Index

A adverse-loaded CG checks .............................................7-6

aft adverse-load CG check .............................................7-7

aircraft category .............................................................4-3

aircraft certificatio ........................................................4-3

aircraft classificatio ......................................................4-3

airplanes .........................................................................4-5

airships ...........................................................................4-5

airworthiness certificat ......................................... 4-4, 4-8

alteration ................................................................ 7-1, 7-5

amateur-built aircraft ...................................... 4-3, 4-6, 4-8

amateur-built LSA .........................................................4-1

arm ................................................................ 2-2, 7-5, 10-5

B balance ...........................................................................1-4

control.........................................................................1-4

ballast ............................................................ 3-4, 7-7, 10-7

balloon............................................................. 1-5, 1-6, 4-5

basic empty weight ................................................ 5-2, 6-2

basic weight and balance equation .................................2-4

C cargo.............................................................................9-18

center of gravity ............................. 2-2, 3-1, 5-1, 9-1, 10-1

change.........................................................................7-1

configuratio .............................................................9-18

determining....................................................... 3-5, 10-4

determining changes .................................................. 9-6

determining lateral CG of a helicopter .....................10-5

determining the loaded CG.........................................9-3

limits envelope ...........................................................5-4

range ...........................................................................2-6

range chart ................................................................2-10

certificates and document .............................................4-8

chart method........................................................... 6-2, 6-3

Civil Aeronautical Administration.................................2-6

civil air regulations ................................................ 2-6, 3-4

commuter category.........................................................9-1

commuter category airplanes .......................................9-12

comprehensive equipment list......................................2-10

computer ......................................................................10-1

consensus standard ........................................................ 4-3

cyclic control................................................................. 8-1

D data pertinent to all model..............................................2-6

datum..............................................................................3-7

aft of the main wheels ................................................3-7

forward of the airplane ...............................................3-6

dedicated electronic flight compute ............................10-3

determining cargo pallet loads ...................................... 9-9

determining new balance point ......................................2-3

determining weight ......................................................10-6

documenting changes .....................................................9-3

draining the fuel .............................................................3-4

E

E6-B flight compute ........................................... 10-1,10-2

effects of weight .............................................................1-3

electronic calculator .....................................................10-2

electronic load cells........................................................3-2

empty weight..................................................................9-2

empty weight center of gravity ........ 3-2, 6-2, 7-6, 8-3, 9-2

empty weight CG range .................................................2-6

equipment for weighing .................................................3-2

equipment list .................................................. 3-4, 5-2, 7-2

EWCG formulas.............................................................3-6

experimental airworthiness certificat ...........................4-6

extensive repair ..............................................................3-2

F

FAA designee.................................................................4-4

finding balance poin ......................................................2-3

fixed-wing airplan ........................................................1-5

fleet operating empty weights (FOEW ........................ 9-5

floor loading limit .........................................................9-9

forward adverse-load CG check.....................................7-7

fuel capacity ...................................................................2-6

fuel dump .....................................................................9-12

G gliders..................................................................... 4-1, 4-5

H helicopter................................................................ 1-5, 8-1

I initial weight ..................................................................9-2

J jacking the aircraft .........................................................3-5

jacks ...............................................................................3-5

K kit-built aircraft ..............................................................4-6

L landing gear shock struts................................................3-5

landing weight..............................................................9-10

large aircraft ...................................................................9-1

lateral balance ........................................................ 1-4, 8-2

lateral CG .......................................................................8-3

lateral level .....................................................................3-5

law of the lever....................................................... 2-1, 2-2

leading edge ...................................................................3-8

leading edge mean aerodynamic chord (LEMAC) 7-6, 9-2

leveling the aircraft ........................................................3-5

lift ...................................................................................1-2

light aircraft....................................................................1-5

lighter-than-air aircraft ........................................... 4-1, 4-5

light sport aircraft (LSA) .........................4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-6

light-sport category ................................................ 4-3, 4-4

light-sport eligible kit.....................................................4-3

load cell scales ...............................................................3-2

