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Hello everyone. 1979 PA28-181 ARCHER II I was doing my run up today and found that on the annunciator panel check, the "alt" light didn't light up when I pushed the "test" button. I assume that it is the bulb that went dead. I don't have an ammeter and for some reason that I still don't know...

Got it. I did my training here in C172's and always took off with full rich. In fact, all the training flights were mixture full rich. Most CFI's don't actually learn to lean. For this reason I never really gave much attention to the tachometer until I got my own airplane. Now leaning and...

I will certainly look the tachometer to see if it is the problem

Thank you all for the responses. All valid and helpful. Let me give you guys an update. Last night I downloaded the app on my phone. I went this morning to the mechanic and explained this matter to him. He is the one who did the last annual a couple weeks ago and has done two separate...

Well, I thought about go no go sedition, and that is one of my parameters, I should be lifting off at no more that the 1000 runway mark, but the airplane takes off at about 900 feet from start, so it is within the POH parameters, Even with full load I took of in about 1000 feet of runway, and...

All right, I will get into the tach to see if it is at fault

I fail to mention that I got new magnetos kit because the old ones were.... well, past their service time... should be tuning better, not worse, I guess

Same thing, and I remember stating that to the mechanic but he found “nothing wrong” so I kept flying, but now I think 2100 is kind of low, even though it still climbs quite good in my opinion

For all my piper fellows. A year ago I bought a 1979 Archer II, did pre buy inspection and everything seemed ok. One time on take off I took a look at the RPM gauge and noticed the it was marking at around 2300RPM, I got a little worried thinking it should read at least 2500RPM full open...

Well.... I already got the "bulb", installed and didn't turn on... thats why I am here now.... Mechanic didn't do a through inspection of the problem and that led me to this position right now. Trying to figure it out

Yea, wingtip strobes do work. One was burned out too, got a new one, installed it and worked fine.

Yes, I try to get the mechanic to explain what the problem was, but he didn't. He was busy and troubled for an up landing gear- landing from a client of his. so I felt he wasn't in the mood to deal with me at that moment. So the new bulb is installed and is not working, I will try and do the...

Hello guys. I have a 1979 Piper Archer II and my beacon light went off. I got the A469B (P/N 01-0770044-02) to replace it. Went back to the shop and turns out it didn't work. Mechanic said "box went off". you should get the LED. I've being looking online about the PA-28-181 Archer II beacon...

Thats what I am afraid of. I have taken the plane four times and they have "done anything they can" and CAN'T find a solution. It was a very expensive installation and the idea of going to another shop and spending more for somebody else to fix it is frustrating. They should do a "re-install"...

I have to admit, as a lot of people I believe, was very bad with rudders in my early training, even a bit during instrument. But after doing some cross country flying and CPL training, I understood the use of it "I think" and I believe I use it better. Has helped me GREATLY with landings and I...

Definitely not skidding.... I am aware of that

Greatly appreciate your feedback.... and not degrading me :D in the process. LOL. Anyways, you kind of got what I was trying to say regardless of slips. I crab into the wind on approach, I position my plane (assuming crosswind) correcting for wind drift and from there I manage to stay level...

I actually first learned the slip method, and was thought NOT to do the crab method "you are not an airliner" my CFI used to say. I evolved to the crab method because the slip felt a little forced to me with an unusual attitude for the aircraft, not saying its bad at all, I did it for the...

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Thing is, I was trying to describe it without the name to give the "way" procedure of doing it to see if perhaps I was doing it wrong somehow. I've being always confident on the procedure and have worked great, but he got in my mind, that maybe, I was side slipping the wrong way, using a...