Aircraft flight manual

The information within an AFM is also referred to as Technical Airworthiness Data (TAWD).

A typical flight manual will contain the following: operating limitations, Normal/Abnormal/Emergency operating procedures, performance data and loading information.

[1] An AFM will often include: Originally, an AFM would follow whichever format and order the manufacturer felt appropriate.

Eventually, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association came to an agreement to standardize in GAMA Specification No.

1 the format of AFM's for general aviation airplanes and helicopters known as the Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH).