AVM 207 - Weight and Balance

1. Demonstrate proficient knowledge of aircraft weight and balance theory and terms
2. Demonstrate proficient knowledge of aircraft weight and balance procedures and equipment
3. Demonstrate proficiency performing aircraft center of gravity calculations
4. Demonstrate proficiency performing adverse loading calculations

1. Theory and Terms
   1. Weight and balance (W&B) theory
      1. Need for weighting
      2. Flight operational concerns
      3. Controllability
      4. Safety of flight
      5. Principles of W&B
   2. W&B terms
      1. Datum
      2. Arm
      3. Moment
      4. Center of gravity (CG)
      5. Maximum weight
      6. Empty weight (EW)
      7. EWCG
      8. Useful load
      9. Minimum fuel
      10. Tare weight
2. W&B Procedures and Equipment
   1. Procedures for weighing
      1. General concepts
      2. W&B data
      3. Manufacturer-furnished information
   2. W&B equipment
      1. Scales
      2. Spirit level
      3. Plumb bob
      4. Hydrometer
   3. Preparing an aircraft for weighing
      1. Fuel system
      2. Oil system
      3. Miscellaneous fluids
      4. Flight controls
      5. Other considerations
      6. Weighing point
   4. Jacking and leveling the aircraft
      1. Precautions
      2. Longitudinal adjustments
      3. Lateral adjustments
      4. Safety considerations
3. Calculcating CG
   1. CG range
      1. Location
      2. CG limit
      3. EWCG
      4. Operating CG
   2. Standard weights used for W&B
      1. Fuel
      2. Oil
      3. Water
      4. Crew
   3. CG formulas
      1. EWCG
      2. Datum forward of CG
      3. Datum aft of main wheels
      4. Location of datum
   4. Loading an aircraft for flight
      1. Responsibility
      2. TCDS data
      3. Loaded weight
      4. Maximum take-off weight
4. Adverse-loaded CG Checks
   1. Forward and Aft check
   2. Equipment change and aircraft alteration
      1. Calculations
      2. Use of Ballast
         1. Temporary ballast
         2. Permanent ballast
         3. Ballast calculations/formulas
   3. Loading graphs and CG envelopes
      1. Manufacture use
      2. Pilot use
   4. Helicopter W&B
      1. General concepts
      2. Helicopter weighing
      3. Helicopter leveling
   5. Weight-shift control aircraft and powered parachutes
      1. Weight-shift aircraft
      2. Powered parachutes
   6. W&B for large airplanes
      1. Built-in electronic weighing
      2. Mean aerodynamic chord (MAC)
      3. Leading edge MAC
      4. CG range
      5. Percent of MAC
   7. W&B records
      1. FAA requirements
      2. W&B report