Piper PA-44-180 Seminole 1979 Technical specifications

seminole
pilot’s
operating
handbook
and
faa approved
airplane flight manual
airplane airplane
serial no. ____________________ regist. no. _________________
pa-44-180
report: vb-860 faa approved by: ____________________________
Ward evans
d.o.a. no. so-1
date of approval: piper airCraft Corporation
marCh 23, 1978 vero beaCh, florida
This handbook includes The maTerial required To be furnished
To The piloT by The federal aviaTion regulaTions and addiTional
informaTion provided by The manufacTurer and consTiTuTes The faa
approved airplane flighT manual. This handbook musT be carried in
The airplane aT all Times.
C
t
f
REFERENCE ONLY
THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION
OF THE POH IS
NOT APPROVED TO
REPLACE ANY OPERATING
INFORMATION REQUIRED
BY THE REGULATIONS.

PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
PA-44-180, SEMINOLE
REPORT: VB-860 ISSUED: MARCh 23, 1978
ii REVISED: OCTOBER 11, 2011
wARNINg
EXTREME CARE MUST BE EXERCISED TO LIMIT THE USE OF
THIS HANDBOOK TO APPLICABLE AIRCRAFT. THIS HAND-
BOOK IS VALID FOR USE WITH THE AIRPLANE IDENTIFIED
ON THE FACE OF THE TITLE PAGE. SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS
SUPPLIED BY PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION MUST BE
PROPERLY INSERTED.
Published by
PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Issued: March 23, 1978
Piper Aircraft Corporation
© 1978-1983,1989,2004,2011
Piper Aircraft Corporation
All Rights Reserved.

APPLICABILITY
Application of this handbook is limited to the specific Piper PA-44-180
model airplane designated by serial numberand registration number on the
face of the title page of this handbook.
This handbook cannot be used for operational purposes unless kept in
a current status.
REVISIONS
The information compiled in the Pilot's Operating Handbook will be
kept current by revisions distributed to the airplane owners.
Revision material will consist of information necessary to update the
text of the present handbook and/ or to add information to cover added
airplane equipment.
I. Revisions
Revisions will be distributed whenever necessary as complete page
replacements or additions and shall be inserted into the handbook in
accordance with the instructions given below:
I. Revision pages will replace only pages with the same page number.
2. Insert all additional pages in proper numerical order within each
section.
3. Page numbers followed by a small letter shall be inserted in direct
sequence with the same common numbered page.
II. Identification of Revised Material
Revised text and illustrations shall be indicated by a black vertical
line along the outside margin of the page, opposite revised, added or
deleted material. A line along the outside margin of the page opposite the
page number will indicate that an entire page w:1s added.
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Black lines will indicate only current rev1S1ons with .changes and
additions to or deletions of existing text and illustrations. Changes in
capitalization, spelling, punctuation or the physical location of material on
a page will not be identified.
OHJGINAL PAGES ISSUED
The original pa6 es issued for this handbook prior to revision are given
below:
Title, ii through vii, 1-1 through 1-21, 2-1 through 2-10, 3-1 through
3-21, 4-1 through 4-27, 5-1 through5-33, 6-1 through6-50, 7-1 through7-34,
8-l through 8-17, 9-1 through 9-22, and 10-1 through 10-3.
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS
Current Revisions to the PA-44-180 Seminole Pilot'sOperating Handbook,
REPORT: VB-860 issued March 23, 1978.
Revision
Number and Revised
Code Pages
Rev. I
1-3
761 662
(PR781215)
1-4
1-5
1-8
1-18
2-3
2-4
2-6
3-i
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-8
3-9
3-10
3-11
3-12
Description of Revision
Revised para. 1.5; relocated
info. to pg. 1-4.
Added info. from pg. 1-3;
relocated info. to pg. 1-5.
Added info. from pg. 1-4.
Revised para. 1.19.
Revised para. 1.21
Revised para. 2.7.
Revised para. 2. 7.
Revised para. 2.23.
Revised para. 3.7.
Revised para. 3.3.
Revised para. 3.3; added
Warning from pg. 3-4.
Revised para. 3.3; relocated
Warning to pg. 3-3; added
info. from pg. 3-5.
Relocated info. to pg. 3-4;
added info. from pg. 3-6.
Relocated info. to pg. 3-5;
added info. from pg. 3- 7.
Relocated info. to pg. 3-6;
added info. from pg. 3-8.
Relocated info. to pg. 3- 7;
added info. from pg. 3-9.
Relocated info. to pg. 3-8;
added info. from pg. 3-10.
Relocated info. to pg. 3-9.
Revised para. 3. 7.
Revised para. 3. 7; relocated
info. to pg. 3-13.
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Signature and
Date
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision
Number and Revised
Code Pages
Rev. I (cont) 3-13
3-14
3-15
4-i
4-1
4-2
4-6
4-7
4-8
4-9
4-10
4-11
4-12
4-!2a
i 4-11b
4-13
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Description of Revision Signature and
Date
Added info. from pg. 3-12;
revised para. 3. 7; added info.
from pg. 3-14.
Relocated info. to pg. 3-13;
revised para. 3. 7; relocated
info. to pg. 3-15.
Added info. from pg. 3-14.
Added para. 4.16; revised
pg. nos.
Revised para. 4.1; relocated
info. to pg. 4-2.
Added info. from pg. 4-1;
revised para. 4.3.
Added info. to para. 4.5;
relocated info. to pg. 4-7.
Added info. from pg. 4-6;
relocated info. to pg. 4-8.
Added info. from pg. 4- 7;
relocated info. to pg. 4-9.
Added info. from pg. 4-8;
relocated info. to pg. 4-10.
Added info. from pg. 4-9;
relocated info. to pg. 4-1 I.
Added info. from pg. 4- 10;
relocated info. to pg. 4-12.
Added info. from pg. 4-11;
relocated info. to pg. 4-12a.
Added pg. (added info. from
pg. 4-12).
Added pg. (added info. from
pg. 4-13).
Relocated info. to pg. 4-12b;
added info. from pg. 4-14.

PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision
Number and Revised
Code Pages
Rev. l (cont) 4-14
4-15
4-16
4-26
5-1
5-2
5-6
5-7
5-22
5-26
5-27
5-28
5-31
6-i
6-15
6-18
6-19
6-21
6-22
6-23
6-24
6-25
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Date
Relocated info. to pg. 4-13;
added info. from pg. 4-i 5;
added para. 4.16.
Relocated info. to pg. 4-I 4;
added info. from pg. 4-I 6.
Relocated info. to pg. 4-15.
Revised para. 4.51.
Revised para. 5.1; relocated
info. to pg. 5-2.
Added info. from pg. 5-1.
Revised para. 5.5.
Revised para. 5.5.
Revised Fig. 5-23.
Revised Fig. 5-31.
Revised Fig. 5-33.
Revised Fig. 5-35.
Revised Fig. 5-41.
Revised para. 6.11.
Revised para. 6.9.
Revised item I and removed
lines.
Removed lines.
Removed lines.
Revised item 53; removed
lines.
Revised item 71; removed
lines.
Revised item 77; removed
lines.
Revised item 91; removed
lines.
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PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision
Number and Revised
Code Pages
Rev. I (cont) 6-26
6-27
6-31
6-33
6-34
6-35
6-37
6-38
6-39
6-45
6-46
6-47
6-48
7-i
7-10
7-14
7-35
8-10
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Date
' Added para. 6.11 (g) from
pg. 6-27; added new item 113.
Revised para. 6.11 (h) to 6.11
(g) and relocated to pg. 6-26;
revised para. 6.11 (g) to 6.11
(h); renumbered existing
items 113 and 115 to 121 and
123; added new items I 15 and
ll7.
Revised item 165.
Revised items 173 and 175.
Added item 176; relocated
item 187 to pg. 6-35.
Added item 187 from pg.
6-34.
Added new item 212; re-
located item 219 to pg. 6-38.
Added item 219 from pg.
6-37.
Revised item 231.
Revised item 281.
Added new item 282; re-
located item 289 to pg. 6-47.
Added item 289 from pg.
6-46.
Deleted item 353; revised
items 355 and 361.
Added para. 7.39.
Revised Fig. 7- 7.
W°"cl.
Revised para. 7.15.
Added pg. (added para. 7.39). Ward Evans
Revised para. 8.17. Dec.
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PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision
Number and Revised
Code Pages
Rev. 2 6-46
761 662
(PR790413) 6-47
7-i
7-33
7-34
7-35
7-36
Rev. 3
1-9
761 662 2-2
(PR790914) 2-7, 2-8,
2-9, 2-10
3-6
3-7
3-8
3-13
3-18
4-6
4-11
4-12
5-2
5-3, 5-5,
5-6, 5-7
5-9
5-15
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Description of Revision Signature
and
Date
Revised item 283; added item
284; relocated item 287 to pg.
