John Heddles
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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

It certainly doesn't make the grade: there is no scaling information for the baggage lines. Will have a look through it and come back in a day or tw...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

The envelopes were made up to suit the explanation - there was no beneficial purpose to be served by using specific aircraft examples. The basic env...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

[i]Further to post #35[/i] One can summarise the fuel considerations in the following manner - (a) for the usual light aircraft CG envelope (ie...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

[color=blue][i][b]the exams occasionally run ballast calculations using fuel[/b][/i][/color] Several considerations. (a) the regulatory complian...

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Loading Problems ECHO

Well done. However, the important things are (a) do you understand why you used that formula ? (It is just the longhand method tidied up into a ...

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Loading Problems ECHO

This is one of those questions where you need to think about just what is being asked rather than pulling out a solution method and trying to make it ...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

Things are on the improve .. this sheet, at least, works. The design standard, though, remains quite poor. Specific comments - (a) re the refe...

9 years ago
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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

I note a reference to Bruce Clissold in the top RH margin. This certainly doesn't appear to be one of Bruce's sheets so I'll run a copy by him for c...

9 years ago
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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

Looks like you're having a run of bad luck there, mate. As for this document .. same, same, more or less. I wouldn't waste any more time playing...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

[color=blue][i][b]Following on from post #25[/b][/i][/color] The principal fatal flaw with the document identifying itself as a trim sheet is that ...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

[i](Post content continued from post #26)[/i] Next we tidy up the lines coming from the left hand fuel IU lookup grid (blue lines) [attachmen...

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Difference between 'Cleared Direct Approach' and 'Cleared Visual Approach'

I suspect that Stuart has the situation identified. However, if we are to resolve your question, specifically, we need you to identify the particula...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

[i](Due to system limits, this post has too many graphic links for one post so it is spread over two posts to circumvent the limit).[/i] [color=b...

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Difference between 'Cleared Direct Approach' and 'Cleared Visual Approach'

While there exist numerous references to "visual approach" in the AIP, there appears to be no reference to "direct approach" or "cleared direct approa...

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Aircraft Trim Sheet loading

[color=blue][i][b]Ref post #23.[/b][/i][/color] [color=red][i][b]This document is a real worry[/b][/i][/color] Although it describes itself as a...

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