PRIVATE PILOT WRITTEN EXAM - WEIGHT & BALANCE 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!!!

Which items are included in the empty weight of an aircraft? - ANSWER Unusable fuel and undrainable oil. (Refer to Fig. 32 and 33) With the airplane loaded as follows, what action can be taken to balance the airplane? Front pax: 411 lb Rear pax: 100 lb Main wing tanks: 44 gal - ANSWER Add a 100-pound weight o the baggage compartment. (Refer to Fig. 60) How should the 500-pound weight be shifted to balance the plank on the fulcrum? - ANSWER 1 inch to the left. (Refer to Fig. 34) Determine the moment with the following data: Empty weight: 1350 MM/1000: 51.5 Pilot & pax: 340 Fuel (std tanks): capacity Oil, 8 qt: --- - ANSWER 74.9 pound-inches (Refer to Fig. 32 and 33) What effect does a 35-gallon fuel burn (main tanks) have on the weight and balance if the airplane weighed 2,890 pounds and the MM/100 was 2,452 at takeoff? - ANSWER Weight is reduced by 210 pounds and the CG is aft of limits. If an aircraft is loaded 90 pounds over maximum certificated gross weight and fuel (gasoline) is drained to bring the aircraft weight within limits, how much fuel should be drained? - ANSWER 15 gallons. (