Reims Cessna Manuals: Model, Serial, Engine and Publication Applicability
A Reims aircraft needs document evidence that explicitly matches its model and configuration. Similarity to a U.S. Cessna is not enough to establish handbook applicability, numerical operating limits or a maintenance procedure. The document research should begin with the legal identity and installed equipment.
Certification and operating documents answer different questions
The A13EU reference explains the type-certificate context for Reims model identity. That is distinct from finding the correct aircraft operating document and its applicable supplements. A citation describing a manual is not necessarily a verified copy of the manual itself.
F, FA and FRA distinctions
The serial-identification guide helps separate the standard and Aerobat model relationships. In the FRA150 context, the O-240 engine reference and BRM propeller application introduce configuration evidence that must not be replaced by O-200-powered FA150 assumptions.
A publication with a broad Cessna family title still needs an explicit effectivity check. Preserve exact model, serial and equipment qualifications when selecting the material. A missing numerical limit in the current site is a research gap, not permission to borrow a U.S. value.
Service-manual revisions and source copies
The D2064 service-manual reference describes recorded revision layers and structural inspection research for the 152 family. The source catalog lists publication identifiers and aircraft context. Check the edition stated in the manual you intend to use.
A useful document request
For an individual aircraft, assemble the operating documents, supplements, equipment records and applicable maintenance publications. Record which edition and effectivity support each technical conclusion. Check the manual’s page and amendment lists.
The purpose is to make the next research step precise while retaining the aircraft's French-built identity and configuration boundaries.
Keep publication identity separate from aircraft identity
A manual title can name several models without establishing that every procedure or table applies to every listed aircraft. Preserve the page or section effectivity and the applicable revision when recording a technical conclusion. That additional specificity is particularly valuable for Reims research, where broad family similarities otherwise make it tempting to fill a missing limit with a familiar U.S. figure.
Choosing a Reims publication also requires understanding the A13EU certification relationship and any modification approval. The FRA150 development branch explains why an ordinary U.S. Aerobat handbook cannot fill its missing numerical evidence.
An authority report supplies a specific manual trail
New Zealand CAA's TAR 96/09 Revision 1, dated 12 March 2019, identifies separate FRA150L and FRA150M flight manuals. The examples below retain the report's stated serial notation and publication identifiers. They identify research targets, not complete current manuals or approval of an individual installation.
| Model | Publication | Report serial notation | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA150L | D1015-13GB | 0121 on | CAA approved as AIR 2191; SGAC-approved flight manual as described in report | [1] |
| FRA150M | D1056-13GB | 0262 on | CAA accepted as AIR 2274; SGAC-approved flight manual as described in report | [1] |
The report itself limits its information to its issue date. Its section 2 certificate identifier conflicts with its summary and section 4; confirm the identifier against the controlling type approval. Consult the relevant State-of-Design material for certification particulars.
For later standard French aircraft, the F152 model guide retains the handbook-family relationship covering 1986 serials. A familiar 1985 U.S. publication-family label alone can therefore hide relevant Reims effectivity; use the recorded serial coverage with the exact document.
Compare the document role as well as the model name
A publication's title can identify a useful reading reference without establishing that the copy is the approved operating document for the aircraft. The POH, AFM and information-manual guide separates those roles and explains how supplements relate to installed changes. Preserve the complete French designation and serial effectivity when reviewing a manual set.
The FRA150L versus FRA150M comparison demonstrates why the distinction matters: D1015-13GB and D1056-13GB describe separate approved flight-manual applications. A similar airframe appearance does not permit one manual's limitations or performance to be assigned to the other model.