6. AIRPLANE EMPTY WEIGHT AND
CENTRE OF GRAVITY DETERMINATION
The airplane is weighted standing on main wheels – all tyres must have the
correct size and pressure. The airplane has to be levelled for the purpose
of c.g. determination. The reference plane is defined on leading edge of
wing, where wing and fuselage connect.
All operating fluids must be filled to the normal volume and also unusable
amount of fuel must be in the fuel tanks.
The following values have to be measured: