Weight And Balance; Baggage And Cargo Tie-Down - Cessna 182Q 1979 Pilot Operating Handbook

SECTION 6
WEIGHT & BALANCE/
EQUIPMENT LIST
WEIGHT AND BALANCE
CESSNA
MODEL 182Q
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.
NOTE
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/lOOO on the loading
problem.
Use the Loading Graph to determine the moment/lOOO for each
additional item to be carried; then list these on the loading problem.
NOTE
Loading Graph information for the pilot, passengers,
baggage/ cargo and hatshelf is based on seats positioned
for average occupants and baggage/ cargo or hatshelf
items loaded in the center of these areas as shown on the
Loading Arrangements diagram. For loadings which may
differ from these, the Sample Loading Problem lists fuse-
lage stations for these items to indicate their forward and
aft C.G. range limitation (seat travel and baggage/ cargo or
hatshelf 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 on the Loading Graph.
Total the weights and moments/lOOO 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 AND CARGO TIE-DOWN
A nylon baggage net having six tie-down straps is provided as
standard equipment to secure baggage in the area aft of the rear seat and on
the hatshelf. Six eyebolts serve as attaching points for the net. Two
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1 October 1978