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LIMITATIONS AND OPERATING PARAMETERS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The information contained in this section meets or exceeds all requirements of the FAA approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM). Both the AFM and Continental Airlines limitations are identified as “Limitations.”
The label 

designates a Continental limitation.
Flight crews are responsible for committing all information labeled
“Limitations” to memory.
Additional “Operating Parameters” have been included in this section as a convenient reference. Flight crews are expected to have a working knowledge of these “operating parameters.” Working knowledge means the ability to recall most of the operating parameters without reference to the flight manual.
GENERAL LIMITATIONS......................................................... 1 OPERATING LIMITS / PARAMETERS.............................................. 2 GROSS WEIGHT AND C.G. LIMITATIONS ...................................... 4 SYSTEM LIMITATIONS AND OPERATING PARAMETERS
Air Conditioning / Pressurization / Pneumatics............................. 7
APU............................................................................................. 8
Autopilot ...................................................................................... 9
Autothrottles .............................................................................. 10
Electrical ................................................................................... 11
Flight Controls ........................................................................... 12
Fuel........................................................................................... 14
Hydraulics / Landing Gear / Brakes............................................ 16
Ice And Rain Protection ............................................................. 18
Instrumentation / Navigation / Communication........................... 21
Miscellaneous............................................................................ 22
Oxygen...................................................................................... 23
Crew Oxygen Cylinder Pressure Required For Dispatch To

10,000 Ft Or Higher............................................................. 23
Power Plant ............................................................................... 24

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MD-80  Sec. 1 Page 1 
Flight Manual  Continental  Rev. 12/01/00  #29 
GENERAL LIMITATIONS 

1.  The MD-80 airplanes are certified in the transport category (FAR 25) and are eligible for the following types of operation when the required equipment is installed and approved in accordance with the applicable FARs.
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Visual Flight (VFR)

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Instrument Flight (IFR)

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MD-80 airplanes are Category C for instrument approaches except for circling which is category D.

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Night Flight

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Icing Conditions

2.  Minimum Flight Crew:
.  Captain and First Officer
3.  Instrument limit markings:
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Maximum and minimum limits............................... red radial line

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Precautionary ranges..................................................... yellow arc

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Normal operating ranges.................................................green arc

4.  This aircraft must be operated in compliance with the limitations contained in this section.
OPERATING LIMITS / PARAMETERS

Limitations
1.
Runway slope..........................................................+1.7 % to -2.0%

2.
Maximum operating altitude ........................................... 37,000 feet

3.
Maximum takeoff and landing altitude.............................. 8,500 feet

4.
Minimum takeoff and landing altitude ............................. -1,000 feet

5.
Maximum takeoff and landing temperatures:

Below 2,525 feet ................................................................... +50. C
From 2,525 feet to 8,500 feet......................................... STD +40. C

6.
Minimum takeoff and landing temperature............................. -54. C

7.
Maximum enroute temperature .................................... STD +35. C
　
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