Section 5 - Weight & Balance

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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

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C.G. Calculation

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

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Fuel Calculation

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.