loaded CG ......................................................................6-2

of a helicopter .............................................................8-3

loaded weight .................................................................6-3

loading graph method ....................................................5-4

locating balance point. ........................................... 2-2, 2-3

location of CG ................................................................3-8

longitudinal CG..............................................................8-3

M major alteration ...................................................... 3-2, 7-3 maximum baggage .........................................................2-6 maximum gross weight ..................................................1-6 maximum weights ..........................................................2-6 mean aerodynamic chord ................................ 2-5, 3-1, 3-8 modifying the cargo .......................................................9-6 moment ........................................................... 2-2, 5-4, 7-5 index ...................................................5-4, 7-5, 9-2, 10-5

• manual computational method .......................................5-2
• manufacturer-furnished information ............................2-10
• maximum amount of payload ......................................9-10

limits ...........................................................................6-3

multiengine aircraft ........................................................6-1

N nosewheel airplane with datum ahead of the main wheels ..........................................................................10-4

nosewheel airplane with datum behind the main wheels ..........................................................................10-4

nosewheel landing gear .......................................... 3-6, 3-7

number of seats ..............................................................2-6

O offloading carg .............................................................9-6

offloading passenger .....................................................8-3

oil ...................................................................................3-4

capacity.......................................................................2-6

onboard aircraft weighing system ..................................9-5

operational empty weight (OEW) ..................................9-5

other fluid .....................................................................3-5

overloading ....................................................................1-3

P passengers ....................................................................9-16

percent mean aerodynamic chord (MAC)...... 6-3, 7-6, 9-3, 10-5

permanent ballast ...........................................................7-8

pilot in command ...........................................................3-2

pilot’s operating handbook ..........................................2-10

platform scales ...............................................................3-2

powered parachute .............1-5, 1-6, 4-1, 4-3, 4-5, 4-6, 4-8

preflight plannin ...........................................................5-2

R ramp wheel scales ..........................................................3-2

reestablishing the OEW .................................................9-5

registration certificat .....................................................4-8

repair ............................................................... 7-1, 7-3, 7-5

S safety ...................................................................... 3-2, 3-5

scale preparation ............................................................3-3

shifting cargo .................................................................9-8

shifting the balance point ...............................................2-4

shifting weight ..................................................... 2-4, 10-6

single-engine aircraft .....................................................5-1

solution by chart.............................................................2-4 special airworthiness certificat ............................. 4-4, 4-6

special light-sport aircraft (SLSA) .................................4-5

stability...........................................................................1-4

standard airworthiness certificat ...................................4-4

standard weights.............................................................3-4

statement of compliance ........................................ 4-3, 4-5

stress panels ...................................................................3-5

stress plates ....................................................................3-5

Swept-wing airplanes .....................................................1-5

T tailwheel airplane with datum ahead of the main ........10-4

tailwheel airplane with datum behind the main ...........10-4

tailwheel landing gear ....................................................3-7

temperatures change.......................................................3-4

temporary ballast............................................................7-8

formula .......................................................................7-8

total weight.....................................................................9-2

trailing edge ...................................................................3-8

trim setting .....................................................................9-6

twin-engine airplane.......................................................6-1

type certificate data sheet .......................2-6, 3-8, 5-2, 7-6

typical placard ................................................................7-7

U using fuel........................................................................8-3

W weighing aircraft ............................................................3-2

weighing procedures ......................................................9-2

weight.............................................................................1-2

changes ............................................................... 1-3, 7-5

envelope......................................................................6-3

procedures ..................................................................3-3

weight and balance.......................................... 4-6, 4-8, 6-1

computations ..............................................................4-8

control................................................................. 1-2, 3-2

problems ...................................................................10-4

records ........................................................................3-2

record ..........................................................................7-3

theory ..........................................................................2-2

weight and loading sheet................................................4-8

weight and moment indexes...........................................6-3

weights .........................................................................10-5

weight-shift control (WSC).................................... 4-1, 4-6

weight-shift control aircraft ............................ 1-5, 4-5, 4-6

wheels ..........................................................................10-4