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  • 14 CFR § 91.9 Civil aircraft flight manual, marking, and placard requirements.

    Civil aircraft flight manual, marking, and placard requirements. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, no person may operate a civil aircraft without complying with the operating limitations specified in the approved Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual ... registry. (b) No person may operate a U.S.-registered civil aircraft— (1) For which an Airplane or Rotorcraft Flight Manual is required by § 21.5 of this chapter unless there is available in the aircraft a current, approved Airplane or Rotorcraft…

  • Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents

    system and associated instruments, the vacuum system and associated instruments, the gyroscopic instruments, and the magnetic compass. Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents Each aircraft comes with documentation and a set of manuals with which a pilot must ... familiar in order to fly that aircraft. This chapter covers airplane flight manuals (AFM), the pilot’s operating handbook (POH), and aircraft documents pertaining to ownership, airworthiness, maintenance, and operations with inoperative equipment. Knowledge of these required documents and manuals…

  • Chapter 7: Automation & Flight Path Management › Balancing Automated & Manual Flight

    Balancing Automated & Manual Flight Pilots choose the level of flight path automation. Risk management strategies suggest using automation as an aid to manage workload rather than to compensate for lack of proficiency. A balance of automated and manual flight that…

  • Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 4. Arrival Procedures › 5-4-22. Use of Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS) on Instrument Approaches

    operator can determine the eligibility of their aircraft to conduct EFVS operations by referring to the Airplane Flight Manual, Airplane Flight Manual Supplement, Rotorcraft Flight Manual, or Rotorcraft Flight Manual Supplement as applicable…

  • 14 CFR § 121.141 Airplane flight manual.

    Airplane flight manual. (a) Each certificate holder shall keep a current approved airplane flight manual for each type of airplane that it operates except for nontransport category airplanes certificated before January 1, 1965. (b) In each airplane required to have ... airplane flight manual in paragraph (a) of this section, the certificate holder shall carry either the manual required by § 121.133, if it contains the information required for the applicable flight manual and this information is clearly identified as flight manual…

  • Chapter 5: Rotorcraft Flight Manual

    chapter also explained how each of them work with one another to make flight possible. Chapter 5: Rotorcraft Flight Manual Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 91 requires pilot compliance with the operating limitations specified ... approved rotorcraft flight manuals, markings, and placards. Originally, flight manuals were often characterized by a lack of essential information and followed whatever format and content the manufacturer deemed appropriate. This changed with the acceptance of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association…