Mass and Balance – Ayr 14/03/19

Abbie Chalmers
Had 2 % MAC questions, both straightforward and both type ins. One was with new
numbers and I’m sure my answer was 51.95% as it was rounded to two decimal places.

TOM increased by 3000kg. Take off speeds are not recalculated. As a result:
A. Longer ground roll, reduced absolute ceiling and reduced range….

What is PLTOM?
A. Maximum take-off mass due to the characteristics of departure airfield

AFT CG:
A. Shorter ground roll and increased climb

BEM Definition:
A and B mentioned usable fuel and D mentioned useful load. Answer C was correct similar
to a definition in BGS bank.

Another distribution load question, cubic container straightforward.

The rest were basic adding/removing or moving load questions.