6-47.
Added item 287 from pg.
6-46.
Revised para. 7.37 & 7.39 pg.
nos.
Revised para. 7.35.
Revised para. 7.35; relocated
para. 7.37 to pg. 7-36.
Added para. 7.35 info.; re-
located para. 7.39 to pg. 7-36.
WOAJ.
Added pg. (added para. 7.37
from pg. 7-34 & para. 7.39 Ward Evans
from pg. 7-35). April
13, 1979
Added Demo. X-Wind.
Revised para. 2.3.
Revised para. 2.27.
Added info.
Replaced abbreviations with
words.
Added word to title.
Revised procedure.
Revised para. 3. 15.
Revised Caution.
Added info. from pg. 4- 12.
Relocated info. to pg. 4-1 l.
Added Warning.
Revised para. 5.5 (a), (c), (d),
(e), (t) and (g).
Revised List of Figures.
Revised Fig. 5-9.
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision
Number and Revised
Code Pages
Rev. 3(cont) 5-24
thru
5-3!
6-i, 6-2
6-3
6-4
6-5
6-18
6-24
6-26
6-27
6-30
6-31
6-32
6-34
6-35
6-36
6-37
6-38
6-39
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Date
Revised Figs. 5-27 thru
; 5-41.
Revised para. 6.1.
Added Caution. Moved info.
to pg. 6-4.
Relocated info. from pg. 6-3.
Moved info. to pg. 6-5.
Relocated info. from pg. 6-4.
Revised items 1, 3 and 5.
Revised item 77.
Revised item 113.
Revised items II5 and 121.
Relocated item 159 from pg.
6-31.
Relocated item 159 to pg.
6-30; added item 167 from
pg. 6-32.
Added item 170.
Added item 178.
Revised items 191 and 193.
Added item 206; revised item
207; relocated item 209.
Revised, relocated item 209
from pg. 6-36; changed item
213 to 214; added new 213;
relocated items 215 and 217
to pg. 6-38.
Changed item 215 to 216,
relocated from pg. 6-37;
added new 216; relocated
item 217 from pg. 6-37;
relocated items 221 and 223
to pg. 6-39.
Relocated items 221 and 223
from pg. 6-38; added item
224; relocated items 225
thru 235 to pg. 6-40.

PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision
N
umber and
Revised
Code Pages
R
ev. 3(cont)
6-40
6-41
6-4la
6-4Ib
6-47
6-48
7-9
7-11
7-2S
7-26
7-28
10-2
1-2
Rev. 4
1-4
761 662 2-3
(PR800301) 2-4
2-5
2-6
2-10
3-ii
3-21
3-22
5-23
S-24
S-32
6-9
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Description of Revision Signature
and
Date
Relocated items 22S thru 23S
from pg. 6-39; added items
230 and 234; relocated items
237 thru 243 to pg. 6-41.
Relocated items 237 thru 243
from pg. 6-40; added item
242; relocated items 245 thru
251 to pg. 6-4la.
New page; relocated items
24S thru 251 from pg. 6-41.
New page.
Revised item 291.
Revised item 35S.
Revised para. 7.9.
Revised Figure 7-9.
Revised para. 7.23.
Wc,J.
Revised Figure 7-25.
Revised Figure 7-27.
Ward Evans
Revised para. 10.3 (h). Sept. 14, 1979
Revised Figure 1-1.
Revised para. I. 7, 1.9 and I.I I.
Revised para. 2.7
Revised para. 2.11.
Revised para. 2.13.
Revised para. 2.23.
Added serial number effectivity
Added para. 3.37.
Added para. 3.37.
New page, contin. para.
3.37.
Revised Figure S-2S.
Revised Figure 5-27.
Revised Figure S-43.
Moved revised Figure 6-9
to pg. 6-10.
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision
Number and
Revised
Code Pages
Rev. 4(cont) I 6-IO
! i
!
i
I
6-lOa I
6-IOb
6-12
6-15
6-28
6-41
6-4la
6-4lb
7-i
7-3
7-4
7-26
7-27
7-37
8-11
8-1 la
8-llb
9-i
9-23
I
thru
9-26
9-27
thru
9-30
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and
Date
Added revised Figure 6-9;
moved revised Figure 6-11
to pg. 6-I0a.
New page; added revised
Figure 6-11.
New page.
Revised Figure 6-15.
Revised sample problem.
Added item 125.
