Airplane Flight Manual (AFM)

Definitions

• A document developed by the airplane manufacturer and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It is specific to a particular make and model airplane by serial number and it contains operating procedures and limitations.
• An FAA-approved document, prepared by the holder of a type certificate for an aircraft, that specifies the operating limitations and contains the required markings and placards and other information applicable to the regulations under which the aircraft was certificated

References

• Airplane Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2021
• Weight and Balance Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2016