Cessna 172R User manual

Cessna
A
Textron
Company
Pilot’s
Operating
Handbook
and
FAA
Approved
Airplane
Flight
Manual
Registration
No.
This
publication
includes
the
material
required
to
be
furnished
to
the
pilot
by
FAR
Part
23
and
constitutes the
FAA
Approved Airplane
Flight
Manual.
COPYRIGHT
®
1996
The
Cessna Aircraft
Company
Wichita,
Kansas
USA
FAA
APPROVAL
PAA
APPROVED
UNDER
FAR
21
SUBPART
J
The
Cessna Aircraft
Co
jation
Option
Manufacturer
CE-1
Executive
Engineer
Date: December
10.
1996
0
Member
of
GAMA
Original
Issue
-
2
December
1996

THIS
MANUAL
WAS
PROVIDED
FOR
THE
AIRPLANE
IDENTIFIED
ON
THE
TITLE
PAGE
ON
10/31/Qi
.
SUBSEQUENT
REVISIONS
SUPPLIED
BY
THE
CESSNA
AIRCRAFT
COMPANY
MUST
BE
PROPERLY
INSERTED.
_
The
Cessna
Aircraft
Company,
Aircraft
Division

CESSNA
MODEL
172R
PUBLICATION
PART
NUMBER
Pilot’s
Operating
Handbook
and
FAA
Approved Airplane
Flight
Manual
Serial
Numbers
17280001
and
On
Original
Issue
-
2
December
1996
Revision
9-19
July
2004
PART
NUMBER:
172RPHUS09
I
I
Revision
9
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CESSNA
MODEL
172R
PERFORMANCE/SPECIFICATIONS
PERFORMANCE-SPECIFICATIONS
(Continued)
WING
LOADING:
Lbs/Sq
Ft
14.1
POWER
LOADING
Lbs/HP
15.3
FUEL
CAPACITY
56
GAL
OIL CAPACITY
8
QTS
ENGINE:
Textron
Lycoming
IO-360-L2A
160
BHP
at
2400
RPM
PROPELLER:
Fixed
Pitch,
Diameter
75
IN.
*
NOTE
Speed
performance
is
shown
for
an
airplane equipped
with
speed
fairings
which increase the
speeds
by
approximately
|
2
knots. There
is
a
corresponding
difference
in
range,
while
all other
performance
figures
are
unchanged
when
speed
fairings
are
installed.
The
above
performance
figures
are
based
on
airplane
weights
at
2450
pounds,
standard
atmospheric
conditions,
level,
hard-surfaced
dry
runways
and
no
wind.
They
are
calculated values
derived
from
flight
tests
conducted
by
The
Cessna
Aircraft
Company
under
carefully
documented
conditions
and
will
vary
with individual
airplanes
and
numerous
factors
affecting flight
performance.
Revision
8
v

COVERAGE/REVISIONS
CESSNA
MODEL
172R
COVERAGE
The Pilot’s
Operating
Handbook
in
the
airplane
at
the
time
of
delivery
from
The
Cessna
Aircraft
Company
contains
information
applicable
to
the
Model
172R
airplane
by
serial
number
and
registration
number shown
on
the
Title
Page.
This handbook
is
applicable
to
airplane
serial number
17280001
and
On.
All
information
is based
on
data available
at
the time
of
publication.
This handbook
is
comprised
of
nine
sections that
cover
all
operational
aspects
of
a
standard-equipped airplane.
Following
Section
8
are
the
Supplements,
Section
9,
which
provide
expanded
operational
procedures
for
the
avionics
equipment
(both
standard and
optional),
and
provides
information
on
special
operations.
Supplements
are
individual
documents,
and
may
be issued
or
revised without
regard
to
revision
dates which
apply
to
the
POH
itself.
These
supplements
contain
a
Log
of
Effective
Pages,
which
should be used
to
determine the
status
of
each
supplement.
ORIGINAL
ISSUE
AND
REVISIONS
This Pilot’s
Operating
Handbook
and
FAA
Approved
Airplane
Flight
Manual is
comprised
of
the
original
issue and
any
subsequent
revisions. To
ensure
that
information
in
this manual
is
current,
the
revisions
must
be
incorporated
as
they
are
issued.
This
manual
was
originally
issued
on
December
2,
1996.
As
revisions
are
issued,
they
will
be noted
in
the
Log
of
Effective
Pages
table.
The
part
number
of
this manual has also
been
designed
to
fur¬
ther
aid the
owner/operator
in
determining
the revision
level
of
any
POH. Refer
to
the
example
below
for
a
breakdown:
172R
PHUS
00
—
Revision Level
(Revision
0,
Original
Issue)
-
Manual
(Pilot's
Operating
Handbook,
U.S.)
-
Airplane
Model
(172R)
VI
Feb
28/00

UbSSNA
MODEL
172R
COVERAGE/REVISIONS
It
is the
responsibility
of
the
owner
to
maintain this handbook
in
a|
current
status
when it
is
being
used
for
operational
purposes.
Owners
should
contact
their
local
Cessna
Service
Station
wheneverl
the
revision
status
of
their
handbook
is
in
question.
r
Revisions
are
distributed
to
owners
of
U.S.
Registered
aircraft
according
to
FAA
records
at
the
time
of
revision
issuance,
and
to
Internationally
Registered
aircraft
according
to
Cessna Owner
Advisory
records
at
the
time
of
issuance. Revisions
should
be read
carefully
upon
receipt
and
incorporated
in
this
POH.
REVISION
FILING
INSTRUCTIONS
r
REGULAR
REVISIONS
Pages
to
be removed
or
inserted
in
the Pilots’
Operating
Handbook
and
FAA
Approved Airplane
Flight
Manual
are
r
determined
by
the
Log
of
Effective
Pages
located
in
this section.
_
This
log
contains the
page
number and
date
of
issue
for
each
page
within
the
POH.
At
original
issue,
all
pages
will
contain
the
same
date.
As
revisions
to
the
POH
occur,
these
dates
will
change
on
r
effected
pages.
When
two
pages
display
the
same
page
number,
the
page
with
the latest date shall be
inserted
into
the
POH.
The
date
on
the
Log
Of
Effective
Pages
shall
also
agree
with
the
latest
date
of
the
page
in
question.
TEMPORARY
REVISIONS
r
Under limited
circumstances,
temporary
revisions
to
the
POH
may
be
issued.
These
temporary
revisions
are
to
be
filed
in
the
applicable
section
in
accordance with
filing
instructions
appearing
on
the
first
page
of
the
temporary
revision.
The
recession
of
a
temporary
revision is
accomplished
by
r
incorporation
into
the
POH
at
revision
time
or
by
a
superseding
temporary
revision.
In
order
to
accurately
track
the
status
of
temporary
revisions
as
they
pertain
to
a
POH,
a
Temporary
Revision
List
will
be located
previous
to
this
section
when
required.
This
list
will
indicate
the
date the
temporary
revision
was
incorporated
into
the
POH,
thus
authorizing
the recession
of
the
temporary
revision.
Feb
28/00
vii

COVERAGE/REVISIONS
CESSNA
MODEL
172R
IDENTIFYING
REVISED
MATERIAL
Additions
or
revisions
to
the
text
in
an
existing
section
will
be
identified
by
a
vertical
line
(revision
bar)
adjacent
to
the
applicable
revised
area
on
the
outer
margin
of
the
page.
When
technical
changes
cause
unchanged
text
to
appear
on
a
different
page,
a
revision
bar
will
be
placed
in
the
outer
lower
margin
of
the
page,
opposite
the
page
number and date
of
the
page,
providing
no
other
revision
bar
appears
on
the
page.
These
pages
will
display
the
current
revision
date
as
found
in
the
Original
Issue
and Revisions
paragraph
of
this
section.
When
extensive technical
changes
are
made
to text
in
an
existing
section that
requires
extensive
revision,
revision bars
will
appear
the
full
length
of
text.
New
art
added
to
an
existing
section
will
be
identified
by
a
single
pointing
hand indicator
adjacent
to
the
figure
title
and
figure
)
number.
Existing
art
which is revised
will
have
a
pointing
hand
adjacent
to
the
portion
of
the
art
which
has
changed.
WARNINGS,
CAUTIONS
AND
NOTES
Throughout
the
text,
warnings,
cautions
and
notes
pertaining
to
airplane
handling
and
operations
are
utilized. These
adjuncts
to
the
text
are
used
to
highlight
or
emphasize important
points.
WARNING
-
Calls
attention
to
use
of
methods,
procedures
or
limits
which
must
be
followed
precisely
to
avoid
injury
or
death
to
persons.
CAUTION
-
Calls
attention
to
methods,
procedures
or
limits
which
must
be
followed
to
avoid
damage
to
equipment.
NOTE
-
Calls
attention
to
additional
procedures
or
information
pertaining
to
the
text.
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2/96

