We heard stories of pilots doing weight and balance calculations on spreadsheets — or worse, jotting down flight-critical info on paper and leaving it under a rock before take-off. When that’s your backup plan, you know something’s not right.

Managing aircraft operations — especially when they involve complex missions, tight timelines, and strict safety protocols — isn’t something you want to leave to disconnected systems or improvised fixes. That’s why we built a custom weight and balance platform that brings precision, automation, and clarity to flight preparation.

And in doing so, we were reminded of one simple truth: when software works the way your team works, everything else gets easier.

Built for the Job, Not Just the Spec Sheet

This project was all about operational readiness. We needed to create a platform that could handle every moving part of a flight — crew, cargo, weapons, fuel, emergency scenarios — and bring it together in a way that felt seamless.

So, we designed a system that does exactly that:

• Allows pilots and planners to configure aircraft in detail — from mission equipment to weapons and countermeasures
  
  
• Performs real-time weight and balance calculations, with instant CG (centre of gravity) updates
  
  
• Supports offline access using synced local data — so no one’s grounded by a weak signal
  
  
• Generates Form F load sheets with digital signatures — so compliance isn’t an afterthought
  
  
• Offers dynamic visualisations of aircraft loadouts — so you’re not just trusting the numbers, you can see them
  
  

And it’s all wrapped up in a clean, user-friendly interface that works just as well in the field as it does in the planning office.

Not Just a Flight Tool — A Whole Operational Ecosystem

This wasn’t just about the app. Behind the scenes, the platform includes:

• A central admin server for managing aircraft configurations, reusable load data, and user access
  
  
• Secure multi-user, multi-organisation support — with clear controls and audit-ready tracking
  
  
• Custom form templates to match each aircraft’s unique specs
  
  
• Authentication that fits the context — from secure credentials to device-based access
  
  

The result? A system that supports every mission phase — pre-flight, mid-air refuelling, emergency response — with confidence and clarity.

Designed With, Not Just For

Like everything we do at HutSix, this project wasn’t just built in a vacuum. It was shaped through real consultation with real people — those on the ground (or in the air) who needed better tools.

And that’s our favourite part of this kind of work: turning operational complexity into software simplicity. No bloat. No fluff. Just tools that do the job properly — and make everything else easier along the way.

Need a system that works with your environment, not against it?

Let’s talk about what we can build to get your operations flying smoother — without the turbulence.