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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 9-13
  Chapter 10: Weight and Balance

  weight limitation compromises the structural integrity of an aircraft and adversely affects its performance. Operation with the center of gravity (CG) outside the approved limits results in control difficulty. As discussed in Chapter 5, Aerodynamics of Flight, weight ... body and the acceleration acting on the body. Weight is a major factor in aircraft construction and operation and demands respect from all pilots…

• Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbookp. 2-6
  Chapter 2: Weight and Balance Theory › FAA-Furnished Weight and Balance Information › CG Range

  Limits: 148.1 in at 2,100 lb, with straight line to 148.1 in at 3,050 lb Empty Weight CG Range (EWCG) When all of the seats and baggage compartments are located close together, it is not possible ... long as the EWCG is located within the EWCG range) to legally load the aircraft so that its operational CG falls outside this allowable range. If the seats and baggage areas extend over a wide range, the EWCG range…

• Helicopter Flying Handbookp. 6-2
  Chapter 6: Weight and Balance › Balance › Center of Gravity

  load the aircraft within the allowable CG range specified in the rotorcraft flight manual’s (RFM) weight and balance limitations. Loading outside approved limits can result in insufficient control travel for safe operation. Center of Gravity The pilot should ensure ... flight, except for any wind corrections. Since the fuselage acts as a pendulum suspended from the rotor, changing the CG changes the angle at which the aircraft hangs from the rotor. When the CG is directly under the rotor mast…

• Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbookp. G-1
  Glossary

  governing commuter and on-demand operations. Adverse loaded CG check. A weight and balance check to determine that no condition of legal loading of an aircraft can move the CG outside of its allowable limits. Aircraft specifications. Documentation containing ... approved document, prepared by the holder of a type certificate for an aircraft, that specifies the operating limitations and contains the required markings and placards and other information applicable to the regulations under which the aircraft was certificated Approved type…

• Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbookp. 3-1
  Chapter 3: Weighing the Aircraft and Determining the Empty Weight Center of Gravity › Requirements

  because limit information is critical for safe flight. A secondary purpose is to aid efficiency during flight. Overloading of the aircraft is not the only concern; the distribution of the weight is important also. The aircraft has CG limits ... loading that places the CG outside the established limits seriously impairs controllability of the aircraft…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 5-25
  Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Stalls

  allowed to be operated outside of the CG range, the pilot may have difficulty recovering from a stall. The most critical CG violation would occur when operating with a CG that exceeds the rear limit. In this situation, a pilot…