Last seen: Jun 12, 2026
For some larger aircraft, depending on how the weight and balance limits are set up, centre tank fuel could get tangled up with ZFW. However, at th...
Suggest you post a couple of scanned completed charts. That way we can see, comment and help .. ?
Not quite sure what Take Off charts (Type 1) are. Perhaps you can post a scan of the particular chart which is causing you trouble ? [color=blue]...
Subject to any curious things the examiner might like, in which case Bob/Stuart will correct me, the following is the standard approach to things. ...
However, if you run a google search on CAD package file formats, you will have more than enough reading to keep you occupied for a while.
[i][b]Pressure Height and Pressure Altitude are interchangeable terms - they refer to AMSL.[/b][/i] 'fraid that's not quite correct. Pressure he...
[color=blue][i][b]I have included the TAS and other such tables in the supplement because the CASA syllabus requires that you should be able to extrac...
I'll leave it for Bob/Stuart to comment on what the examiner wants these days. Obviously, if he wants to see interpolations to 5 decimals, then give...
Our interest is in trying to help you get around your problem. If you post a scan of a couple of sample calculations, perhaps we can do just that ?
If I may add some amplification to Bob's comments - (a) as part of the certification flight test process, the TPs make assessments based on the Sta...
[color=blue][i][b]At this stage I am using a formula which doesnt take long to work out once the ZFW has been calculated but it doesnt get me an exact...
Probably not much in the way of efficiency gains to be made, I'm afraid. On the other hand, once you have done the hard yards in (b), below, you cer...
Your problem, on this occasion, is that you are misreading or misinterpreting what the question is trying to tell you. Especially when something is...
hmmm ... perhaps my earlier eyeball run around the carpets might have been a tad casual. This time I have done what I should have done first off...
[i][b]I'm also getting the same answer. Runway 09 with 20kt headwind gives 2900 kg MTOW, Runway 18/36 (with 20kt crosswind) also give me 2900kg...[/b]...