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O8-20
WEIGHING and BALANCE
Procedure
The aircraft must be weighed according to the following procedure:
1. Carry out weighing procedure inside hangar
2. Remove any unnecessary objects inadvertently left on board aircraft
3. Make sure of the on-board presence of the Flight Manual or other instruments manuals
(e.g. Garmin G500)
4. Align nose wheel
5. Drain fuel
6. Oil, hydraulic fluids and coolants at operating levels
7. Move seats to most forward position
8. Flaps retracted (0°)
9. Control surfaces in neutral position
10. Position scales (min. capacity. 200 kg) under each tire
11. Level the aircraft
12. Record weights of individual scales
13. Calculate empty weight
14. Drop a plumb bob tangent to the wing’s leading edge. Trace a reference mark on floor.
15. Repeat operation on other wing.
16. Connect the two reference marks with a tense line
17. Measure distances between reference line and landing gear wheel axles
18. Recorded data allows determination of C.G. location and aircraft’s moment (see
following table)
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