Cessna 172P - Limitations

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FI.OATPLAI{E
MODEL
17SP
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LIMITATIONS
INTR,ODUCTION
Except as shown
in tbis
section,
the
floatplane operating
limitations
are tJro
sa,me eq
those
for the
Skyhawk
landplane.
Tbe
limitatlone
in this
section epply
only to
operations of the
Model 172P
equipped with
Edo
Model 89-2000
floats. The limitations
included in
this
section
have been
approved
by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Observance
of these
operating
li¡ritations is required by Federal
Aviation
Regulations.
AIF,SPEED LIMITATIONS
Airspoed limitations
and
their
operational
significance are shown
in
figure 2.
5
SPEED
KCAS
KIAS
REMARKS
Vrue
Never Exceed
Speed
157
158
Do not exceed this speed
in
any
operation.
vruo Maxímum
Structural
Cruising
Speed
126 12t
Do not
exceed this
speed
except in
smooth
air,
and
then
only with caution.
VA
Maneuvering
Speed:
2220 Pounds
2020 Pounds
1820
Pounds
95
91
86
96
91
86
Do not
make
full or abrupt
control movements above
this
speed.
Vre
Maximum
Flap Extended
Speed
l0o Flaps
10o - 30o Flaps
111
87
110
85
Do
not
exceed
this speed
with flaps
down.
3O May 1980
Figure
2.
Airspeed
I¡imitations