MD Helicopters 369E, Rotorcraft Flight Manual

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Limitations
CSP − E − 1
ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL
MD 500E
(Model 369E)
Revision 13 2 − 2
FAA Approved
Flight with center front seat occupied is approved under the following
conditions.
Dual controls removed.
Center location seatback and seat cushion installed and secured.
Seat belt(s) and shoulder harness(es) installed and operable.
2 − 2. ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING CONDITIONS
Kinds of operations:
This rotorcraft is certified in the normal helicopter category for day and
night VFR operation when the appropriate instruments and equipment re-
quired by the airworthiness and/or operating rules are approved, installed
and are in operable condition.
Maximum operating altitude:
Maximum operating density altitude is 16,000 feet.
Ambient temperature limitations:
From sea level to 6000 feet pressure altitude the maximum engine air inlet
ambient temperature is 54
°
C (130
°
F); from 6000 feet to 20,000 feet pressure
altitude the maximum temperature varies linearly from 54
°
C to 27
°
C (130
°
F
to 80
°
F), respectively. It is to be assumed that engine air inlet temperature
is the same as ambient (free air) temperature.
Cold weather operations:
Flight into known icing conditions is prohibited.
Flight operation is permitted in falling and/or blowing snow only when the
Automatic Engine Reignition Kit and Engine Failure Warning System are
installed and operable.
2 − 3. AIRSPEED LIMITATIONS
V
NE
is 152 KIAS or less (Ref. Figure 2−6 and Figure 2−7).
V
NE
is 130 KIAS (‘‘barber pole’’ on airspeed indicator) or less during autorota-
tion (Ref. Figure 2−6 and Figure 2−7).
V
NE
is 130 KIAS or less when carrying less than 35 pounds of fuel (Ref.
Figure 2−6 and Figure 2−7).
V
NE
is 130 KIAS or less during doors off flight (Ref. Figure 2−6 and
Figure 2−7).