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ASSIGNMENT
THE LOAD AND TRIM SHEET
LAST MINUTE LOADING OR CHANGES (LMC)
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THE LOAD AND TRIM SHEET
The mass of an aircraft and the location of its centre of gravity are vital information required
before commencement of flight.
In order to calculate an aircraft’s mass and balance we use two useful methods. They are
Load and trim sheets.
This part of the sheet deals about how much load the aircraft is experiencing and make sure
it’s us per standard and limitation.
The calculation use the likes of obtaining weight of aircraft from manuals, calculating
maximum zero fuel weight, maximum take-off weight and maximum landing weight.
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The Trim sheet-(where)
This part is all about where the mass should be distributed on the aircraft and where
the CG is located. Once the pilot is sure the aircraft doesn’t exceed any weight
limitation (after preparing load sheet) it is necessary to determine where each load
(including passenger and cargo) shall should be placed in order to obtain desirable
stability and controllability.
It can be used to graphically determine and display the CG position for all relevant
loading states.
Generally, the load and trim sheet have two parts, part A and part B.
The left Part A is the load sheet contains 3 sections which states the mass distribution. Including
Section 1
limiting TOM
maximum allowable traffic load
under load before any last minute changes
Section 2
Baggage
Cargo
Mai
Passengers
Section 3
Is a summary of the loading and is a crosscheck that limiting values are not
exceeded.
The Right part B is trim sheet which shows how the position of centre of gravity represented for
each mass from DOM to LM and includes elements for each portion of the load.
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LAST MINUT LOADING OR CHANGES (LMC)
It might be sometimes necessary to adjust the load sheet after it has been completed. It is a way
to enter late alternations or updates to a final produced load sheet, without requiring revisions to the
main body or the preparation of new a document.
There is a maximum allowable change to the number of passengers or hold load as an LMC, which
will be specified in the individual operators Operations Manual for each aircraft type.
If there is any LMC occurs after the completion of the mass and balance documentation, it must be
brought to the attention of the captain and should clearly be entered on the documentation. The
captain should approve the mass and balance sheet.