DADE Load Planning & Weight and Balance 2

Question 1

Takeoff Weight (TOW) is correctly calculated as:

Accepted Answer

Basic Operating Weight plus payload plus all usable fuel

Answer

Operational Empty Weight plus payload only

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Maximum Zero Fuel Weight plus reserve fuel only

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Maximum Landing Weight plus estimated fuel burn en route

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of a Load and Trim Sheet?

Accepted Answer

To document the aircraft's total weight and CG position and confirm both are within certified limits

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To record passenger names, seat assignments, and meal selections

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To calculate fuel requirements for alternate airports and final reserve

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To track maintenance discrepancies that affect the aircraft's weight

Question 3

Standard passenger weights used in Part 121 load planning are primarily intended to:

Accepted Answer

Simplify load planning using FAA-approved statistical averages instead of weighing each individual

Answer

Maximize revenue by allowing heavier total payloads

Answer

Comply with ICAO Annex 6 standards exclusively

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Eliminate the need for fuel calculations on short-haul flights

Question 4

In weight and balance, a 'moment' is defined as:

Accepted Answer

The product of a weight multiplied by its arm (distance from the reference datum)

Answer

The elapsed time required to complete the loading of an aircraft

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The maximum load any single structural member can support

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The CG expressed as a percentage of Mean Aerodynamic Chord

Question 5

How does fuel burn during a long flight typically affect the aircraft's CG?

Accepted Answer

CG may shift forward or aft depending on tank location relative to the CG datum and the fuel burn sequence

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CG always moves forward as fuel burns from wing tanks

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CG position is unaffected because fuel weight is symmetric

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CG always moves aft as fuel burns, regardless of tank position

Question 6

An aircraft has a calculated Zero Fuel Weight of 142,500 lbs against a MZFW of 138,000 lbs. What must the dispatcher do?

Accepted Answer

Require removal of payload until ZFW is at or below 138,000 lbs

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Approve the flight because ZFW is within 5% of MZFW

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Add fuel to raise the MTOW and absorb the excess weight

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File a deviation report with the FSDO and proceed normally

Question 7

The 'index' system used in computerized load and trim sheets simplifies weight and balance by:

Accepted Answer

Using pre-scaled, corrected moment values that reduce computational complexity and arithmetic error risk

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Replacing all weight calculations with fleet-average estimates

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Automatically uploading fuel burn data to the FMS

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Determining optimal passenger seating assignments for CG control