Load Control Academy
Today you are the load controller on duty in a CLC (Centralised Load Control) office. You will run the full W&B (Weight & Balance) process for flight LC950 IST→DXB. Hover over any dotted-underlined abbreviation to see its expansion; the full list is under Abbreviations in the toolbar. First, meet the team:
Opens the flight in the DCS/W&B system, computes EZFW, issues the Loading Instruction (LIR), produces the loadsheet, applies LMCs, sends LDM/CPM messages.
Allocates flights to controllers, monitors deadlines and quality, decides on overload / offload / DG irregularities, authorises non-standard procedures.
Owns the procedures manual (AHM 590 duties split); runs training/licensing, ISAGO audits and airline agreements (SGHA Annex B).
Meets the aircraft, supervises loading per the LIR, reports deviations to load control, signs the loading report, confirms hold doors closed, delivers documents to the cockpit.
Ultimately responsible that the aircraft is loaded within limits. Cross-checks the loadsheet (pax count, fuel, limits, trim), signs it or accepts via ACARS; acknowledges the NOTOC.
Global trend: remote Centralised Load Control — e.g. Lufthansa's Global Load Control (Cape Town/Brno/Istanbul), Swissport CLC, dnata. One controller can handle dozens of flights per shift.
Flight file LC950
A Gulf route: half-full cabin but a hold packed with cargo, a lithium battery shipment, and ZFW pressing against MZFW. Teaches the commercial-vs-limit balance.
Flight
- Flight
- LC950 / 13AUG
- Route
- IST → DXB
- STD
- 02:15
- Type / reg
- A321neo · TC-LCN
- Version
- C16Y182
- Crew
- 2/5
- Booked
- 168 pax
Weights (kg)
- DOW / DOI
- 50,100 / 55.0
- MZFW
- 75,600
- MTOW
- 97,000
- MLW
- 79,200
- Fuel BLOCK / TAXI / TRIP
- 15,500 / 300 / 13,000
Passengers
- Male / Female / Child / Infant
- 85 / 70 / 8 / 2
- Total
- 163 + 2 INF
- Standard masses
- 88 / 70 / 35 kg · EASA standard
Holds and load
- CPT 1 (FWD)
- MAX 2,300
- CPT 3 (AFT)
- MAX 3,400
- CPT 4 (AFT)
- MAX 2,300
- CPT 5 (BULK)
- MAX 1,500
- BAG1
- BAG 1,800 kg
- CGO1
- CARGO 3,200 kg
- CGO2
- CARGO 2,200 kg
- DGL
- DG: Lithium batteries 600 kg (RMD)