C172S flight worksheet

Check the load before you fly.

Enter people, bags, fuel and runway conditions. Takeoff and landing results recalculate as you type.

01Aircraft and loading

Load the aircraft

Selected profileCessna 172SModel limits come from the supplied POH. Empty weight must come from this airplane's current records.

Tail / registrationEnter

Saved flightsSave or reopen a flight

Saved calculationCalculation name

Pilot entryAuto POH station or calculated value

Basic empty aircraftEnter weight and arm from this tail number's current record

WeightEnterlbArmEnterin

Moment / 1,000Auto62.59weight × arm

Pilot + front passengerPOH average · range 34 to 46

WeightEnterlb

ArmAuto37.0 inPOH station

Moment / 1,000Auto12.5812,580 lb-in

Rear passengersPublished station 73

WeightEnterlb

ArmAuto73.0 inPOH station

Moment / 1,000Auto0.000 lb-in

Baggage area 1120 lb maximum

WeightEnterlb

ArmAuto95.0 inPOH area center

Moment / 1,000Auto1.901,900 lb-in

Baggage area 250 lb area maximum

WeightEnterlb

ArmAuto123.0 inPOH area center

Moment / 1,000Auto0.000 lb-in

Usable fuelDefaults to published maximum · 6 lb/gal

FuelEntergal

ArmAuto48.0 inPOH station

Moment / 1,000Auto15.2615,264 lb-in

Fuel plan

Taxi and flight burn

Start, taxi & runupEntergalFlight fuel burnEntergal

03Field performance

Runway distance

POH interpolation with published wind and dry-grass corrections.

Short-field takeoff

Departure

2,312 lb

Weather sourceManual conditionsUse current location to load the closest recent METAR.

Field elevationEnterftAltimeterEnterinHgTemperatureEnter°CRunway headingEnter°

Pressure altitude600 ftCalculated from elevation + altimeter

Wind componentEnterktRunway surfaceEnter

Ground roll840 ftPOH + corrections

Over 50 ft1,430 ftPOH + corrections

Interpolated by weight, pressure altitude, and temperature

Short-field landing

Arrival

2,222 lb

Weather sourceManual conditionsUse current location to load the closest recent METAR.

Field elevationEnterftAltimeterEnterinHgTemperatureEnter°CRunway headingEnter°

Pressure altitude600 ftCalculated from elevation + altimeter

Wind componentEnterktRunway surfaceEnter

Ground roll600 ftPOH + corrections

Over 50 ft1,375 ftPOH + corrections

POH landing table is published at 2,550 lb; no lower-weight reduction applied

FOLD

AeroBalance · Preflight brief

Cessna 172S

Tail / registrationDEMO

Loading item	Weight lb	Arm in	Moment / 1,000
Basic empty aircraft	1,642.0	38.12	62.59
Pilot + front passenger	340.0	37.00	12.58
Rear passengers	0.0	73.00	0.00
Baggage area 1	20.0	95.00	1.90
Baggage area 2	0.0	123.00	0.00
Usable fuel	318.0	48.00	15.26
Ramp	2,320.0	39.80	92.34
Taxi fuel (1.3 gal)	-7.8	48.00	-0.37
Takeoff	2,312.2	39.77	91.96
Flight fuel burn (15.0 gal)	-90.0	48.00	-4.32
Landing	2,222.2	39.44	87.64

Short-field performancePOH interpolation · paved/dry unless noted

DEPARTURE · MANUAL

Pressure altitude: 600 ft
OAT / wind: 20°C · +0 kt
Surface: Paved, dry
Ground / 50 ft: 840 / 1,430 ft

ARRIVAL · MANUAL

Pressure altitude: 600 ft
OAT / wind: 20°C · +0 kt
Surface: Paved, dry
Ground / 50 ft: 600 / 1,375 ft

REVIEW BEFORE FLIGHTReplace the demo empty-weight and arm record with the current record for the selected tail number.

Planning aid only. Verify against the current aircraft-specific POH/AFM, weight-and-balance record, runway condition, NOTAMs, and operating procedures. Data basis: Cessna Model 172S Information Manual, Revision 5 (19 July 2004), §§2, 5, 6.

Center of gravity

Takeoff to landing

TO 39.77 in / 2,312 lbLDG 39.44 in / 2,222 lb

TAKEOFF LIMIT2,550 lb maxForward limit varies with weight · aft 47.30 in.

LANDING LIMIT2,550 lb maxUse the current aircraft-specific POH/AFM and equipment record.