X-Crafts Embraer E175, Руководство пользователя, Страница: 52 / 61

The CG indicator is on the lower right, and it gives you an representation of where the CG is located.
The aircraft is more dynamically stable when the CG is forward than when it is aft. Therefore a
position to the left of the center of the indicator is desirable, but not mandatory. You cannot move this
indicator - it is not a control.
When you slide the passengers control, you’ll see all sorts of random activity in the seats. This is the
randomizer at work and is normal. Every load is different.
Passenger loading is gently skewed towards the front of the aircraft. This ensures that the resulting
CG is not too far aft, resulting in a tail heavy situation. Of course, were this to happen, you can
always compensate by loading more of the heavier baggage and cargo in the forward cargo bay.
That’s why you have a slider in the lower left to govern how much of the cargo weight is loaded in
either of the two bays.
If your selections put the CG outside of the safe range for the aircraft, you’ll be warned. The fix, in
this case, was to move the cargo slider just a bit to the right. The image below shows more correction
than necessary to make the point. A more favorable CG would put the indicator closer to the middle.
But where it’s at is fine too. It really all depends on the bulk or volume of the baggage and cargo, not
just the weight. Sometimes you can’t get an ideal configuration in real life - so why not simulate that
here. It’s up to your imagination, entirely.
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