MOONEY
M20TN - MODEL TYPE-S
SECTION II
LIMITATIONS
FAA APPROVED
2 -- 9
AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL
ORIGINAL ISSUE -- 04-02-2008
MANEUVER LIMITS
This airplane must be operated as a Normal Category airplane. Aerobatic maneuvers, including
spins, are prohibited.
NOTE:
Up to 500 foot altitude loss may occur during stalls at maximum weight.
FLIGHT LOAD FACTOR LIMITS
Maximum Positive Load Factor
Flaps Up
+3.8 g.
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Flaps Down (33 Degrees)
+2.0 g.
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Maximum Negative Load Factor
Flaps Up
--1.5 g.
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Flaps Down
0.0 g.
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FLIGHT CREW
Pilot
One
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Maximum passenger seating configuration
Three
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OPERATING LIMITATIONS
When aircraft is not equipped with an approved oxygen system and flight operations above
12,000 ft. are desired, this airplane must be:
1.
Equipped with supplemental oxygen in accordance with FAR 23.1441
2.
Operate in accordance with FAR 91.211 and,
3.
Equipped with avionics in accordance with FAR 91 or FAR 135.
ALTERNATOR OPERATING LIMITATIONS IS 94 AMPS.
Above 30.5 inHg of manifold pressure only full rich mixture is permitted. At altitudes above
22,000 feet, power settings above 2300 RPM must be operated at 1675
o
F TIT or richer.
Above 12,000 ft. the minimum manifold pressure is 15 inHg and the minimum RPM is 2,000.
KINDS OF OPERATION LIMITS
This is a Normal Category airplane certified for VFR/IFR day or night operations when the re-
quired equipment is installed and operational as specified in the KINDS OF OPERATION
EQUIPMENT LIST and the applicable operating rules.
Optional equipment installations may not be required to be operational.
The pilot must determine that the applicable operating rules requirements for each kind of opera-
tion are met.
OPERATIONS IN KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS ARE PROHIBITED.
