Cessna 1980 172RG Cutlass Pilot Operating Handbook page 59

SECTION 6
WEIGHT & BALANCE/
EQUIPMENT LIST
WEIGHT AND BALANCE
The following information will enable you to operate your Cessna
within the prescribed weight and center of gravity limitations. To figure
weight and balance, use the Sample Problem, Loading Graph, and Center
of Gravity Moment Envelope as follows:
Take the basic empty weight and moment from appropriate weight and
balance records carried in your airplane, and enter them in the column
titled YOUR AIRPLANE on the Sample Loading Problem.
In addition to the basic empty weight and moment noted on
these records, the C.G. arm (fuselage station) is also
shown, but need not be used on the Sample Loading
Problem. The moment which is shown must be divided by
1000 and this value used as the moment/ 1000 on the loading
problem.
Use the Loading Graph to determine the moment/ 1000 for each
additional item to be carried; then list these on the loading problem.
Loading Graph information for the pilot, passengers and
baggage is based on seats positioned for average occu-
pants and baggage loaded in the center of the baggage
areas as shown on the Loading Arrangements diagram.
For loadings which may differ from these, the Sample
Loading Problem lists fuselage stations for these items to
indicate their forward and aft C.G. range limitations (seat
travel and baggage area limitation). Additional moment
calculations, based on the actual weight and C.G. arm
(fuselage station) of the item being loaded, must be made if
the position of the load is different from that shown
Loading Graph.
Total the weights and moments/ 1000 and plot these values on the
Center of Gravity Moment Envelope to determine whether the point falls
within the envelope, and if the loading is acceptable.
BAGGAGE TIE-DOWN
A nylon baggage net having six tie-down straps is provided as
standard equipment to secure baggage on the cabin floor aft of the rear seat
(baggage area 1) and on the top of the wheel well (baggage area 2). Six
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1 July 1979