Welcome to Traffic Cone's ERAU Cessna 172 Weight and Balance Calculator!
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Fill out the info below to calculate weight and balance for your aircraft!
DISCLAIMER: These calculations are provided as reference, with no guarantee of accuracy, and should be checked against your own calculations. You, as either the pilot in command or acting pilot in command, are ultimately responsible for ensuring accurate weight and balance and performance calculations, and verifying they are within the limits outlined in the Pilot's Operating Handbook and the ERAU Flight Operations Manual.
Please note: All numbers are rounded UP to 2 decimal places, except for the data from ETA
Please note again: These numbers from ETA are up to date as of August 23
2024, but may not be completely up to date.
Please double-check with the POH during
your preflight or check with the numbers on ETA to ensure accurate calculations.
Notice something out of date? Send me an email: admin@erauwb.com
WARNING
I'm well aware of how popular this thing is, and how people (myself included) are becoming dependent. In the interest of proficiency, learning, and to combat complacency, this calculator will not be accessible from 1200 local on January 13th until 1200 local on January 20th. Take this month of notice to refresh on how to calculate the table and performance information manually, and plan to arrive early enough so that you have sufficient time to complete all your calculations.
Aircraft:
Use R- then the aircraft number. Add a space if the number is a single digit
Examples: Riddle 12 = R-12
Riddle 5 = R- 5
Riddle 25 (west ops) = R-25 W
(The W is optional)
There are some aircraft with an * in their name. Typing it here is optional
Tail number:
| Item | Weight (lbs) | Arm | Moment | Fuel (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Front Seats | 37 | 0 | ||
| Rear seats | 73 | 0 | ||
| Front Bags | 95 | 0 | ||
| Aft bag | 123 | 0 | ||
| Zero fuel weight | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ramp fuel | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Ramp weight | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burn in taxi | 0 | 48 | 0 | - |
| Takeoff weight | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burn in flight | 0 | 48 | 0 | - |
| Landing weight | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maneuvering speed:
Va = 0 kts
Pressure Altitude:
0ft
ALERT
WB107 Invalid altimiter setting detected
Performance data
Temperature
Wind
Enter the current headwind in knots. If you have a tailwind, check the checkbox below
Weight
Using 2200lbs performance tables
Altitude
Using 6000ft (traffic pattern altitude)
Result
Takeoff roll: 0
Takeoff 50ft: 0
Climb rate: 0 @ 6000ft
Land roll: 0
Land 50ft: 0