148 Understanding Aircraft Weight & Balance, Which Cessna 182 to Buy + GA News

148 Understanding Aircraft Weight & Balance, Which Cessna 182 to Buy + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon . Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary148 Max talks about what you need to know about aircraft weight and balance theory. Plus a listeners asks whether to buy a 2003 Cessna 182 with a GTN 750, or a 2004 model with the Garmin G1000. We discuss several accidents involving weight and balance issues, and how to calculate a weight and balance. Finally, we talk about how %MAC is used in turboprops and jets to calculate a center of gravity. News Stories Special FAA Rules for Medical, Knowledge Tests and CFI extensions FAA to temporarily reduce ATC tower hours Congressman calls on FAA to suspend airport bailout payments Flight Plan Errors on ICAO form FAA Revives Old Threat to GPS AirVenture 2020 cancelled Jet Deliveries Halved, Profits Plunge in Textron's Q1 JetSuite Files for Chapter 11 FAA Issues Medicals to Professional Pilots with Diabetes FAA Investigates Harrison Ford and His Plane Again Mentioned in the Show FAA SFAR:Relief for Medicals, Knowledge Tests, CFI Renewals Control Tower Hour Adjustments Airport Grants Announced on April 30, 2020 Sectional Chart Masks Careers in Aerospace Webinars Thief Tries to Sell Airplanes He Doesn't Own Videos Mentioned in the Show Jonathan Weiswasser's EWR>LGA>JFK video Engine out landing on freeway If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section . And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself . Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android . Social Media Like Aviation News Talk podcast on Facebook Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Follow Max on YouTube Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.