I've been beating my head against the wall at some of these FAA questions. I gotta know what the deal with this one is... using the ASA test prep, ALL the Beech 1900 W&B questions leave out the flight crew weight, quite inexplicably to me. Below is an example question and explanation. The figures quite clearly show the crew as 340 lb @ FS 129. ***???

(Refer to Figures 4, 7, 9, 10, and 11.) What is the CG shift if the cargo in section F is moved to section A, and 200 pounds of the cargo in section G is added to the cargo in section B, under Loading Conditions BE-7?

Weight Moment/100
Basic Operating Wt. 9,005 25,934
Sec A - -
Sec B 400 1,020
Sec C 450 1,282.5
Sec D 600 1,890
Sec E 600 2,070
Sec F 600 2,250
Sec G 500 2,025
Sec H - -
Sec J - -
Sec K - -
Sec L - -
Fuel + 2,442 + 7,299
Total 14,597 43,770.5
CG change moving weight from F to A is: 600 x 150/14,597 = 6.2 inches forward
CG change moving weight from G to B is: 200 x 150/14,597 = 2.1 inches forward
Total change: 6.2 inches + 2.1 inches = 8.3 inches forward

 

Stop trying to understand. Just memorize. Seriously. Once that stupid written is done its DONE. And you never have to look at this stuff again!

 

The 121 test is probably easier from the W&B perspective if you actually want to solve the problems. If you understand MAC...

 

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And this.

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Just memorize, but the crew is typically included in the BOW and the starting index since they're required and always there.

 

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BOW most definitely includes required crewmembers. Typical standard crew weight is 200# per flight crewmember.