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Details flight limitations, negative acceleration limits, and altitude restrictions for acrobatics.
Lists maximum allowable airspeeds for various configurations like diving, extended landing gear, and flaps.
Outlines pre-flight checks for battery, fuel selectors, oxygen, throttles, and propeller controls.
Covers checks for propeller circuits, mixture, oil coolers, generators, intercoolers, and fuel systems.
Explains fuel usage sequence, drop tank procedures, and warnings for tail-heavy conditions.
Details procedures for long-range flights and fuel crossfeed operations between tanks.
Provides steps for starting engines, including checks for fuel pressure, magnetos, and propeller controls.
Covers checks for the automatic pilot system and its control valve before take-off.
Lists final checks before take-off, including hatch, controls, flaps, and tabs.
Details taxiing, take-off sequence, landing gear retraction, and climb parameters.
Describes torque effects, power adjustments, supercharger operation, and aircraft stability.
Explains stall speeds at different weights and procedures for spin recovery.
Discusses the function and usage of dive recovery flaps for steep dives.
Covers general approach, normal landing, and go-around procedures with detailed steps.
Provides instructions for handling single engine failure, feathering, and single-engine approaches.
Details practice procedures for unfeathering propellers and handling engine failures.
Outlines procedures for handling a complete engine failure, including ditching preparations.
Covers engine fire procedures and recommended methods for emergency exit.
Explains how to use flight operation charts for planning, fuel sequence, and range calculations.
Lists engine specs, max RPM, fuel selector positions, and operating ranges for temperatures and pressures.
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