VENTURA
TM
Ultralight Aircraft
Pilot’s Operating Handbook
VENTURA-POH-ENG
Rev. 00
SERIAL NUMBER:
YY-MM-62-XXXX-Z
FIRST ISSUE:
04/05/2018
REVISION 00:
04/05/2018
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Figure 6: Ventura
TM
empty weighing and balancing scheme
4.3. PRE-FLIGHT WEIGHT AND BALANCE TABLE
C.G. front limit:
19% +/- 0.9 %
MAC
C.G. rear limit:
35% +/- 0.9 %
MAC
The aircraft tolerates a wide variation of its center of gravity position, this facilitate the loading of the
aircraft itself and its balancing. Before every flight the pilot must fill in the table with the weight if the
occupants, fuel and baggage. Pilot must also check that the resulting values are within the limits. If
the limits are not respected it is necessary to review the load distribution in the aircraft.
WARNING
NOT RESPECTING THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE
LIMITS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF
THE AIRCRAFT.
Before each flight, check the weight and balance of the aircraft using the following table:
- Fill out the first row by entering the weight of the empty aircraft and the center of gravity arm
compared to the leading edge (values calculated in
Chapter 4.3.);