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• 14 CFR Part 121 — Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental OperationsOpen
  14 CFR § 121.422 Aircraft dispatchers: Initial and transition ground training.

  Aircraft dispatchers: Initial and transition ground training. (a) Initial and transition ground training for aircraft dispatchers must include instruction in at least the following: (1) General subjects— (i) Use of communications systems including the characteristics of those systems ... Weight and balance computations; (iv) Basic airplane performance dispatch requirements and procedures; (v) Flight planning including track selection, flight time analysis, and fuel requirements…

• Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbookp. G-2
  Glossary

  edge to trailing edge. Curtailment. An operator created and FAA-approved operational loading envelope that is more restrictive than the manufacturer’s CG envelope. It ensures that the aircraft will be operated within limits during all phases of flight Curtailment ... actual weight of the aircraft multiplied by the load factor, or the increase in weight caused by acceleration. Empty weight. The weight of the airframe, engines, all permanently installed equipment, and unusable fuel. Depending upon the part of the federal…

• Risk Management Handbookp. 3-14
  Chapter 3: Identifying Hazards & Associated Risks › Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis › Environment

  trading fuel weight for payload could increase the risk of fuel exhaustion. • Tricia also knows that her aircraft is not approved for flight in known icing conditions and that an icing encounter could lead to loss of control ... approach the performance limits of her airplane. • The departure airport has no ATC services, although fuel is available. ATC may limit the altitude selection en route, which could limit an escape from icing conditions…