8-32 Empennage Ballast (continued)
B. Installation (continued)
5. Remove paint within traced outlines on stabilizer by block sanding (to maintain
flatness). Finish sanding using 320-grit or finer wet-or-dry sandpaper, or using
approved stripper per § 20-71. Similarly, on each D301-2 weight, remove paint
from one flat surface which will clamp against stabilizer.
6. Remove tracing media. Solvent-clean bare metal on horizontal stabilizer and
weight clamping surfaces.
7. Reweigh and/or calculate basic empty weight and CG per § 8-22.
8. Revise Weight and Balance Record in R66 Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH)
Section 6 to reflect ballast installation using the following data:
Item Weight
Longitudinal
Arm
Longitudinal
Moment
Lateral
Arm
Lateral
Moment
Empennage
Ballast
3.00 lb 325.44 in. 976.32 in.-lb 4.45 in. 13.35 in.-lb
Page 8.14 Chapter 8 Weight and Balance JUL 2020
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