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Old 16th Nov 2009, 14:42
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The point of a Weight & Balance system is to have a "gross error" check versus the loadsheet. At my previous outfit, a difference of 5T was to be "investigated" (B747-400F). At the end of the day, the loadsheet figures are used; any big differences noted for the engineers to deal with, after all, W&B systems need calibration from time to time.
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