Piper SENECA III - General Loading Recommendations

PlPER AIRCRAFT
CORPORATION
SECTION
6
PA-34-220T,
SENECA
Ill
WEIGHT
AND
BALANCE
6.7
GENERAL
LOADING
RECOMMENDATIONS
The
following general
loading
recommendation
is
intended
only
as a
guide.
The
charts,
graphs,
instructions
and
plotter
should
be
checked
to
assure
the
airplane
is
within
the
allowable
weight
vs.
center
of
gravity
envelope.
(a)
Pilot
Only
Load
rear
baggage
compartment to
capacity
first.
Without
aft
baggage,
fuel
load
may
be
limited
by
forward
envelope
for
some
combinations
of
optional
equipment.
(b)
2
Occupants
-
Pilot
and
Passenger
in Front
Load
rear
baggage
compartment
to
capacity
first.
Without
aft
baggage,
fuel load
may
be
limited by
forward
envelope
for
some
combinations
of optional
equipment.
(c)
3
Occupants
-
2
in front, 1
in
middle
Load
rear
baggage
compartment
to
capacity first. Baggage
in
nose
inay
be
limited
by
forward
envelope.
Without
aft
baggage,
fuel
may
be
limited by
forward
envelope
for
some
combinations
of optional
equipment.
(d)
4
Occupants
-
2
in
front,
2
in
middle
Load
rear
baggage
compartment
to
capacity
first.
Baggage
in
nose
may
be
limited by
forward
envelope.
Without aft baggage, fuel
may
be
limited by
forward
envelope
for
some
combinations of
optional
equipment.
(e)
5 Occupants
-
2
in
front,
2
in
middle,
1
in
rear
Investigation
is
required
to
determine
optimum
location
for
baggage.
(f)
5
Occupants
-
1
in
front,
2
in
middle,
2
in
rear
Load
forward
baggage
to
capacity
first. Rear
baggage
and
or
fuel
load
may
be
limited by
aft
envelope,
(g)
6
Occupants
-
2
in front,
2
in
middle,
2
in
rear
With
six
occupants
fuel
and/
or
baggage
may
be
limited
by envelope
load
forward
baggage
compartment
to
capacity
first.
ISSUED:
JANUARY
8,
1981
REPORT: VB-1110
REVISED:
FEBRUARY 25,
1982
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