Weight and Balance

What to read

1. Concepts Where a sign error becomes an airworthiness problem 8 sections
   Sections of Concepts

   1. §1 Datum is arbitrary, and that is not a problem
   2. §2 An arm forward of datum is negative, and the arithmetic will not tell you
   3. §3 Forward and aft limits fail differently, and knowing which is which is a check
   4. §4 Most of this unit's skills are paperwork, and that is deliberate
   5. §5 Jacking: this unit teaches it, Airframe assesses it
   6. §6 Tare, and other ways a weighing goes wrong
   7. §7 What consumes this unit
   8. License
2. Procedures The weight and balance calculations 11 sections
   Sections of Procedures

   1. Proc. 1 Find the aircraft's weight and balance information (S11, S12, S13)
   2. Proc. 2 Compute a moment (S9)
   3. Proc. 3 Compute empty weight and empty weight CG (S8, with S10)
   4. Proc. 4 Perform a weight and balance calculation (S2)
   5. Proc. 5 Weight shift (S3, S15)
   6. Proc. 6 Ballast (S3, K9)
   7. Proc. 7 Compute forward and aft loaded CG limits (S6, S16)
   8. Proc. 8 Check scales for calibration (S4)
   9. Proc. 9 Record a weight and balance change (S7, S14, S17)
   10. The checks, collected
   11. License
3. Quick reference Weight and Balance 3 sections
   Sections of Quick reference

   1. The operative sources
   2. The relationships
   3. License