Flight Manuals and Other Documents  Chapter 9  Introduction  Airplane Flight Manuals (AFM)  Each aircraft comes with documentation and a set of manuals  with which a pilot must be familiar in order to fly that aircraft.  This chapter covers airplane flight manuals (AFM), the  pilot’s operating handbook (POH), and aircraft documents  pertaining to ownership, airworthiness, maintenance, and  operations with inoperative equipment. Knowledge of these  required documents and manuals is essential for a pilot to  conduct a safe flight.  Flight manuals and operating handbooks are concise reference  books that provide specific information about a particular  aircraft or subject. They contain basic facts, information,  and/or instructions for the pilot about the operation of an  aircraft, flying techniques, etc., and are intended to be kept  on hand for ready reference. 