Title:
The Inherent Dangers of Weight and Balance Procedural Complacency?
Topic:
Weight & Balance Calculations and Related Accidents
Speaker(s):
William J Doyle Jr, CFI A&I, AGI and IGI
Brief Description:
Statistics indicate that pilots who regularly participate in recurrent training are less likely to have an accident or violate a regulation. Bring a colleague and encourage others to attend. This seminar will cover an overview of weight & balance terms. It will demonstrate several techniques for calculating weight & balance and feature an 11-year trend of weight & balance accidents. Pre-registration is REQUIRED as seating is limited !!!
Location of Seminar:
Fred Beans Management Training Center
3960 Airport Boulevard
Doylestown, PA 18902
Directions to Venue:
From EASTON ROAD turn at CROSS KEYS DR (at Chevy dealership), please refer to map.
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Seating:
50
seats at the facility,
6
remaining for online registration.
Registration Information:
Seminar has passed.
Sponsoring Division:
The FAA Safety Team
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
This seminar will cover basic terms such as weight, basic empty weight, arm, moment, useful load, payload, CG, et cetera.
It will also cover several techniques for calculating weight and balance:
· Table method (pencil and paper or calculator)
· Graphical method
· Spreadsheet method
The seminar will cover several formulas
· Determine the weight to be shifted to achieve a certain CG.
· Calculate changes in V-speeds (Va, Vs, Vs0, Vglide) as weight decreases
The seminar will feature NTSB accident data where weight & balance was a identified as a factor.
· Present an 11-year of weight & balance accidents (1/1/2000 – 1/1/2012)
· Present several weight & balance accident scenarios so all can learn from the mistakes of others
· Demonstrate how to access the NTSB information
A big thank you to Fred Beans for the use of his facility and to the DPA for the refreshments.
Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 3
FAASTeam Project Information:
IS-F-AEA-67
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