CESSNA
MODEL
172P
SECTION
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LIMITATIONS
KINDS OF OPERATION
LIMITS
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tn" airplane is equipped for day
VFF, and
may be equipped for
night
VFR and/or IFR operations.
FAR,
Part 91
establishes
the minimum
required instru¡nentation
and
eguipment for these operations. The
refer-
ence to types of ftight
operations on the operatlng
limÍtations.placard
reflects equipment installed
at the time of
Airworthiness Certificate
issuance.
Ftight- into known
icing conditions
is
prohibited.
FUEL
LIMITATIONS
2 Standard
Tanks: 21.õ U.S.
gallons
each.
Total Fuet
43
U.S.
gallons.
Usable
Fuel
(all
fiight
conditions):
40
U.S.
gallons.
Unusable
Fuel: 3
U.S.
gallons.
2 Long Range lanks: ¿7
U.S.
gallons
each.
Total Fuel: 54
U.S.
gallons.
Usable
Fuel
(all
fiight
conditions): õ0 U.S.
gallons.
Unusable
F'uel:
4 U.S.
gallons.
2Integral
Tanks:
34 U.S.
gallons
eaoh.
Total Fuel:68
U.S.
gallons.
Usable
Fuel
(all
fiight conditions): 62
U.S.
Eallons.
Unusable
Fuel: 6
U.S.
gallons.
NOTE
To ensure maximum
fuel oapaoity when refueling and
minimize cross-feeding
when
parked
on a sloping surface,
place
the fuel
selectorvalve in either
LEFT
or
RIGHT
position.
Takeoff
and
land with the fuol
selector valve
handle in the BOfH
positioú.
Maximum
slip or skid duration
with ono
tank
dry: 3O
secouds.
\ryith 1/4 tank
or
less,
prolonged
uncoordinated flight is
prohibited
when
operating
on either left
or
right
tank in level flight.
Fuel remaining
in the tank
after the fuel
quantity
indicator reads
ompty
(red
line)
oannot be safely
used in
fiight.
Approved Fuel
Grados
(and
Colors):
100LL
Grade
Aviation
Fuel
(Blue).
100
(Fomerfy
100/ 130)
Grade Aviation Fuel
(Grgen).
30
May
1980
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