Mooney M20K - Leveling; Weight and Balance

MOONEY
AIRCRAFT
CORPORATION
M20K
SERYICE
AND
MAINTENANCE
MANUAL
NOTE
8-00-00
-LEVELING
See
Pilot’s
Operating
Handbook
for
Weight
and
Place
a
spirit
level
on
the
skin
splice
or
leveling
screws
Balance
reference
data.
above
the
tailcone
access
door
when
leveling
the
aircraft
longitudinally,
Level
the
aircraft
by
increasing
or
3.
Ground
aircraft
and
drain
fuel
tanks
per
Section
decreasing
air
pressure
in
the
nose
wheel
tire.
Front
12-10-02,
2.
seats
must
be
in
the
full
forward
position
when
weigh-
4~
Add
unusable
fuel to
each
tank,
(see
applicable
ing,
(Use
skin
splice
S/N
25-0002
thru
25-0246
and
Pilot’s
Operating
Handbook
for
aircraft
being
serviced
leveling
screws
S/N
25-0001,
25-0247
8(
ON.)
for
proper
quantity
of
unusable
fuel),
(See
Figure
8-2.)
5.
Fill
oil
to
capacity
(8
quarts).
8-00-01
WEIGHT
AND
BALANCE
6.
Position a
2000-pound
capacity
scale
under
each
of
the
three
wheels.
To
weigh
the
aircraft
select
a
level
and
draft
free
work
7.
Level
aircraft
as
described
in
Section
8-00-00
and
area,
then:
center
nose
wheel.
1.
Check
for
Installation
of
all
equipment
as
listed
in
8~
Weigh
the
aircraft.
the
Weight
and
Balance
Record.
9.
Find
reference
point
by
dropping
a
plumb-bob
2.
Charlie
Weight
Installation.
The
aircraft
as
from
center
of
nose
gear
trunion
(retracting
pivot
axis)
delivered
from
the
factory
has
the
correct
ballast
added
to
the
floor.
Mark
the
point
of
intersection.
(if
any)
to
compensate
for
installed
equipment.
If
addi-
r0.
Locate
centerline
of
the
main
wheel
axles
in
the
tion
or
deletion
of
equipment
at
a
future
time
affect
the
same
manner.
weight
and
balance
of
the
aircraft
sufficiently
to
require
11.
Measure
the
horizontal
distance
from
the
refer-
ballast
the
proper
Charlie
Weight
Installation
shown
ence
point
to
main
wheel
axle
center
line,
Measure
(Figure
8-1)
is
to
be
used.
horizontal
distance
from
center
line
of
nose
wheel
axle
to
center
line
of
main
wheel
axles.
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501
503
s/
f
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1
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CHARLIE
WEIGHT
INSTAUATION
FIGURE
8
1
8-00-00
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