ForeFlight features a dynamic, graphical weight and balance (W&B) tool that provides a visual representation of your aircraft ...

Empty Weight Empty weight is defined as the total weight of an aircraft including all fixed ballast, unusable fuel, undrainable oil, total quantity of engine coolant and total quantity of hydraulic ...

Moving to an empty seat on a plane without permission can result in a surcharge. Airlines use assigned seating to calculate ...

Yes, a weight and balance issue can be more critical on smaller airplane because a even a small error accounts for a larger percentage of the total weight. A 500-lb ...

In Part 1, we discussed how a Beech King Air 200 wound up in the frigid waters of Unalaska Bay, Alaska. It seems likely that the pilot knew the King Air was overweight. When investigators re-created ...

Innovation rooted in legacy.” The term, provided by Master Sgt. Dez Watson of the 325th Maintenance Group, succinctly sums up a subtle but significant change in how the U.S. Air Force is quantifying ...