CESSNA
MODEL
172R
LOG
OF
EFFECTIVE
PAGES
LOG OF
EFFECTIVE
PAGES
The
following
Log
of
Effective
Pages
provides
the
date
of
issue
for
original
and
revised
pages,
as
well
as
a
listing
of
all
pages
in
the
POH.
Pages
which
are
affected
by
the
current
revision
will
be
preceeded
by
an
asterisk with
the
revision level.
Revision Level
Date
of
Issue
Revision
Level
Date
of
Issue
0
(Original
Issue)
Dec
2,
1996
5
Dec
30,
2000
1
Feb
28,
1997
6
Mar
2,
2001
2
Nov
3,
1997
7
Mar
25,
2003
3
Mar
12,
1999
8
Aug
12,
2003
4
Feb
28,
2000
9
July
19,
2004
PAGE
DATE/REV
PAGE
DATE/REV
Title
Assignment
Record
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2/96
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2/96
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28/97
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28/00
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4
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8
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7
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28/00
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7
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28/00
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2/96
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28/00
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LIST
OF
TEMPORARY
REVISIONS
FOR
r
CESSNA
MODEL
172R,
172R180,
AND
172S
AIRPLANES
NOT
INCORPORATING
THE NAV III
AVIONICS
OPTION
(G1000)
PILOT'S
OPERATING
HANDBOOK
AND FAA
APPROVED
AIRPLANE
FLIGHT
MANUAL
r
10
August
2005
172PHTR

Temporary
Revisions
MODEL
172
Pilot's
Operating
Handbook and
FAA
Approved
Airplane
Flight
Manual
Cessna
Model
172R,
172R180,
and
172S
Airplanes
not
incorporating
the
Nav
III
Avionics
Option
(G1000).
The
following
list
of
Temporary
Revisions
must
be
incorporated
into
the Pilot's
Operating
Handbook and
FAA
Approved
Airplane
Flight
Manual until
the removal
instructions have been
complied
with.
Insert
this
page
opposite
the
Log
of
Effective
Pages
in
the
front of
the
Pilot's
Operating
Handbook
and
FAA
Approved
Airplane
Flight
Manual.
TEMPORARY
REVISION
NUMBER
PAGE
NUMBER
ISSUE
DATE
172PHTR01
4-12
02/16/04
172PHTR02
3-20
08/10/05
10
August
2005
172PHTR

172RPHUS
NOTE:
The
accompanying
(attached)
FAA
Approved
Temporary
Revision
page(s)
may
or
may
not
be
applicable
to
your
serial
airplane.
Please
refer
to
the
individual
FAA
Approved
Temporary
Revision
page(s)
to
determine
applicability
status
for
your
airplane.
28
August
2014
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TEMPORARY
REVISIONS
MODEL
172RNAV
l/NAV
II
U.S.
Pilot’s
Operating
Handbook
and
FAA
Approved Airplane
Flight
Manual
Model
172R
Nav
l/Nav
II
Airplanes
17280001
and
On
THIS IS
A
LIST
OF
ALL
CURRENT
FAA
APPROVED
TEMPORARY
REVISIONS.
The
following
list
of
temporary
revisions
must
be
incorporated
into
this basic
U.S.
Pilot’s
Operating
Handbook and
FAA
Approved Airplane
Flight
Manual until the
removal
instructions have
been
complied
with.
Insert
this
page
opposite
the
Log
of Effective
Pages
in
the
front
of
this
basic
U.S.
Pilot’s
Operating
Handbook and
FAA
Approved Airplane
Flight
Manual.
TEMPORARY
REVISION
NUMBER
PAGE
NUMBER
ISSUE
DATE
172PHTR01
4-12
02/16/04
172PHTR02
3-20
8/10/05
172RPHUS-09
TR03
4-15
8/28/14
172RPHUS-09
TR04
4-23
8/28/14
SERVICE
BULLETIN,
MODIFICATION
KIT
(IF
APPLICABLE)
OR
SERIAL
EFFECTIVITY
Airplanes
not
incorporating
SB04-24-01.
Airplanes
17280001
and
On
and
172S8001
and
On
not
incorporating
the
Nav
III
avionics
option.
Airplanes
17280001
thru
17281356
equipped
with
Nav
l/Nav
II
avionics
option.
Airplanes
17280001
thru
17281356
equipped
with
Nav
l/Nav
II
avionics
option.
il
U.S
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August
2014
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AIRPLANE
&
SYSTEMS
DESCRIPTION
.
HANDLING,
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