With an empty weight of 1,271 pounds and an empty weight moment of 102.04 in-lb/1,000, can a pilot and copilot weighing 400 pounds be accommodated within the CG limits?

To determine if the pilot and copilot can be accommodated within the center of gravity (CG) limits, you first need to consider the total weight of the aircraft with their added weight. The empty weight is 1,271 pounds, and with the addition of the 400 pounds from the pilot and copilot, the total weight becomes 1,671 pounds.

Next, you look at the moment contribution. The empty weight moment is given as 102.04 in-lb/1,000. To find the new moment after accounting for the pilots' weight, you would need to add the moment created by the pilots. However, to fully assess the CG position, knowing the location of the pilots’ seats relative to the aircraft's reference point is crucial.

Even without that specific reference, as long as the additional weight is distributed in such a way (i.e., the location of the seats is within the specified CG range), the answer supports that yes, the weight and CG are within limits. In scenarios like this, where the total weight of the occupants doesn't exceed the maximum gross weight and assuming the seating configuration allows for the CG to remain within limits, the added weight from the pilots does not inherently push the CG outside of acceptable