduce power, you should anticipate pitch down. Don’t watch manifold pressure gauge needle
to move from cruise to 15 in. Look at the horizon and cowling as you use peripheral vision. Adjust
control pressure to avoid nose from dropping and adjust rudder to keep the heading constant.
2.
Airspeed 150 MPH, Landing gear-Down
3. Airspeed 160 MPH-Flap 10
140 MPH-Flap 25
125 MPH-Flap 40
The extension of flap cause nose to move up. If you allow it, you will lose altitude. Anticipate this and
you need to add slight forward pressure on the control wheel to avoid this. Watch horizon and cowl-
ing. Don’t fix your eyes on the airspeed indicator and the flap switch. After you set full flap, you need
to apply back pressure to keep the altitude constant.
4.
Airspeed 105 MPH (blue line)-Prop to high RPM
5. Airspeed 85 MPH-Throttle, 17 in-18 in, maintatin 80 MPH
PTS require you to maintain minimum controllable airspeed which is almost 69 MPH for Seneca
.However, you need to be able to fly at any speed. Use trim. After this point, generally, pitch controls
airspeed and power controls altitude. Remember the pitch attitude which gives you 80 MPH.
Climb
Apply extra power. Adjust pitch to maintain the airspeed. For level off, reduce power necessary to
maintain the altitude. Adjust pitch to maintain the airspeed.
Descent
Reduce power as necessary. Adjust pitch to maintain the airspeed. For level off, add power necessary
to maintain the altitude. Adjust pitch to maintain the airspeed.
Turn
Use 10 degrees bank. Try to maintain pitch attitude and adjust it to maintain 80 MPH.
Recovery
1.
Throttle-Full, maintain the altitude.
Adjust pitch “gradually” to maintain the altitude. Don’t push nose down quickly. Pitch should be
changed slowly from slow flight attitude(high) to cruise attitude(level). Look at the horizon and cowl
-
ing as you scan the altimeter.
2.
Flap-25
3.
Airspeed 90 MPH-Landing gear-up, Flap 10
4. Airspeed 100 MPH-Flap Up
The flap retraction cause the nose to move down. You need to anticipate and add back pressure as
necessary to maintain the altitude. As airspeed increases, you don’t need much right rudder anymore.
Airspeed
5. 110 MPH-Throttle Cruise. Prop and mixture set back to cruise. Return to cruise flight. Use trim.
