A student’s first lesson in a flight school Warrior usually starts with a binder: the dispatch sheet, the squawk list and a checklist handled by many students before you. The PA-28-151 is a low-wing, four-seat, fixed-gear Piper with the tapered wing that sets the Warrior apart from earlier Cherokees.
Having your own copy of the checklist means you can study it at home, chair-fly the flows and arrive at the airplane already knowing the sequence. It supplements the airplane’s POH, which governs, so check that it matches the school airplane’s year and engine before you fly with it.
Quick answer: The CheckMate Piper Warrior PA-28-151 Checklist is a cockpit checklist for pilots who fly the Piper Warrior (PA-28-151), the tapered-wing four-seat Piper trainer. It comes as CheckMate, CheckMate+ or CheckMate Pro in Standard (6.5″ x 9″) or Compact (5″ x 7″) sizes. It’s meant to supplement the airplane’s POH/AFM, not replace it, so confirm it matches your exact model, year, engine and handbook before relying on it. You can find it on Skyfarer and order it at Skyfarer Shop.
Which Warrior PA-28-151 checklist format fits you
- CheckMate. The design that started it all, with the familiar legacy look, in Standard (6.5″ x 9″) or Compact (5″ x 7″).
- CheckMate+. An updated design aimed at better readability and safety, with passenger and crew briefing prompts, abort plan prompts and ATC communications prompts. It includes an instant low-resolution, black-and-white temporary digital download, so you have a copy to use right away. Standard (6.5″ x 9″) or Compact (5″ x 7″).
- CheckMate Pro. A personalized CheckMate+: add your tail number, name or phone number, your empty weight and useful load, and details for up to five airports you visit often. Typical production time is within 48 hours. Standard (6.5″ x 9″) or Compact (5″ x 7″).
Using it in the cockpit
- Check that it’s your airplane’s checklist. Make sure the model, year and engine match your airplane and its POH/AFM before the checklist goes into the cockpit.
- Do one side-by-side read. At home or in the hangar, read the checklist next to the POH/AFM and its supplements, and mark anything your airplane’s equipment changes. The handbook wins every disagreement.
- Chair-fly before each lesson. Sit at home with the checklist and walk through the flows for that day’s lesson, touching imaginary controls, so lesson time goes into flying.
- Choose a size that stays put. Standard is 6.5″ x 9″ and Compact is 5″ x 7″. Pick the one that fits where you’ll keep it in flight, whether that’s a kneeboard, a door pocket or your lap.
Before you rely on it
This checklist is a supplement to the POH/AFM, not a replacement for it. Treat every speed, limit and procedure on the page as something to confirm against your airplane’s own handbook and supplements, which govern.
Model year, engine and equipment can all change what applies to a given airplane. Confirm the checklist matches your exact model, year and engine, and that it agrees with your airplane’s handbook, before you rely on it in flight.
Pilot tip: Ask your instructor which items in the run-up students most often rush. Knowing the weak spots ahead of time makes you a better student on the first day.
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Where to buy
CheckMate Piper Warrior PA-28-151 Checklist is sold by Skyfarer Shop. Find it on the Skyfarer marketplace or order directly from Skyfarer Shop. Either link shows the current price, shipping options and return terms.
Frequently asked questions
Will the PA-28-151 checklist work for a Warrior II or III?
Don’t assume it will. CheckMate lists the Warrior, Warrior II and Warrior III separately, so choose the one that matches your airplane and confirm it against the POH.
Does this checklist replace the POH/AFM?
No. It supplements the airplane’s POH/AFM. The handbook and its supplements govern every procedure, speed and limitation, so confirm the checklist against them before you rely on it.
How is CheckMate+ different from the original CheckMate?
CheckMate+ uses an updated design aimed at better readability and safety and adds passenger and crew briefing prompts, abort plan prompts and ATC communications prompts. The original CheckMate keeps the familiar legacy look.
What’s the difference between Standard and Compact?
Standard is 6.5″ x 9″ and Compact is 5″ x 7″. CheckMate, CheckMate+ and CheckMate Pro all come in both sizes.
