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AMC 25.1581, Appendix 2 Aeroplane Flight Manual Specification

ED Decision 2003/2/RM

1       PURPOSE

This appendix to the AMC 25.1581 is a guideline for preparation of the AFM specification required early in the certification process to allow judgement about acceptability of various peculiarities of the proposed flight manual.

2       APPLICABILITY

This acceptable means of compliance applies to aircraft eligible to be certificated to CS 25.

3       DEFINITIONS Reserved.

4       GENERAL GUIDELINES

Following information should be presented in form of a document:

a.       Constructors Name.

b.       Contact person: Name, Address, Telephone, Telefax.

c.       Aircraft Description, including kinds of operation for which certification is intended.

d.       Basic Approval Authority.

e.       Certification Basis (e.g. FAR 25 amendment or CS 25 change no.).

f.       Flight manual compliance proposal (e.g. FAA AC or EASA AMC etc.).

g.       Type of AFM (i.e. multi-regulation).

h.       Intended document number.

i.        Means of identification for draft pages and revisions thereto.

k.       Size of final AFM pages.

l.        Example pages:

Title sheet and approval provision

Preface

List of Effective Pages

Page layout, including identification and approval status

m.      Units of measure proposed.

n.       Amendment system (e.g. temporary revision identification and normal revision identification).

o.       Breakdown of the manual (e.g. topics, sequence, dividers).

p.       Performance charts layout.

q.       Digital performance data proposal, if applicable.

r.       References to other information required by the certification basis but not contained in the basic AFM.

The document presented may include more than the proposed amount of information, if deemed necessary.