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For this question, read the scenario below and fill in the a…

For this question, read the scenario below and fill in the answers. You and your friend are flying back from Brainerd, MN after a Lake day in your Piper Archer. You weigh 155lbs and your friend weighs 170lbs. You will be taking a cooler with you that weighs 25lbs and will be placing it in the baggage area. Your personal bags will be placed in the rear seats and weigh 100lbs. The flight back is supposed to take 2 hours with a fuel burn rate of 10 gallons per hour. You start the trip with 45 gallons of 100LL AVGAS. (1 Gallon of 100LL = 6lbs) Note: Only fill in the numbers that you calculate. If you answer has a decimal points, fill in the answer to 2 decimal points.   Station Weight (lbs) Arm Moment    Basic Empty Weight 1590 87.5 139125.0    Pilot and Front Passenger [BLANK-1]  80.5 [BLANK-2]     Passengers (Rear Seat) [BLANK-3]  118.1 [BLANK-4]     Fuel (48 gal max) [BLANK-5]  95.0 [BLANK-6]     Baggage (200 lbs max) [BLANK-7]  142.8 [BLANK-8]     Ramp Weight (2558 lbs max) [BLANK-9]   [BLANK-10] [BLANK-11]     Fuel for run-up/taxi -8.0 95.0 -760    Takeoff Weight (2550 lbs max) [BLANK-12]  [BLANK-13]  [BLANK-14]     Fuel burn during flight -[BLANK-15]  95.0 -[BLANK-16]     Landing Weight (2550 lbs) [BLANK-17]  [BLANK-18]  [BLANK-19]    

Utilize Figure 5-41 and the values below to calculate the La…

Utilize Figure 5-41 and the values below to calculate the Landing distance. Outside air temperature: 10 ° C Weight: 2300lbs Pressure Altitude: Use you answer from question 20 Headwind component: 3kts Runway surface: Dry pavement Landing Distance: [BLANK-1] feet