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Old 9th Jun 2013, 10:37
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Ah, thanks for that DAR. If weight schedules are in general incorrect though would having them reweighed make any difference? In that the error margin is likely to be just as great on the reweigh?

Does this also mean that most of us are flying in a/c that are not correctly within w/b?

I must admit, as I've said before that the a/c flies perfectly normally at what I think is MTOW according to the weight schedule. (I've flown other 152's of the same age and fit and can compare).

How much 'fudge factor' does the a/c manufacturer build into the w/b graphs? Obviously if youre a pound overweight or the loaded moment is slightly out then the a/c isn't going to come crashing out of the sky.

Edit: I was always led to believe that DME equipment in particular is quite heavy. I'm talking about 70's stuff now not modern kit.

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