Cessna 1973 172 - Section IV OPERATING LIMITATIONS; Authorized Operations & Maneuvers

Section IV
OPERATING LIMITATIONS
OPERATIONS AUTHORIZED.
Your Cessna exceeds the requirements of airworthiness as set forth
by the United States Government, and is certificated under FAA Type Cer-
tificate No. 3A12 as Cessna Model No. 172M.
The airplane may be equipped for day, night, VFR, or IFR operation.
Your Cessna Dealer will be happy to assist you in selecting equipment
best suited to your needs.
Your airplane must be operated in accordance with all FAA-approved
markings and placards in the airplane. If there is any information in this
section which contradicts the FAA-approved markings and placards, it is
to be disregarded.
MANEUVERS - NORMAL CATEGORY.
This airplane is certificated in both the normal and utility category.
The normal category is applicable to airplanes intended for non-aerobatic
operations. These include any maneuvers incidental to normal flying,
stalls (except whip stalls) and turns in which the angle of bank is not
more than 60°. In connection with the foregoing, the following gross
weight and flight load factors apply:
Gross Weight 2300 lbs
Flight Load Factor
*Flaps Up +3.8 -1.52
*Flaps Down +3.0
•The design load factors are 150% of the above, and in
all cases, the structure meets or exceeds design loads.
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