Weighing Lnstructions - Beechcraft Musketeer Sport III A23-19 Pilot Operating Handbook

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BEECHCRAFT Sport III
Musketeer A23-19, 19A
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 andjor 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. Ali changes to the
airplane affecting weight and balance are the
responsibility of the airplane's operator.
1. Provision for jack points a re provided for weighing: two
on the wing front spar at Fuselage Station 129.4 and
one on the ah fuselage at Fuselage Station 285 .9 (tail
tie-down ring).
2. Fuel should be drained preparatary 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 lbs at Fuselage
Station 125.0. 45.6 lbs (airplanes aher compliance
wit h Service lnstructions No. 0624-281) at Fuselage
Station 1 25 .0.
3. Engine oil must be at the fuli level or completely
drained. Total engine oil when fuli is 15 pounds at
Fuse lage Station 48.
4. To determine airplane configuration at time of
weighing , installed equipment is checked against the
airplane equipmen.t list or superseding forms. Ali
installed equipment must be in its proper place during
weighing .
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October 1979