This pilot has become rather heavy. Time to brush up on W&B!
During our flight training we have all learned how to do the weight and balance calculations and we have been told that this is something we must do before every flight. Of course, even then, many of us thought this exercise was only good for watching the instructor’s reaction when you filled in his weight (for the examiner your estimate better had to be on the low side).
For me this was the state of affairs for the first 100 hours of my PPL “career”. However, lately I am flying more and more with passengers and luggage, so I thought I’d better brush up on my W&B knowledge. As things go these days, my first thought was whether there is an App for that, and sure enough there are plenty. In one of my next posts I will review an excellent application from Angell Development LLC by the name of WnB Pro.
Let’s talk first about the theory of W & B. As usual the FAA has very good materials on their web site (Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook, FAA-H-8083-1A). I recommend reading this document if you are really serious about this stuff.
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