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Flying creatures can usually fly while encumbered in pathfinder.
Flying MOUNTS though have to stick to light loads...
Pathfinder kept the "Flying mounts can't fly in medium or heavy barding." line in the equipment chapter. And then in the "Encumbrance by Weight" section...
...A medium or heavy load counts as medium or heavy armor for the purpose of abilities or skills that are restricted by armor. Carrying a light load does not encumber a character.
But while it seems seems logical quadruped capacity should only apply to when the critter is using it's four legs, the quadrupedal encumbrance boost does apply to how much can be carried mid flight as exampled by the Pegasus entry.
A light load for a pegasus is up to 300 pounds; a medium load, 301–600 pounds; and a heavy load, 601–900 pounds.
The other issue is minimum speed...
Without making a check, a flying creature can remain flying at the end of its turn so long as it moves a distance greater than half its speed.
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