Miscellaneous observations

[Rodeo314]

@SimBrief

Another thing worth mentioning is that by default, SimBrief always includes the weight of the pilot in the aircraft’s empty weight. So when it plans 6 passengers, it actually means there are 7 people on board. So if your aircraft has only 6 seats, I recommend either setting the max passengers to 5 in your custom airframe, or alternatively, keep it at 6 but subtract the pilot’s weight from the airframe’s OEW (which will result in more payload space).

FWIW, in the case of the DA62, the empty weight (1570 kg on Wikipedia, 1600 kg example in the AFM) does not include the pilot, making your default profile (also using 1570 kg as the empty weight) inconsistent with the “typical” simBrief setup where the weight of the pilot(s) is included.

I only checked the DA62 just now, but I suspect it’s possible that many of the some other GA profiles on simBrief are in a similar case, if the empty weight is sourced from the AFM/POH; I imagine small GA aircrafts’ manuals don’t include the pilot in their empty weight because, unlike for larger aircraft, a light vs. heavy pilot actually has an effect on W&B calculations.

Regards,

Tim