A
adverse-loaded CG checks .............................................7-6
aft adverse-load CG check .............................................7-7
aircraft category .............................................................4-3
aircraft certificatio ........................................................4-3
aircraft classificatio ......................................................4-3
airplanes .........................................................................4-5
airships ...........................................................................4-5
airworthiness certificat ......................................... 4-4, 4-8
alteration ................................................................ 7-1, 7-5
amateur-built aircraft ...................................... 4-3, 4-6, 4-8
amateur-built LSA .........................................................4-1
arm ................................................................ 2-2, 7-5, 10-5
B
balance ...........................................................................1-4
control .........................................................................1-4
ballast ............................................................ 3-4, 7-7, 10-7
balloon ............................................................. 1-5, 1-6, 4-5
basic empty weight ................................................ 5-2, 6-2
basic weight and balance equation .................................2-4
C
cargo .............................................................................9-18
center of gravity ............................. 2-2, 3-1, 5-1, 9-1, 10-1
change .........................................................................7-1
configuratio .............................................................9-18
determining ....................................................... 3-5, 10-4
determining changes .................................................. 9-6
determining lateral CG of a helicopter .....................10-5
determining the loaded CG.........................................9-3
limits envelope ...........................................................5-4
range ...........................................................................2-6
range chart ................................................................2-10
certificates and document .............................................4-8
chart method ........................................................... 6-2, 6-3
Civil Aeronautical Administration .................................2-6
civil air regulations ................................................ 2-6, 3-4
commuter category .........................................................9-1
commuter category airplanes .......................................9-12
comprehensive equipment list ......................................2-10
computer ......................................................................10-1
consensus standard ........................................................ 4-3
cyclic control ................................................................. 8-1
D
data pertinent to all model ..............................................2-6
datum ..............................................................................3-7
aft of the main wheels ................................................3-7
forward of the airplane ...............................................3-6
dedicated electronic flight compute ............................10-3
determining cargo pallet loads ...................................... 9-9
determining new balance point ......................................2-3
determining weight ......................................................10-6
documenting changes .....................................................9-3
draining the fuel .............................................................3-4
E
E6-B flight compute ........................................... 10-1,10-2
effects of weight .............................................................1-3
electronic calculator .....................................................10-2
electronic load cells ........................................................3-2
empty weight ..................................................................9-2
empty weight center of gravity ........ 3-2, 6-2, 7-6, 8-3, 9-2
empty weight CG range .................................................2-6
equipment for weighing .................................................3-2
equipment list .................................................. 3-4, 5-2, 7-2
EWCG formulas .............................................................3-6
experimental airworthiness certificat ...........................4-6
extensive repair ..............................................................3-2
F
FAA designee .................................................................4-4
finding balance poin ......................................................2-3
fixed-wing airplan ........................................................1-5
fleet operating empty weights (FOEW ........................ 9-5
floor loading limit .........................................................9-9
forward adverse-load CG check .....................................7-7
fuel capacity ...................................................................2-6
fuel dump .....................................................................9-12
Index
G
gliders ..................................................................... 4-1, 4-5
H
helicopter ................................................................ 1-5, 8-1
I
initial weight ..................................................................9-2
J
jacking the aircraft .........................................................3-5
jacks ...............................................................................3-5
K
kit-built aircraft ..............................................................4-6
L
landing gear shock struts ................................................3-5
landing weight ..............................................................9-10
large aircraft ...................................................................9-1
lateral balance ........................................................ 1-4, 8-2
lateral CG .......................................................................8-3
lateral level .....................................................................3-5
law of the lever ....................................................... 2-1, 2-2
leading edge ...................................................................3-8
leading edge mean aerodynamic chord (LEMAC) 7-6, 9-2
leveling the aircraft ........................................................3-5
lift ...................................................................................1-2
light aircraft ....................................................................1-5
lighter-than-air aircraft ........................................... 4-1, 4-5
light sport aircraft (LSA) .........................4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-6
light-sport category ................................................ 4-3, 4-4
light-sport eligible kit .....................................................4-3
load cell scales ...............................................................3-2
loaded CG ......................................................................6-2
of a helicopter .............................................................8-3
loaded weight .................................................................6-3
loading graph method ....................................................5-4
locating balance point. ........................................... 2-2, 2-3
location of CG ................................................................3-8
longitudinal CG ..............................................................8-3
M
major alteration ...................................................... 3-2, 7-3
manual computational method .......................................5-2
manufacturer-furnished information ............................2-10
maximum amount of payload ......................................9-10
maximum baggage .........................................................2-6
maximum gross weight ..................................................1-6
maximum weights ..........................................................2-6
mean aerodynamic chord ................................ 2-5, 3-1, 3-8
modifying the cargo .......................................................9-6
moment ........................................................... 2-2, 5-4, 7-5
index ...................................................5-4, 7-5, 9-2, 10-5
limits ...........................................................................6-3
multiengine aircraft ........................................................6-1
N
nosewheel airplane with datum ahead of the main
wheels ..........................................................................10-4
nosewheel airplane with datum behind the main
wheels ..........................................................................10-4
nosewheel landing gear .......................................... 3-6, 3-7
number of seats ..............................................................2-6
O
offloading carg .............................................................9-6
offloading passenger .....................................................8-3
oil ...................................................................................3-4
capacity .......................................................................2-6
onboard aircraft weighing system ..................................9-5
operational empty weight (OEW) ..................................9-5
other fluid .....................................................................3-5
overloading ....................................................................1-3
P
passengers ....................................................................9-16
percent mean aerodynamic chord (MAC) ...... 6-3, 7-6, 9-3,
permanent ballast ...........................................................7-8
pilot in command ...........................................................3-2
pilot’s operating handbook ..........................................2-10
platform scales ...............................................................3-2
powered parachute .............1-5, 1-6, 4-1, 4-3, 4-5, 4-6, 4-8
preflight plannin ...........................................................5-2
R
ramp wheel scales ..........................................................3-2
reestablishing the OEW .................................................9-5
registration certificat .....................................................4-8
repair ............................................................... 7-1, 7-3, 7-5
S
safety ...................................................................... 3-2, 3-5
scale preparation ............................................................3-3
shifting cargo .................................................................9-8
shifting the balance point ...............................................2-4
shifting weight ..................................................... 2-4, 10-6
single-engine aircraft .....................................................5-1
solution by chart .............................................................2-4