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Section 5 - Weight & Balance
The aircraft weight can be set via the default MSFS Weight & Balance menu or via the EFB integrated in the Tecnam.
Click & drag the sliders to set the weight.
1+2 | Pilot & Copilot Weight |
|---|---|
3+4 | Left & Right Passenger Weight
Depending on the selected weight you will see passengers or cargo in the cabin. |
5+6 | Left & Right Fuel |
7 | Load in the baggage compartment |
8 | Total aircraft weight |
C.G. position can be defined by means of the chart below. The pilot is responsible for ensuring the correct useful load loading.
Example:
- A/C empty mass moment: 378 kgm
- A/C empty mass: 790kg
- Occ. front seats: 160kg
- Occ. rear seats: 140kg
- Fuel: 72kg
- Baggage: 18kg
- A/C T.O. weight: 1180kg
For all flights, a fuel calculation must be performed based on the times calculated in the flight log.
In a standard flight the aircraft should be fully fueled on both tanks as long as the passenger/cargo load allows.
This results in a fuel supply of:
- 52.8 Gal = 200 ltr.
- Substract 10 ltr. for take-off and taxi = 180 ltr.
Based on this a safe flight time of approx. 4.5 hours is calculated, if one uses a consumption of of 40 liters/hour.
With an assumed consumption of 40 ltr./h, surcharges for possible climb flights are already included.
| Time | Fuel (ltr) |
Trip Fuel | 2:30 | 100 |
Contingency 10% | 0:15 | 10 |
Alternate | 0:30 | 20 |
FINRES | 0:45 | 30 |
Min. T/O Fuel | 4:00 | 160 |
Extra Fuel | 0:30 | 20 |
T/O Fuel | 4:30 | 180 |
Start-up + Taxi | 0:15 | 10 |
Block Fuel | 4:45 | 190 |
- Usable Fuel: 194 ltr.
- Startup + Taxi ~10 ltr.
- Holding (FINRES): ~30 ltr.