WIPLINE MODEL 8000 SERVICE MANUAL
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5.9 WEIGHT AND BALANCE
5.9.1 WEIGHING PROCEDURES FOR CESSNA 208 CARAVAN
Level aircraft per manufacturer’s instructions or use the cabin door lower sill.
Place scales under the right and left main and nose gears.
Place blocking under the right and left main gears to level aircraft.
Draw lines on the floor from the centerline main wheels and centerline nose wheel left to right.
Drop a plumb bob from the face of the firewall. This is station 100.00. Measure 100.00 inches
forward of this point, this is the datum, 0.0.
Draw another line between the nose wheel centers and a 4
th
line between the main wheel centers.
Measure the distance from 0.0 to the nose wheel line. This is X
1
and
X2
.
Measure the distance from 0.0 to the main wheel line. This is Y
1
and Y
2
.
If the floats are seaplane floats, the scales go under the step point in the rear and a point towards
the front of the float. These distances are measured and become the same X and Y as for the
amphibian.
Scale Reading
Distance from 0.0 Weight x Arm
Weight x Arm = Moment
Left Front
Right
Front
Left Rear
Right Rear
Totals
Notes:
Zero out or deduct tare weights at the Y arm.
+
+ X
1
+
+
+ X
2
+
+
+ Y
1
+
+
+ Y
2
+
