Weighing Instructions - Beechcraft C23 SUNDOWNER 180 Pilot Operating Handbook

Section VI
BEECH CRAFT Sundowner
180
Wt
and
Bal/Equip List
C23 (M-1285 and After)
variable items which will
comprise
his
useful
load. These
items
which
are
of
a changing nature are: Pilot and
Passengers
(computed on an individual
weight
and the
seat
occupied),
Baggage
and/or
Cargo
(computed
on
weight
and
location within
the airplane), and Usable
Fuel
(the
remaining
fuel after subtracting the
unusable
fuel
from the
measured
fuel
on
board).
WEIGHING INSTRUCTIONS
Periodic weighing
of
the airplane
may
be
required
to
keep
the
Basic Empty Weight current.
All
changes
to the
airplane
affecting
weight
and balance are the
responsibility
of the airplane's
operator.
1. Provision
for
jack
points
are
provided
for
weighing:
two
on the
wing
front spar at
Fuselage
Station
129.4
and
one
on the aft fuselage at
Fuselage
Station
285.9
(tail
tie-down ring).
2. Fuel
should be
drained preparatory
to weighing.
Tanks
are drained
from
the
regular drain ports
with the
airplane in
static
ground
attitude.
The unusable
fuel to
be added to a Basic Empty Weight
is:
6
Ibs (M-1285
thru M-1516)
at Fuselage
Station
125.0.
45.6
lbs (M-
1517
thru
M-1879
except
M-1875
or prior
airplanes
after
compliance
with Service
Instructions No.
0624-
281)
at
Fuselage
Station
125.0.
15.6 lbs (M-1875, M-
1880
&
After) at Fuselage
Station
(125.0).
3.
Engine oil must
be at the
full level or completely
drained.
Total
engine oil when full
is 15 pounds
at
Fuselage
Station 48.
4. To determine airplane configuration
at time
of
weighing,
installed
equipment
is
checked against the
airplane
equipment list or
superseding forms.
AII
installed
equipment
must
be
in its proper place during
weighing.
6-4
February
1979