Aircraft Types

Aircraft Types

Click on "Maintain Type" to view the Type list. The plus icon can be used to add a type. For each type the necessary fields are:

• Type Name
• ICAO Type Name
• Manufacturer
• Description

Against each type you also need to enter necessary data to support the mass and balance calculations for the flight authorisation sheet.

Mass and Balance Stations

You need to enter the various seat stations as "seat1", "seat2", "seat3" and "seat4".

You can then add any additional stations you may require, for example "fuel", "baggage" etc.

For each station the station description and arm are mandatory fields. The weight limit is optional.

Please enter arms in inches and weights in lbs.

C of G Limits

You need to enter the coordinate reference points for the lines that make up the CofG limits graph for the aircraft type.

Enter the coordinates of each of the points on the CofG graph where the lines change direction.

Note: Please ensure that you start at the bottom left hand corner of the graph and proceed clockwise from there.

Disabling mass and balance for an aircraft

The system will not enforce mass and balance compliance if the aircraft is set up with a zero BEM arm. This means that if, for some reason, you require that the system does not calculate mass and balance details for a given aircraft you should enter a zero on the aircraft's BEM arm (not on the aircraft type).