Please could someone explain what the difference is between a Flight Manual and Pilot's Operating Handbook?
I was once told that the
Pilot Operating Handbook, or older term
Owners Manual, was published by the vendor to document the general operating conditions for an aircraft, independent on a specific use of the aircraft, while a
Flight Manual refers to the special use of an aircraft in certain conditions, i.e. if used in commercial ops or in a specific airspace. As far as I understood, the most prominent difference you can see is that SOP will be found in FM, but not in POH. Whether reality always follows theory? I somehow doubt nowadays.