Added items 238 & 240;
moved items 241, 242 and
243 to pg. 6-41a.
Relocated items 241, 242,
243; moved items 249 and
251 to pg. 6-41b.
Relocated items 249 and
251.
Added para. 7.41.
Revised Figure 7-1.
Revised Figure 7-3.
Revised Figure 7-25.
Revised para 7.23
New page; added para. 7.41.
Revised para. 8.19, and
para. 8-21.
New page; cont. revised
para. 8.21.
New page; cont. revised
para. 8.21
Added Supplements 4 and 5.
Added pages (Supplement 4).
Added pages (Supplement 5). u)~.l
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PILOT'S OPERA TING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision
Number and Revised
Code Pages
'
Rev. 5 Title
761 662 Publ.
(PR800926)
2-9
2-10
4-9
4-11
4-18
4-23
5-5
5-7
5-23
6-1
6-4
6-6
6-22
6-26
6-26a
6-26b
6-27
6-28
6-28a
6-28b
6-2C,
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Description of Revision Signature and
Date
Revised title pg.
Revised Warning.
Revised Takeoff and Landing
checklists: relocated placard
to pg. 2-10.
Added placard from pg. 2-9.
Revised Before Takeoff
checklist.
Revised Approach and Landing
Revised para. 4.27.
Revised para. 4.37.
Revised item 5.5 (c).
Revised items 5.5 (e), (f) and (g)
Revised Figure 5-25.
Revised pg. nos.
Revised Figure 6-3.
Revised Figure 6-5.
Added items 59 and 61.
Added item 104: relocated
item to pg. 6-26a.
Added pg. (added items from
pgs. 6-26 and 6-27).
Added pg.
Relocated items to pg. 6-26a;
added item from pg. 6-28.
Relocated item to pg. 6-27.
Added pg.
Added pg. (added items from
pg. 6-29: added item 138: re-
vised item no.).
Relocated items to pg. 6-28b;
revised item no.: added items
142, 143 and 144.
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision
Number and
Revised
Code Pages
Rev. 5(cont) 6-35
6-36
6-36a,
6-36b,
6-36c
6-36d
6-37,
6-38,
6-39
6-40
6-41
6-41a
6-4lb
6-42
6-44
6-45
6-48
6-49
6-50
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Revised item no.
Relocated items to pg. 6-36d;
added items 193 and 194.
Added pgs. (added items
200 thru 212).
Added pg. (added renumbered
items from pg. 6-36).
Renumbered items.
Renumbered items; added item!
229 and 230; relocated items
to pg. 6-41.
Added items from pg. 6-40; re-
numbered items; relocated item
to pg. 6-4Ia.
Added item from pg. 6-41;
renumbered items; added
items 243 and 245; relocated
items to pg. 6-41b.
Added items from pg. 6-41a;
renumbered item; relocated
item to pg. 6-42.
Added item from pg. 6-41b.
Added item 277 from pg. 6-45.
Relocated item to pg. 6-44; re-
numbered item; added item
281.
Added item 353.
Renumbered and relocated
item to pg. 6-50; added new
item 375.
Renumbered items; relocated
info. to pg. 6-51; added item
from pg. 6-49; added new
items 377 and 379.

PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision
Number and Revised
Code Pages
Rev. 5(cont)
6-51
7-18
7-20
7-26
7-30,
7-31
8-9
9-i
9-31
thru
9-36
9-37
thru
9-40
9-41
thru
9-52
9-53,
9-54
9-55
thru
9-60
9-61
thru
9-66
9-67
thru
9-72
9-73
thru
9-76
Rev. 6
2-3
761 662 2-4
(PR801 I 19)
2-5
6-24
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Description of Revision Signature
and
Date
Added pg. (added info. from
pg. 6-50).
Revised Figure 7-17.
Revised Figure 7-19.
Revised Figure 7-25.
Revised para. 7.27.
Revised Figure 8-9.
Added Supplements 6 thru 13.
Added Supplement 6
(Air Conditioning).
Added Supplement 7
(Century 21 Autopilot).
Added Supplement 8
(Century 41 Autopilot).
Added Supplement 9
(Control Wheel Clock).
Added Supplement IO
(WeatherScout II Radar).
Added Supplement 11
(RDR-160 Radar).
Added Supplement 12
(RDR-160/ IN-2026A Radar).
Added Supplement 13
weal\!
(Color WeatherScout II Radar). Ward Evans
Sept. 26. 1980
Revised para. 2.7.
