Seat weight limit for MD500?

[PPRuNeUser469990]

Can anyone tell me the seat weight limit for the MD500? Is a person in the front left seat who weighs 22 stone/310 pounds allowed, or "do-able"? (with an average weight pilot in front right seat and 1 hour of fuel)

[Hughes500]

Really ?why not consult the flight manual and weight and balance schedule .
The answer is there is no seat limit. Normally a 500 is almost impossible to put out of c of g providing you dont exceed MTOW

[BigMike]

Your biggest issue might be just fitting in it... Its not a huge cockpit... 😉

[Nescafe]

Is a person in the front left seat who weighs 22 stone/310 pounds allowed, or "do-able"? (with an average weight pilot in front right seat and 1 hour of fuel)

​​​​​​​Doesn’t the pilot sit in the left seat of a 500?

[BigMike]

Normally. Can be flown from the right though. (RH seat is command seat in the military versions from my understanding)

From the FM:

[md 600 driver]

You used to be able to select your own left or right position if you bought one new from the factory don’t know if that’s still possible