Aircraft weight schedule

(1) Every flying machine and glider in respect of which a certificate of airworthiness issued or rendered valid under this Order is in force shall be weighed, and the position of its centre of gravity determined, at such times and in such manner as the Governor may require in the case of that aircraft. (2) Upon the aircraft being weighed as aforesaid the operator of the aircraft shall prepare a weight schedule showing the basic weight of the aircraft, that is to say, the weight of the aircraft empty together with the weight of unusable fuel and unusable oil in the aircraft and of such items of equipment as are indicted in the weight schedule; and showing the position of the centre of gravity of the aircraft when the aircraft contains only the items included in the basic weight. (3) Subject to the provisions of Article 53 of this Order the weight schedule shall be preserved by the operator of the aircraft until the expiry of a period of six months following the next occasion on which the aircraft is weighed for the purposes of this Article.