Questions tagged [afm]

An Aircraft Flight Manual is a book containing the information required to operate the aircraft that is published by the manufacturer of the aircraft.

The AFM contains various sections with information pertaining to the safe operation of the aircraft. Some typical sections are:

  • Limitations
  • Performance
  • Normal Procedures
  • Abnormal Procedures
  • Emergency Procedures
  • Weight & Balance

Questions using this tag should be about the AFM and what it contains or means by a particular statement.

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What is the difference between a POH and an AFM?

Some aircraft come with a Pilot Operating Handbook and some come with an Aircraft Flight Manual. Why the different name, and is there a difference between them?
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Please explain differences between AFM and FCOM manuals?

What are the key differences between AFM and FCOM and where they will be used?
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Typesetting aircraft manuals in the typewriter era

I'm trying to make sense of the table of limitations for the Viper 301 engine. This is from the Dominie T Mk.1 Ground Handling Notes I was fortunate to photograph at Kew a few years back. The typist has written something like: Condition …
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