CERTIFICATE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE

Participants should have prior knowledge of airport layouts, operations and facilities.
 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Basic theory of flight Aircraft weights Basic aircraft weight Aircraft operating weight Aircraft structural and limiting weights Theory of balance Balance theory applied to aircraft Load-sheet compilation Drop line trim chart and its function The manual load/trim sheet and the standard IATA EDP Load/trim sheet

COURSE OUTCOMES

Understand the basic principles of flight related to aircraft weight and balance Become familiar with terms used in the field Understand and identify the various weights used in the compilation of a load-sheet Construct indexes and understand their use Become familiar with the design of trim charts Review the standard IATA manual load-sheet and drop line trim chart and the IATA standard electronic data processed load-sheet