Revised para. 2.9: moved
wcwt
para. 2.11 to pg. 2-5.
Relocated para. 2.11 from pg. 2-4
W;ird Evans
Deleted items 79 and 81
Nov. 19. 1980
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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision
Number and Revised
Codes Pages
Rev. 7 2-4
761 662 3-i. ~ii
(PR8l0I05) i
3-5
3-7
3-8
3-9
3-10
3-lOa
3-IOb
3-13 ,
3-15
3-16
3-17
3-19
3-20
3-21
3-22
3-23
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Revised 2.9 (c).
IChanged page numbers.
, Revised Air Start
(Unfeathering Procedure).
Revised Electrical Failures.
Moved info. to pg. 3- IOa;
cont. Electrical Failure.
Moved info. to pg. 3-l0b;
cont. Electrical Failure.
Cont. Electrical Failure.
New page; relocated info.
from pg. 3-8.
New page; relocated info.
from pg. 3-9.
Revised engine failure during
takeoff (75 KIAS and above).
Revised Air Start
(Unfeathering Procedure).
Moved para. 3.11 to pg. 3-17;
cont. Air Start.
Relocated para. 3.11 from
pg. 3-16.
Revised para. 3.23.
Moved para. 3.25 and para.
3.27 to pg. 3-22; cont. para.
3.23 revision.
Moved para. 3.29, 3.31, 3.33
and 3.35 to pg. 3-23 and para.
3.35 and 3.37 to pg. 3-24;
cont. para. 3.23 revision.
Relocated para. 3.25 from
pg. 3-20; moved part of para.
3.37 to pg. 3-24.
New page; relocated para.
3.29, 3.31 and 3.35 from pg.
3-21.

PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LOG OF REVISIONS (cont)
Revision
Number and Revised
Codes Pages
Rev. 7(cont) 3-24
6-34
6-35
6-36
7-16
7-17
7-19
7-21
9-77
Rev. 8
3-3
761 662 3-13
(PR810410) 4-i
4-18
4-19
5-23
6-25
6-26
6-34
6-39
thru
6-42
6-49
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Description of Revision Signature and
Date
New page; relocated para.
3.37 from pg. 3-21 and 3-22.
Added item 180; moved item
185 to pg. 6-35.
Relocated item 185 from rg.
6-35; moved items 191 and
192 to pg. 6-36.
Relocated items 191 and 192
from pg. 6-36.
Revised para. 7.17.
Revised Figure 7-15. lJJ_C_
~
Cont. para. 7 .17 revision.
Deleted info. Ward Evans
Added info.
Jan. 5, 1981
Revised Warning.
Added Warning.
Changed pg. no. for para.
4.27.
Revised para. 4.27; moved
para. 4.29 to pg. 4-19.
Relocated para. 4.29 from
pg. 4-18.
Revised fig. 5-25.
Revised items 99 and IO I.
Revised items 103 and 104.
Revised item 178.
Added new item 228; moved
and renumbered items 228
thru 252; revised new item
244.
Revised item 375.
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Revision
Number and Revised
Codes Pages
Rev. 8(cont) 6-50
i
7-i)
'
7-20
9-25
9-41
Rev. 9
1-5
761 662
2-9
(PR8I0724) 3-2
3-12
4-4
4-5
4-9
4-11
4-12b
4-13
4-14
4-15
4-17
4-18
4-19
4-20
4-23
4-24
4-25
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Revised items 377 and 379.
Revised fig. 7-15.
lJo,•~l 5..-n,.
Revised fig. 7-I9.
Revised Sec. 4 (b) (8) a and b. Ward Evans
Revised Sec. 2 (c). April
IO, 1981
Revised para. I.I3.
Revised check list.
Revised procedure.
Revised procedure.
Relocated info. from pg. 4-5.
Moved info. to pg. 4-4;
revised procedure.
Revised procedure.
Revised procedure.
Revised Caution.
Added Note; moved para.
4.15 to pg. 4-14.
Relocated para. 4.15; moved
info. to pg. 4-15.
Relocated info. from pg. 4-14.
Relocated info. from pg. 4-18.
Moved info. to pg. 4-17;
added Note; moved info. to
pg. 4-19.
Relocated info. from pg. 4-18;
moved info. to pg. 4-20.
Relocated info. from pg. 4-19.
Revised para. 4.37; moved
info. to 4-24.
Relocated info. from pg. 4-23;
moved info. to pg. 4-25.
Relocated info. from pg. 4-24;
moved para. 4.47 to pg. 4-26.