1.1 INTRODUCTION
This Pilot's Operating Handbook contains all the information the pilot and instructor require for
the safe and efficient operation by day and night of the AQUILA AT01-100 aircraft.
It includes all information required in accordance with JAR-VLA and additional information
considered by the manufacturer to be of value to the pilot.
This Manual consists of nine sections which cover all operational aspects of the aircraft
equipped with a Garmin G500 PFD.
Optional equipment which has been installed on request of the customer (COM, NAV, GPS and
others) is included in Section 9 "Supplements" of this Manual.
Information regarding equipment approved for installation in the AQUILA AT01-100 is provided
in Section 6 of this manual and in the approved equipment overview list in the Maintenance
Manual (Document Number MM-AT01-1020-110).
This handbook includes the material required to be furnished to the pilot by the Federal Aviation
Regulations and additional information provided by the manufacturer. It constitutes the FAA
approved airplane flight manual.
1.2 AIRCRAFT TYPE CERTIFICATION
The aircraft AQUILA AT01 is type-certified in accordance with the certification specifications of
the Joint Aviation Requirements for Very Light Aeroplanes (JAR-VLA, including the revision
VLA/92/1) by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, the National Aviation Authority of Germany.
The Type Certificate under the Type Certificate Data Sheet No. 1106 was issued on the 21st of
September 2001.
In accordance with „Certification Review Item A-01“ (15.06.2007) as a Change to the Type
Certificate of EASA.A.527, the AQUILA AT01 is certified for flights under N/VFR condition.
Category of Airworthiness: Normal
Noise Certification Basis: CS-36 (Amendment 3)
Approved for following operations: VFR by day
VFR by night
