Weight & Balance Reviewer

Which items are included in the empty weight of an aircraft?

• Only the airframe, powerplant, and optional equipment.

• Unusable fuel and engine oil.

• Full fuel tanks and engine oil to capacity.

The major source of weight change for most aircraft as they age is caused by

• accumulation of grime and debris in hard-to-reach areas of the structure, and moisture absorption in cabin insulation.

• repairs and alterations.

• installation of hardware and safety wire, and added layers of primer and paint on the structure.

In a balance computation of an aircraft from which an item located aft of the datum was removed, use

• (-) weight X (+) arm (-) moment.

• (-) weight X (-) arm (+) moment.

• (+) weight X (-) arm (-) moment.

What determines whether the value of a moment is preceded by a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign in aircraft weight and balance?

• The result of a weight being added or removed and its location relative to the datum

• The location of the datum in reference to the aircraft CG

• The location of the weight in reference to the datum

The useful load of an aircraft consists of the

• crew, usable fuel, oil, and fixed equipment.

• crew, passengers, usable fuel, oil, cargo, and fixed equipment.

• crew, usable fuel, passengers, and cargo.

Which of the following can provide the empty weight of an aircraft if the aircraft's weight and balance records become lost, destroyed, or otherwise inaccurate?

• Reweighing the aircraft.

• The applicable Aircraft Specification or Type Certificate Data Sheet.

• The applicable flight manual or pilot's operating hand book.

What type of measurement is used to designate the arm in weight and balance computation?

• Weight.

• Weight x distance.

• Distance.

If the reference datum line is placed at the nose of an airplane rather than at the firewall or some other location aft of the nose,

• all measurement arms will be in negative numbers.

• all measurement arms will be in positive numbers.

• measurement arms can be either positive or negative numbers depending on the manufacturer's preference.

What tasks are completed prior to weighing an aircraft to determine its empty weight?

• Remove all items except those on the aircraft equipment list; drain fuel and hydraulic fluid.

• Remove all items on the aircraft equipment list; drain fuel, compute oil and hydraulic fluid weight.

• Remove all items except those on the aircraft equipment list; drain fuel and fill hydraulic reservoir.

In the process of weighing an airplane toward obtaining the CG, the arms from the weighing points always extend

• parallel to the centerline of the airplane.

• straight forward from each of the landing gear.

• directly from each weighing point to the others.