VENTURA
TM
Ultralight Aircraft
Pilot’s Operating Handbook
VENTURA-POH-ENG
Rev. 00
SERIAL NUMBER:
YY-MM-62-XXXX-Z
FIRST ISSUE:
04/05/2018
REVISION 00:
04/05/2018
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PAGE:
9/60
1.2. WARNING, CAUTION AND NOTE DEFINITIONS
The following definitions are applied to “warning”, “caution” and “note” in the Pilot’s Operating
Handbook.
WARNING
WARNING
MEANS
THAT
THE
NON-
OBSERVATION OF THE CORRESPONDING
PROCEDURE (PRACTICE, STATEMENT, FLIGHT
BEHAVIOR, ETC...) LEADS TO AN IMMEDIATE OR
IMPORTANT DEGRADATION OF THE FLIGHT
SAFETY, EVEN INCLUDED PERSONAL INJURY
OR LOSS OF LIFE.
CAUTION
CAUTION
MEANS
THAT
THE
NON-
OBSERVATION OF THE CORRESPONDING
PROCEDURE (PRACTICE, STATEMENT, FLIGHT
BEHAVIOR, ETC...) LEADS TO A MINOR OR TO A
MORE OR LESS LONG TERM DEGRADATION OF
THE FLIGHT SAFETY.
NOTE
Note means to draw the attention to any special item
not directly related to safety but which is important or
unusual.
1.3. SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY
CAS
- Calibrated Air speed: airspeed in standard atmosphere and at sea level,
corrected by the positioning error of the sensing system.
IAS
- Indicated Air speed: air speed, as indicated by the air speed indicator.
TAS
- True Air speed: effective air speed.
V
A
- Manoeuvring speed: maximum speed at which full deflection of flight
controls is allowed without generating excessive load on the airframe.
V
FE
- Maximum flaps extended speed: maximum speed with the flaps extended.
Indicated by the upper white arc limit on the air speed indicator.
V
NO
- Maximum structural cruising speed: speed which must not be exceeded in
turbulent conditions. Indicated by the lower yellow arc limit on the air speed
indicator.
V
NE
- Never exceed speed: speed that should never been exceeded. Indicated
by the red line on the air speed indicator.
