Cessna Grand Caravan 208B G1000 Manual page 26

SECTION 1
GENERAL
SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY
(Continued)
Maximum Maximum Landing Weight is the maximum Landing
Landing weight approved for the landing touchdown.
Weight
Maximum Maximum Ramp Weight is the maximum weight
Ramp approved for ground maneuver, and includes the weight
Weight of fuel used for start, taxi and runup.
Maximum Maximum Takeoff Weight is the maximum weight
Takeoff approved for the start of the takeoff roll.
Weight
Moment Moment is the product of the weight of an item multiplied
by its arm. (Moment divided by the constant 1000 is used
in this POH/AFM to simplify balance calculations by
reducing the number of digits.)
Reference Reference Datum is an imaginary vertical plane 100
Datum inches forward of the front face of the firewall.
Residual Residual Fuel is the fuel remaining when the airplane is
Fuel defueled in a specific attitude by the normal means and
procedures specified for draining the tanks.
Scale Drift Scale Drift may occur on some types of electronic scales
because of the inability of the scale to return to a true
zero reading after weighing. If present, this deviation from
zero should be accounted for when calculating the net
weight of the airplane.
Standard Standard Empty Weight is the weight of a standard
Empty airplane, including unusable fuel, full operating fluids and
Weight full engine oil.
Fuselage Fuselage Station is a location along the airplane
Station fuselage given in terms of the distance from the
reference datum.
Tare Tare is the weight of chocks, blocks, stands, etc. used
when weighing an airplane, and is included in the scale
readings. Tare is deducted from the scale reading to
obtain the actual (net) airplane weight.
Useful Load Useful Load is the difference between ramp weight and
the basic empty weight.
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CESSNA
MODEL 208B G1000
208BPHBUS-00