Introduction - Piper SEMINOLE PA-44-180 Information Manual

PA-44-180, SEMINOLE

1.1 INTRODUCTION

This Pilot's Operating Handbook is designed for maximum utilization as
an operating guide for the pilot. It includes the material required to be
furnished to the pilot by the Federal Aviation Regulations and additional
information provided by the manufacturer and constitutes the FAA Approved
Airplane Flight Manual.
This handbook is not designed as a substitute for adequate and competent
flight instruction, knowledge of current airworthiness directives, applicable
federal air regulations or advisory circulars. It is not intended to be a guide for
basic flight instruction or a training manual and should not be used for
operational purposes unless kept in a current status.
Assurance that the airplane is in an airworthy condition is the
responsibility of the owner. The pilot in command is responsible for
determining that the airplane is safe for flight. The pilot is also responsible for
remaining within the operating limitations as outlined by instrument markings,
placards, and this handbook.
Although the arrangement of this handbook is intended to increase its in-
flight capabilities, it should not be used solely as an occasional operating
reference. The pilot should study the entire handbook to become familiar with
the limitations, performance, procedures and operational handling
characteristics of the airplane before flight.
The handbook has been divided into numbered (arabic) sections, each
provided with a finger-tip tab divider for quick reference. The limitations and
emergency procedures have been placed ahead of the normal procedures,
performance and other sections to provide easier access to information that
may be required in flight. The Emergency Procedures Section has been
furnished with a red tab divider to present an instant reference to the section.
Provisions for expansion of the handbook have been made by the deliberate
omission of certain paragraph numbers, figure numbers, item numbers and
pages noted as being intentionally left blank.
ISSUED: JULY 12, 1995
SECTION 1
GENERAL
SECTION 1
GENERAL
REPORT: VB-1616
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