Weight and Balance

Question 0

Dry Operating Weight

Answer 0

Except fuel and payload

Question 1

Basic Empty Weight

Answer 1

Structure ,seats, empty galleys and Laboratories, non-usable fuel, oil, hydraulic fluids, literature standard FAK and emergency equipment

Question 2

Lower Deck Unloading

Answer 2

a. If compartment 4 is loaded – unload it first.
b. Start aft hold unloading first, then forward and aft holds may be unloaded simultaneously, given that compartment 4 is already empty. Never begin forward hold unloading first.
c. Unload bay 11 last, after all bays are empty.
d. Should unloading of the aft hold be interrupted, then unloading of the forward hold must be halted until aft hold unloading resumes.

Question 3

Special procedure 180 configuration, no show pax bags located in bay 11

Answer 3

No more than 10 pax are missing

Question 4

Defueling or file transfer with pax on board

Answer 4

If the tank fuel being transferred from has more than 900kg

Question 5

Transportation of live animals

Answer 5

Forward has warmer temperatures

Aft has better air flow and odor reaching the pax