Sample Loadsheet — What eLoadcontrol Generates

What you're looking at

Every loadsheet produced by eLoadcontrol contains the same core figures that a real airline dispatcher and ground crew sign off before a departure. Here is what each field means:

• Total Traffic Load (TTL) Combined weight of all passengers, baggage, and cargo in kilograms.
• Zero Fuel Weight (ZFW) The aircraft's weight with everything on board except fuel. The structural limit for ZFW is one of the two primary weight constraints on a flight.
• Takeoff Weight (TOW) ZFW plus the total fuel loaded at departure. Must not exceed the aircraft's Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW).
• Landing Weight (LDW) TOW minus the trip fuel burned en-route. Must not exceed the Maximum Landing Weight (MLW).
• %MAC (Centre of Gravity) The aircraft's centre of gravity expressed as a percentage of the Mean Aerodynamic Chord. Real airlines must keep this within the certified envelope for every phase of flight. eLoadcontrol calculates it per-hold using actual moment arms for each supported aircraft type.
• Load Instruction Report (LIR) The per-hold breakdown showing how bags and cargo are distributed across the forward hold, aft hold, and bulk compartment. Ground loaders work from this document to physically position the load.
• Underload The remaining payload capacity at the most restrictive structural limit. A positive underload means the aircraft can legally accept more load.

How the calculations work

eLoadcontrol applies actual IATA weight and balance standards rather than simplified approximations. Passenger weights use IATA Standard Passenger Weights (summer/winter male and female averages). Baggage weights are entered per-piece or as a bulk figure, then distributed across holds according to the loading instruction you specify.

For each supported aircraft type, the system stores the empty operating weight, the centre-of-gravity datum, and the moment arm for every cargo station. When you allocate weight to a hold, the tool calculates the resulting moment, accumulates it across all stations, and divides by total weight to give you %MAC. If the result falls outside the certified forward or aft CG limit the loadsheet is rejected before it reaches your printer or ACARS uplink — the same behaviour as airline software.

Fuel figures are entered as a block fuel value or pulled automatically from a SimBrief OFP. Trip fuel is extracted from the same OFP. Both figures feed directly into the TOW and LDW calculations, keeping your fuel and weight documents consistent with each other.

SimBrief integration

Connect your SimBrief Pilot ID in the Connectivity page and eLoadcontrol will fetch your latest OFP at the push of a button. Flight number, departure and destination airport, aircraft registration, block fuel, trip fuel, and alternate fuel all populate in one click. This removes manual transcription errors and ensures the loadsheet matches your flight plan exactly — the same discipline expected in real-world dispatch.

ACARS delivery

Once generated, your loadsheet can be transmitted directly to your virtual cockpit via the Hoppie ACARS network. The loadsheet is formatted as a TELEX message addressed to your aircraft's callsign. Compatible aircraft addons — including the FlyByWire A32NX, the iniBuilds A310, and several PMDG types — receive the message and display it on the DCDU or printer, replicating the actual workflow where the Operations Centre uplinks the final loadsheet to the aircraft before push-back.

You will need a Hoppie ACARS logon code, which is free to register at hoppie.nl. Enter it in the Connectivity page alongside your SimBrief Pilot ID. Once saved, one button in the loadsheet tool sends the transmission.

Loadsheet formats

eLoadcontrol supports multiple output formats. The standard format follows IATA AHM 560 layout conventions used by many European and Middle-Eastern carriers. Additional formats match the specific house styles used by operators who have contributed their templates to the project. All formats include the Load Instruction Report, which is printed as a companion document to the loadsheet itself.

Loadsheets can be downloaded as a formatted PDF for printing or for attaching to your virtual operations record, or transmitted directly via ACARS as described above. A complete generation history is stored in your account so you can review any previous flight.

Built by aviation professionals

eLoadcontrol was designed and built by active airline ground crew and a licensed commercial pilot. Every formula, every weight standard, and every document layout was validated against real airline procedures before being implemented. The goal is not a game-like approximation — it is an accurate simulation of the actual load control workflow, accessible to any flight simulator operator who wants to run their virtual operations to a professional standard.