To: Prune Fan #1
To Lu: If there is a page in an AFM which is neither numbered nor FAA-approved, then it doesn't exist...officially. You are free to ignore it at your whim or peril.
This same information is included in the CAA POHs for the Robinson helicopters and is mandatory which places operational restrictions on the pilots. If what you say is true then the American pilots place themselves and their machines in jeopardy by ignoring the instructions on the un-numbered page. It is my personal opinion that the reason the FAA did not make it mandatory was to do so would have placed them in an embarrassing position for granting certification.
