Two contrasting stories and some advice for TotalBeginner.
In the briefing for my ST I did my W & B calculations (PA38) which showed we were in excess of 115%. Soon as the CAA examiner (NOT CFI) saw that I knew how to do it, he sent me off to fill the tanks.
Visiting Oz earlier this year I had a check flight, part of the prep' being I had to calculate W & B which was OK. On landing had to recalculate since I was now taking 3 hairy ars%d convict cousins up for a spin - showed we were 105%. They insisted I took oil drum on wheels over to aircraft and pump out exact fuel to bring within limits - which meant re-calculating route.....
And TotalBeginner - not even on an anonymous forum do you give out your mum's exact weight, unless of course you are 17, your mum was the same age when she had you and said weight is the right side of 120 lbs
