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Part B Section Appendix A.1
A.1 INTRODUCTION
This document is produced as a part of the Aircraft Operating Manual for PH-PBY.
Contained is the information required for safe operation of the aircraft during water
operations and information to allow an understanding of the factors that affect aircraft
performance during water work. For more detailed explanations of seaplane flying and
seamanship the reader should consult the listed references.
This manual is not a substitute for experience and currency. All flight and cabin crew must
have specific training and approval to undertake water operations. Minimum crew numbers
for water operations are 3.
Water operations check lists are contained within the Aircraft Operating Manual and the
cockpit checklists. They are reprinted in this supplement as are some performance graphs
and data for ease of reference.
01 REFERENCES
1) Canso Operating Manual, PBY -SA and 28-SACF Airplanes
2) Performance Graph, PBY -5A and 28-5ACF Airplanes.
3) Performance Graphs, Consolidated Vultee Corporation Model 28-5ACF
4) Baj, C. and de Remer, 0: Seaplane Operations; Edizioni newspress, 1998.
5) Hamilton, G: Flying Boats for Recreation; Eastern Dakota Publishers, 1997.
6) Faure, CM: Flying a float plane; 3rd edition, Mc Graw-Hill, 1996
7) Scanlon, M: Safety in Small Craft (revised), Royal NZ Coastguard Federation, 1994
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