Weight & balance, Appendix g – Garmin aera 500 User Manual

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Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot’s Guide

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appendix G

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Index

Renaming a saved aircraft profile:

1) From the 'Home' Screen, touch Tools > Profile
2)
Touch the Aircraft Name Button to access a vertical list of saved profiles.
3) Touch the desired profile from the list.
4) Touch menu > Rename
5)
Enter the new Aircraft Name using the keypad, and touch OK.

deleting a saved aircraft profile:

1) From the 'Home' Screen, touch Tools > Profile
2)
Touch the Aircraft Name Button to access a vertical list of saved profiles.
3) Touch the desired profile from the list.
4) Touch menu > delete
5)
Touch Yes.

weiGht & BalaNce

Weight & Balance may be used during pre-flight preparations to verify the weight

and balance conditions of the aircraft. By entering the weight and arm values, the aera
can calculate the total weight, moment, and center of gravity (CG).

Before entering the various figures, the empty weight of the airplane and the arm (or

“station”) for each weight should be determined. These figures should be determined
using the pilot’s operating handbook for the airplane, which also notes the weight
limitations and fore/aft CG limits. Compare those figures to the values calculated by
the aera.

To perform weight and balance calculations:

1) From the 'Home' Screen, touch Tools > Weight/Bal
2)
Touch the fields to enter the desired weights and arms (or “stations”). The

calculated moment, weight, and CG figures appear at the bottom of the

screen. Keep in mind that the “Aircraft” (empty weight/arm) figures must
be entered as a reference to calculate a valid moment, weight, and CG.

3) To empty the aircraft, touch menu > Empty Aircraft.

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