Method for setting the mass of a load to be transported by an aircraft

A method for setting, in an aircraft, a calculation mass taken into consideration by an avionics system of the aircraft, the calculation mass being relative to a load to be transported carried by a hooking system of the aircraft, the avionics system having a display,

• wherein the method comprises:
• detecting whether a current state of the aircraft is a flight state with the load to be transported attached to the hooking system;
• provided that the current state is the flight state with the load to be transported attached to the hooking system, displaying a proposed mass on the display;
• after displaying a proposed mass on the display, validating the proposed mass using a validation interface, the proposed mass being assigned to the calculation mass;
• or
• if the proposed mass is not validated at the end of a predetermined condition, assigning a predetermined mass greater than zero to the calculation mass.