SERVICE MANUAL & ICA
WIPLINE 13000 FLOATS
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6.0 WEIGHING PROCEDURES FOR THE DHC-6 AMPHIBIAN
Level aircraft per manufacturer’s instructions.
Place scales under the right and left nose and main gear wheels.
Place blocking under right and left main gear wheels to level aircraft.
Drop plumb bob from wing leading edge on either side of the plane to the floor and mark. This is the datum-line,
station 0.0.
Draw another line between the nose wheel centers and a 3rd line between the main wheel centers.
Measure the distance from 0.0 to the nose wheel line. This is X.
Measure the distance from 0.0 to the main wheel line. This is Y.
Use this table for the calculations:
Notes:
1. Zero out or deduct tare weights at the Y arm.