Flight Training Central

MARCH 11, 2024

An aircraft is loaded 120 pounds over maximum certificated gross weight. If fuel (avgas) is drained to bring the aircraft weight within limits, how much fuel should be drained? 91 in-lbs 88 in-lbs 85 in-lbs Correct! gallons 15 gallons 20 gallons Correct! poor fuel burn difficulty in recovering from a stalled condition.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Powered by two 225 hp O-470 Continentals, with a max gross weight of nearly 5,000 pounds, this level of performance seems quite remarkable, even by modern standards. The CCW-5 prototype carried a pilot and five passengers in a comfortable cabin, a big step up from the previous Custer prototypes.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 26, 2024

The formidable heavy-lift helicopter had an empty weight of 21,245 pounds and a gross weight of 33,000 pounds, keeping up to its name. The aircraft measured 89 feet 9 inches in total length, with a fuselage of 71 feet 4 inches and a height of 21 feet 1 inch, giving it a substantial structure.

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Airspeed Junkie

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The aircraft’s empty weight is 9,023 pounds, while its gross weight reaches 15,413 pounds. It has a length of 33 feet 7 inches, a height of 11 feet 1 inch, and a wingspan of 42 feet 10 inches.

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iPad Pilot News

JUNE 19, 2024

Maximum fuel is a great option: it will show the most fuel you can take without going over max gross weight, given the people and cargo you entered in the Payload section. Under the Fuel section of a flight, tap the Fuel Policy line to see different options.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In my old flying club, two checkouts in the Cessna 210 were required because of different handling qualities with gross weight. One checkout was at normal weight and c.g. and one at full gross weight and aft c.g. But despite the wide weight range, the POH showed only one short field approach speed.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 5, 2024

Our current crop of light sport airplanes, limited to 1,320 pounds gross weight, haven’t been able to penetrate the flight training market for this reason. A training aircraft needs to be fairly robust in its construction in order to withstand the inevitable abuse imposed by unskilled students.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 4, 2024

If you learned in a four-seater, chances are most of your flying was with only two people on board, with a nice cushion below max gross weight and with a mid- or forward CG. He was later inducted into the Flight Instructor Hall of Fame at Oshkosh, and I was lucky enough to be there when it happened.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

gross weight is reduced. Example question No. 1: When operating an unmanned airplane, the remote pilot should consider that the load factor on the wings may be increased any time that the: A. CG is shifted rearward to the aft CG limit. airplane is subjected to maneuvers other than straight-and-level flight.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Aircraft Weight and Limitations An aircraft’s weight affects inertia and stopping distance. The POH lists landing distances for specific gross weights. Smaller aircraft may only have short field landing distances for maximum gross weight. The greater the mass of the aircraft, the longer the landing roll.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Maximum Gross Weight: 1,587 lbs. Empty Weight, Standard: 959 lbs. All of Tecnam’s production is built-to-fill orders. Tecnam P-Mentor Price, Fully Equipped: $385,000 Wingspan: 29.5 Wing Area: 128.1 Length: 22.1 Height: 8.2 Useful Load, Standard: 628 lbs. Baggage Capacity: 66 lbs. Fuel Capacity, Total: 37 gal.

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Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Aspen Avionics Aspen markets its Evolution Synthetic Vision as an $899 upgrade to its Pro Max retrofit flight displays, intended for Part 23 aircraft with gross weights upward of 6000 lb. Now let’s look at the details of each avionics maker’s SVS products.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. The ELSA is a different animal.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. The ELSA is a different animal.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 6, 2024

With a 50% increase in speed and range and a 5,000 pound increase in max gross weight compared to its predecessor, the MH-139A can execute multiple mission sets. With six aircraft already delivered for research, development, test and evaluation, Boeing currently has 26 aircraft on contract.

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The Pilot’s Operating Handbook (POH) for your airplane will list V A , typically for maximum gross weight. Any airspeed above V A can cause the aircraft to be damaged when performing maneuvers. Maneuvering speed decreases as your airplane gets lighter.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

With a maximum takeoff weight of 2,400 pounds and a maximum gross weight that ensures stability, this aircraft is robust enough to handle a variety of flying conditions. Performance Specifications The performance specifications of the Cessna 172 speak volumes about its versatility and dependability.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 29, 2024

This is often the clean configuration at max gross weight. Pilots use reference stalling speeds instead. V S0 is the stall speed in the landing configuration. V S1 is the stall speed in a specific configuration. Check your POH for specifics. The stall warning horn sounds at least 5 knots above the actual stall speed.

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Photographic Logbook

MARCH 10, 2024

Realizing that 63 knots was intended for the airplane at its maximum gross weight, I started backing off on my landing speed when lightly loaded. Eventually, I settled for a fence crossing airspeed of 55 knots when solo, 60 knots when carrying one passenger, and 63 knots when loaded near maximum gross.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 9, 2024

With a maximum gross weight of approximately 766,000 pounds, the Boeing 777 is capable of carrying substantial payloads, whether in passenger or cargo configurations. The aircraft can cruise efficiently at Mach 0.84, providing competitive speed while maintaining excellent fuel efficiency.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The conversion included installing a cargo hoist, fitting cargo doors, and increasing the maximum gross weight to 92,000 pounds. (NASA) Final Years As the XB-15 became obsolete as a bomber due to its underpowered engines, it was converted into a transport aircraft and redesignated XC-105 in May 1943.

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Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The flight data recorder shows the following: Directly before take-off, the gross weight was 328.2 The flight crew had the full runway available to them, with a take-off distance available of 3,974 metres, which was luckily ample despite the circumstances. tons with 109,100 kg of fuel on board.

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iPad Pilot News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The weight and balance tool calculates gross weight and center of gravity for a wide range of airplanes. Beyond those essentials, Basic Plus includes some helpful add-ons (which a lot of pilots overlook). For example, the built-in logbook is an easy way to track your currency and maintain your endorsements.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The maximum gross weight of the aircraft is stated as 2,500kg (5,500 lbs). Horizon Aircraft Specifications Capable of carrying out stage lengths of up to 500 miles (800km) while cruising at a speed of up to 250 knots (450kph) the Cavorite X7 can carry payloads up to 680kg (1500lbs) if operating in vertical flight mode.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

But I have maintained 5000 feet at 6000 pounds gross weight,” notes Ross. Precisely what the single-engine ceiling is, the team can’t say. “We We just fly the thing around at 1000 feet, so the ceiling, we don’t know. Burke backed that up by saying the Gweduck has “excellent single-engine characteristics.” lb/sq ft Power loading 10.32

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