Aircraft Load Sheet Builder
Interactive any aircraft weight & balance: editable stations, live CG and moment, limit awareness — sample data you replace with YOUR POH figures.
SAMPLE figures shown — substitute your aircraft's actual empty weight, arms and limits from its current weighing record and POH. The generic sheet exists for every aircraft without a dedicated calculator: enter YOUR stations from the POH, and the arithmetic (and its mistakes) are handled.
| Station | Weight (lb) | Arm (in) | Moment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty aircraft (from YOUR weighing record) | 68,000 | ||
| Pilot | 7,030 | ||
| Front passenger | 0 | ||
| Rear passengers | 0 | ||
| Fuel | 11,520 | ||
| Baggage | 1,900 |
⚠️ Not for operational decisions. This is a record-keeping and planning aid only — not certified avionics, not a source of regulatory truth. Always verify against official sources (FAA) and your operator's approved documents before flying.
Free aircraft load sheet builder: editable stations with live gross weight, moment and CG — pre-loaded with clearly-labelled sample any aircraft data you replace with your own POH figures.
About Aircraft Load Sheet Builder
The generic sheet exists for every aircraft without a dedicated calculator: enter YOUR stations from the POH, and the arithmetic (and its mistakes) are handled. That's the any aircraft's loading personality, and it's why type-specific W&B awareness beats generic arithmetic: every W&B computation is the same three columns — weight, arm, moment — summed and divided; what changes per aircraft is only the data. Use this calculator as the live worksheet — edit each station to today's real weights (and your aircraft's actual empty figures, which differ from the samples shown), read gross weight, moment and CG instantly. Then do what the pros do: recompute for landing, because fuel burn moves CG.
How to use Aircraft Load Sheet Builder
- 1Replace the sample empty weight/arm with your aircraft's current weighing-record figures.
- 2Enter today's real loads per station (people, fuel, bags).
- 3Read weight, CG and the check; recompute for landing after fuel burn.
Why use Aircraft Load Sheet Builder?
- ✓Live arithmetic: weight × arm → moment → CG, recomputed per keystroke
- ✓Gross-weight awareness with explicit check-your-POH framing
- ✓Type-specific insight: the generic sheet exists for every aircraft without a dedicated calculator
- ✓Editable stations — sample data swaps for your aircraft's in seconds
- ✓Free, instant, browser-only
Frequently asked questions
How do I set this up for my specific aircraft?+
Three sources, five minutes: empty weight and arm from your aircraft's CURRENT weighing record (the latest W&B revision in the records — not the POH's example), station arms from the POH's loading section (seats, fuel, baggage areas), and limits (max weights, CG envelope) from the type certificate data in the same POH section. Edit the rows here to match, save the page to your flight bag, and verify the computed CG against the envelope yourself — this generic sheet computes totals and CG but can't know your type's limits.
Why does the tool ship with sample numbers?+
So the arithmetic demonstrates correctly before you customise it — but the samples are typical published any aircraft values, NOT your aircraft: empty weight and arm differ per serial (every repair, avionics change and repaint moves them), and the legally controlling figures are your aircraft's current weighing record and POH limits. Treat the first edit — replacing the empty-aircraft row — as part of using the tool, and keep the page with your real numbers in your flight bag.
Do I need to check CG for landing too?+
Yes — fuel burn moves the CG (toward wherever the tanks aren't), and several types are takeoff-legal but landing-illegal on the same flight plan. The two-minute habit: compute takeoff CG, then zero (or reduce) the fuel row and read the landing CG. If either end sits near a limit, the loading needs rethinking before engine start, not in the flare.
Where is this data stored?+
Everything you enter is saved in your browser's local storage on your own device — nothing is uploaded to any server. Your records stay completely private, work offline, and load instantly. Use the CSV export regularly to keep an off-device backup copy.
How do I back up or print these records?+
Use the Export CSV button below the table: it downloads your full load sheet as a spreadsheet-ready file. From there you can print a clean copy, archive it with your records folder, or import it into any other system. Exporting monthly is a good habit since the working data lives only in your browser.
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