CESSNA
SECTION 2
MODEL 172S NAV III
OPERATING LIMITATIONS
FLIGHT LOAD FACTOR LIMITS
NORMAL CATEGORY
Flight Load Factors (Maximum Takeoff Weight - 2550 POUNDS):
*Flaps Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
+3.8g, -1.52g
*Flaps Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
+3.0g
* The design load factors are 150% of the above, and in all
cases, the structure meets or exceeds design loads.
UTILITY CATEGORY
Flight Load Factors (Maximum Takeoff Weight - 2200 POUNDS):
*Flaps Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
+4.4g, -1.76g
*Flaps Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
+3.0g
* The design load factors are 150% of the above, and in all
cases, the structure meets or exceeds design loads.
KINDS OF OPERATION LIMITS
The Cessna 172S Nav III airplane is approved for day and night,
VFR and IFR operations. Flight into known-icing conditions is
prohibited.
The minimum equipment for approved operations required under
the Operating Rules are defined by 14 CFR Part 91 and 14 CFR
Part 135, as applicable.
The following Kinds of Operations Equipment List (KOEL) identifies
the equipment required to be operational for airplane airworthiness
in the listed kind of operations.
FAA APPROVED
172SPHAUS-03
U.S. 2-11