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Are the Pilot’s Operating Handbook and Airplane Flight Manual the Same?

Flying Magazine

Question: Is there a difference between a Pilots Operating Handbook (POH) and Airplane Flight Manual (AFM)? Answer: According to the FAA, the AFM is the legally required document for a particular aircraft, while a Pilots Operating Handbook (POH) is usually a more general, standardized document for that type of aircraft.

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MOSAIC Is Here: What It Means for Homebuilts

AV Web

Instead of being limited to aircraft that meet the old LSA definition, a Sport Pilot can now fly any aircraft—including an EAB or a legacy type-certificated plane—as long as it meets the performance parameters laid out in the regulations. The old limit was 45 knots calibrated airspeed (CAS) without flaps (V S1 ).

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MOSAIC Final Rule Expands the Reach of Light-Sport Aircraft

Learn to Fly

This directive established rules for the manufacture, certification, operation, and maintenance of LSA, then-defined as aircraft weighing less than 1,320 pounds (or 1,430 pounds for aircraft intended for operation on water). LSA include a huge variety of aircraft, from airplanes and gliders to balloons and gyroplanes.

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Meeting of the Minds 

Plane and Pilot

Known as the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification, it sounds like—and is—a regulation about aircraft, but it also has an entire section on pilot privileges and operating limitations. LSA are limited by regulation to 1,320 pounds (110 pounds more for seaplanes) and clean stall at 45 knots.

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Lol: JetBlue & Lufthansa Planes Stuck Nose-To-Nose, Mess Ensues

One Mile at a Time

However, many planes couldnt actually depart on that runway, due to the unfavorable wind conditions, which were above operating limits. At the time, planes were landing on runway 9, into the east. At the same time, visibility wasnt initially good enough to use runway 27, into the west.

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Planning Proper Pace of Flight Training Remains Critical

Flying Magazine

Sure, if all the pieces line up, such as an available instructor, a healthy airplane, the weather, your health, your aptitude, finding a place to take the knowledge test, your finances, and an available DPE when you are ready for your check ride. Could it happen? According to cFAR 61.87, it is.

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Airworthiness Requirements Explained

Pilot Institute

aircraft, no one is allowed to operate a civil aircraft unless it carries proper proof of registration on board. Airplane News Update Watch on Youtube In any case, the key requirement is that your U.S.-registered Operating Limitations (O) Operating limitations are another mandatory document.