CS 22.29  Empty weight and corresponding c.g.

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

(a) The empty weight and corresponding c.g. must be determined by weighing the sailplane: 

(1) with: 

(i) fixed ballast; 

(ii) required minimum equipment; 

(iii) for a powered sailplane, unusable fuel, maximum oil and, where appropriate, engine coolant and hydraulic fluid.

(2) excluding: 

(i) weight of occupant(s) and parachute(s);

(ii)     other readily removable items of load.

(b) The condition of the sailplane at the time of determining empty weight must be one that is well defined and easily repeated.