How to - Fuel & Payload Management

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There is an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) located on either side of the cockpit (Captain and First Officer) which is intrinsically linked to the aircraft Flight Management System (FMS). It is also linked to some core simulator functions like setting your desired fuel and payload.

Note: Please do not use the Microsoft Flight Simulator weight and balance menu/ universal EFB – this will have no impact, and may cause issues with your flight.

Simply click the Menu buttons on the left to navigate the pages.

Payload Page – This page allows you to set the fuel and load and then apply it to the aircraft.

You can set your fuel and payload manually using the sliders or typing in the values into the text boxes (to switch between sliders and text box, click on the title of each field highlighted by a red box in the image above). 

Make sure to hit 'APPLY' after setting the desired values. You can confirm the load onboard by switching from 'PLAN' to 'LIVE' tab at the top of the page.

You can switch between Metric (KG) and Imperial (LBS) units on the EFB Options page.

Options Page – This page allows you to set various settings such as the measurement units in use.