Weight & Balance Utility
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The Weight & Balance utility ensures that your plane is safely loaded before takeoff. The program has a graph to indicate when the plane is safely balanced, a loading info window to enter weight information, and a weights and moments table to customize the program for your plane. When you have the program set up with your default configuration, you can save the configuration for future use.


Installation

1.Select Install Program from the splash screen that comes up when you put the CD in your CD-ROM drive.  
2.Install the TeleType GPS software to either your PDA or PC.  
3.Check the box next to Install Weight and Balance Program.  
4.Click Next.  
5.Select Desktop/Laptop to install the utility to your PC, and either Windows CE or Pocket PC depending on the model of your PDA. Most newer model PDA devices such as the Dell Axim, Toshiba e740, and the latest iPaq models run Pocket PC.  
 
For Desktop/Laptop:  
6. Select the directory you wish to install the program to.  
7. Click OK.  
8. Click OK to exit the installer.  
 
For Pocket PC:  
6. Click Yes to install the application to the default directory on the PDA.  


Program Operation

The first step in using this utility is to configure it for use with your plane. This procedure only needs to be done once for each plane.

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Configure the software for use with your plane. (PDA)


Plane Customization  

1.Go to View > Table.  
2.Delete any original data in the table by using the Del button.  
3.Enter the information for your plane into the fields provided, clicking Add when you are finished entering each set of data.  
4.When you are done entering data, click OK.  


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Enter the current load of the plane. (PDA)


Entering Load  
 
At this point, the software is customized with the settings for your plane. The next step is to enter the current load of the plane.  
 
1. Go to View > Loading Info.  
2. Enter the weight of the passengers and luggage.  
3. Enter the basic empty weight of the plane.  
4. Tap OK.  


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Make sure your plane is safely balanced before flight. (PDA)


Checking Balance  

Now that the plane is set up for your flight, you want to see if it is safely balanced. When a plane is safely loaded, the text below the graph will say "Your plane is safely loaded". When the plane is not loaded safely, the text will say "The plane is NOT loaded safely. Do not fly!"  
 
1. Go to View > Envelope Graph.  
2. Make sure the plane is within the red box.