How to operate our equipment
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Post Flight Checklist
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Post flight checklist by Karsten Geier.
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Post Flight Checklist Kneeboard size
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Post flight checklist by Karsten Geier, reformatted for kneeboard by Gordon Braudaway.
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8237B Checklist
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Checklist in Excel format for our Archer II, N8237B. For reference only.
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455H Checklist
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Checklist in Excel format for our Archer III, N455H. For reference only.
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8107B Checklist
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Checklist in Excel format for our Dakota, N8107B. For reference only.
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LASAR ignition
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Important preflight information about the LASAR
ignition system in 455H.
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Leaning Lycomings
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Important information about leaning the engines in our planes. By John Barrett
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Winter Flying
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Winter flying operations (for all our aircraft), by
John Barrett. See also
Winter Operating Procedures, in the "Official Documents" tab.
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Lycoming Engine Operation
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"The Care and Feeding of Lycomings"
written by John Barrett.
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Garmin
430/430A
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Garmin site - Get the 400W/500W training
tools. The WAAS upgrade introduces significant
differences in our unit; read up on them here. Free
simulator and WAAS training video are on the right side
of the page. Note - Windows XP
or 2000 are required for the simulator. Windows 98 is
not supported.
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Garmin GMA 340 Audio Panel
Manual
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Garmin site - Download or order the manual.
This link displays search results, no need to
re-search.
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Garmin GNS 430 Manual
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Garmin site - Download or order manuals and
other documentation. This link displays search
results, no need to re-search.
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New! Garmin
430 Basic Operations 2012
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3 MB power point presentation by Brad Freeman in 2012.
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New! Garmin
430 Advanced Operations 2012
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4 MB power point presentation by Brad Freeman in 2012.
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New!
S-TEC55 autopilot operations
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a 2 MB power point presentation by Brad
Freeman. Updated for 2012 and the new Dakota STec 55x
operations.
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WX-500
Stormscope operations
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a 1 MB power point presentation by Brad Freeman in 2008
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S-TEC55x
autopilot POH
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A 1.0 MB PDF document comprising the POH for the
S-TEC 55x autopilot. This autopilot is in 8107B.
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S-TEC55 autopilot
POH
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A 2.2 MB PDF document comprising the POH for the
S-TEC 55 autopilot. This autopilot is in 455H.
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ST-360 POH
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A 300 K PDF document comprising the POH for the ST-360
altitude module for the autopilot in 455H.
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Autopilot III B
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A pdf version of the Piper Autocontrol IIIB manual.
This autopilot is in 37B.
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Autopilot usage
(.doc)
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How to couple the old autopilots to the Garmin 430. 262K Microsoft Word .doc
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8198P
test flight
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A Word .doc file with the results from John Barrett's
test flight of 8198P, after installation of the LASAR
system. Alas, this aircraft perished in a hangar fire
in September 2007, but the results, especially as
compared with the 8237B test, are still relevant.
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8237B
test flight
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A Word .doc file with the results from John Barrett's
test flight of 8237B, without the LASAR system, as a
baseline for the Archers.
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Folding
Bike
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a 2.5 meg Word .doc file with illustrated instructions
(by Brad Freeman) for assembling and folding the Dahon
folding bikes.
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Access Schedule Master by
phone
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Instructions for phone access to Schedule Master.
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