AVM 207 - Weight and Balance

1. Recall proficient knowledge of aircraft weight and balance terms and technical data
2. Recall proficiency performing aircraft center of gravity calculations
3. Demonstrate common processes/procedures associated with aircraft weight and balance procedures

1. Requirements for Aircraft Weighing
2. Weight and Balance Terms
   1. Datum
   2. Arm
   3. Moment
   4. Center of Gravity (CG)
   5. Maximum Weight
   6. Empty Weight
   7. Empty Weight Center of Gravity (EWCG) 
   8. Useful Load 
   9. Minimum Fuel 
   10. Tare Weight
3. Procedures for Weighing Aircraft
   1. General Concepts
   2. Weight and Balance Data
   3. Manufacturer-Furnished Information
4. Weight and Balance Equipment
   1. Scales
   2. Preparing an Aircraft for Weighing
   3. Jacking the Aircraft
   4. Leveling the Aircraft
   5. Safety Considerations
   6. CG Range
   7. Standard Weights Used for Aircraft Weight and Balance
   8. Examples of Weighing of an Airplane
   9. EWCG Formulas
   10. Datum Forward of the Airplane-Nose Wheel Landing Gear
   11. Datum Aft of the Main Wheels-Nose Wheel Landing Gear
   12. Location of Datum
   13. Datum Forward of the Main Wheels-Tailwheel Landing Gear
   14. Datum Aft of the Main Wheels-tail Wheel Landing Gear
5. Loading an Aircraft for Flight
   1. Adverse-Loaded CG Checks
   2. Example Forward and Aft Adverse-Loaded CG Checks
6. Equipment Change and Aircraft Alteration
   1. Use of Ballast
7. Loading Graphs and CG Envelopes
8. Helicopter Weight and Balance
   1. General Concepts
   2. Helicopter Weighing
9. Weight and Balance-Weight-Shift Control Aircraft and Powered Parachutes
   1. Weight-Shift Control Aircraft
   2. Powered Parachutes
10. Weight and Balance for Large Airplanes
    1. Built-in Electronic Weighing
    2. Mean Aerodynamic Chord
11. Weight and Balance Records