Zero fuel weight limit

[Daneshgari]

Hello everyone. Does anyone know where is the zero fuel weight limit on my POH?

Perry

[kortopates]

41 minutes ago, Daneshgari said:

Hello everyone. Does anyone know where is the zero fuel weight limit on my POH?

Perry

There is no such thing in our Mooney's. Google is your friend is finding discussions on this. A google search of "Mooneyspace Zero fuel weight limit" found this thread from 2017

  

[RobertGary1]

Not too many singles have a zero fuel weight limit. Very common in jets and turbo props and some light twins.

-Robert

[PT20J]

11 hours ago, RobertGary1 said:

Not too many singles have a zero fuel weight limit. Very common in jets and turbo props and some light twins.

-Robert

Yep. It's a loading limitation to limit the bending moment at the wing attach points.

[carusoam]

This question comes up each time a new WnB user comes aboard...

Some weight and balance apps ask for data regarding the topic that isn’t taught at the PP level... not ever hearing of the topic, then trying to put data into the app is kind of daunting...

Some planes like Mooneys have no limit of what can be put in the plane...   as in we have a useful load... the PIC can decide to put passengers and/or fuel in the plane up to that maximum UL...

zero fuel weight is like the graduate school level of a weight and balance calculations...

 

So...  Perry, I don’t think you will find anything related to zero fuel weight in the Mooney POH because it is not a Mooney limitation...

If it is... read the section regarding limitations again... there is plenty of limitations related to fuel.   Probably a few paragraphs to be read...

Did you come across this question by using WnB or something similar?

 

PP thoughts only, not a CFI...

Best regards,

-a-

[Daneshgari]

Hello all. Thank you for all your feedback. This is my 6th Mooney and maybe the last Mooney in the world? It is the newest Acclaim Ultra out there and is gorgeous. The reason I have never faced this before is the fact as it has been mentioned Mooney doesn’t have “Zero Fuel Weight Limit” Frank at factor just confirmed this. There is a section in the ForeFlight that asks for it and if you don’t plug it in it won’t calculate the W&B. 
 

Perry

[elimansour]

22 minutes ago, Daneshgari said:

Hello all. Thank you for all your feedback. This is my 6th Mooney and maybe the last Mooney in the world? It is the newest Acclaim Ultra out there and is gorgeous. The reason I have never faced this before is the fact as it has been mentioned Mooney doesn’t have “Zero Fuel Weight Limit” Frank at factor just confirmed this. There is a section in the ForeFlight that asks for it and if you don’t plug it in it won’t calculate the W&B. 
 

Perry

Perry, first of all CONGRATULATIONS on such a fantastic airplane!!  To overcome the issue with Foreflight and since Mooneys do not have a zero fuel weight, just enter your max gross weight under the zero fuel weight box and you will be in businesses!!  Please share some photos of your plane!! 

[carusoam]

Wow Perry!

Hope you got the ForeFlight WnB thing figured out... Eli covers it pretty well above.

Congrats on the new Ultra!

Now the important part... SIXTH Mooney!

I’m on my second... an Ultra would be my third... 

Got a pic?

Best regards,

-a-

[Daneshgari]

Thank you guys. It is a gorgeous airplane. I am going to share some pix if the size allow me here. 
 

Perry

[Nick Pilotte]

Love it!  Congratulations!  The red, white, and blue is very nice!

[carusoam]

Great pics of the Ultra, Perry!

+1 for hanging a coat on the coat rack...  

Thanks for sharing.

Best regards,

-a-