TM 1-1510-225-10 8-1 CHAPTER 8 NORMAL PROCEDURES  R Section I.  MISSION PLANNING 8-1.  MISSION PLANNING. Mission   planning   begins   when   the   mission   is assigned  and  extends  to  the  preflight  check  of  the aircraft.    It  includes,  but  is  not  limited  to,  checks  of operating  limits  and  restrictions;  weight/balance  and loading;   performance;   publications;   flight   plan;   and crew/passenger briefings. 8-2.  OPERATING LIMITS AND RESTRICTIONS. The minimum, maximum, normal, and cautionary operational ranges represent careful aerodynamic and structural calculations, substantiated by flight test data. These limitations must be adhered to during all phases of  the  mission.    Refer  to  Chapter 5,  Operating  Limits And Restrictions, for detailed information. 8-3.  WEIGHT/BALANCE AND LOADING. The    aircraft    must    be    loaded,    cargo    and passengers secured, and weight and balance  verified per Chapter 6, Weight/Balance and Loading. 8-4.  PERFORMANCE. Refer    to    Chapter    7,    Performance    Data,    to determine  the  capability  of  the  aircraft  for  the  entire mission.    Consideration  must  be  given  to  changes  in performance     resulting     from     variation     in     loads, temperatures, and pressure altitudes. 8-5.  FLIGHT PLAN. A  flight  plan  must  be  completed  and  filed  per AR 95-1, DoD FLIP, and local regulations. 8-6.  CREW AND PASSENGER BRIEFINGS. A crew/passenger briefing must be conducted for a   thorough   understanding   of   individual   and   team responsibilities.  The briefing should include, but not be limited to, copilot and ground crew responsibilities and the  coordination  necessary  to  complete  the  mission most efficiently.  A review of visual signals is desirable when   ground   guides   do   not   have   a   direct   voice communications link with the crew.  Refer to Section VI for crew and passenger briefings. Section II.  OPERATING PROCEDURES AND MANEUVERS 8-7.  OPERATING PROCEDURES AND MANEUVERS. This  section  deals  with  normal  procedures  and includes   all   steps   necessary   for   safe   and   efficient operation of the aircraft from the time a preflight begins until  the  flight  is  completed  and  the  aircraft  is  parked and secured.  Unique feel, characteristics, and reaction of the aircraft during various phases of operation and the   techniques   and   procedures   used   for    taxiing, takeoff, climb, etc., are described, including precautions  to  be  observed.    Only  the  duties  of  the minimum  crew  necessary  for  the  actual  operation  of the aircraft are included. 8-8.  ADDITIONAL DATA. Procedures    specifically    related    to    instrument flight  that  are  different  from  normal  procedures  are covered  in  this  section  following  normal  procedures. Descriptions  of  functions,  operations,  and  effects  of controls are covered in Section IV, Flight Characteristics,  and  are  repeated  in  this  section  only when  required  for  emphasis.    Checks  that  must  be made  under  adverse  environmental  conditions,  such as  desert  and  cold  weather  operations,  supplement normal   procedures   checks   in   this   section   and   are covered in Section V, Adverse Environmental Conditions.    Additional  crew  duties  are  covered  as necessary in Section VI, Crew Duties. 8-9.  CHECKLIST. Normal    procedures    are    given    primarily    in checklist   form   and   are   amplified   as   necessary   in accompanying    paragraph    form    when    a    detailed description of a procedure or maneuver is required.  A condensed version of the amplified checklist, omitting all explanatory text, is contained in the Operator's and Crewmember's   Checklist,   TM   1-1510-225-CL.      To provide  for  easier  cross  referencing,  the  procedural steps  in  the  checklist  are  numbered  to  coincide  with the correspondingly numbered steps in this manual.