Now available: The essential guide for pilots, flight crews, and aircraft mechanics
Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook, FAA-H-8083-1A, by the Federal Aviation Administration
Beginning with the basic principles of aircraft weight and balance, The Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook is the official U.S. government guide for pilots, covering procedures for preparing to weigh and actually weighing an aircraft. The FAA emphasizes the importance of this meticulous work, including examples of documentation furnished by the aircraft manufacturer and by the FAA to ensure the aircraft weight and balance records contain the proper data. This easy-to-read, large format book also discusses:
• Detailed methods for determining the location of the empty-weight center of gravity (CG) of an aircraft
• Information for A&P mechanics to determine the weight and CG changes caused by repairs or alterations
• Instructions for conducting adverse-loaded CG checks and the best way to figure the amount and location of ballast needed to bring CG within allowable limits
• Loading computations for general aviation aircraft
• Unique requirements for helicopter weight and balance control
• Examples for solving weight and balance problems using calculators, E6-B flight computers, and a dedicated flight computer
• And more
With a complete glossary and clear charts and mathematical formulas, Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook should be available to everyone who wishes to safely fly and weigh aircrafts.
For more information about Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook, please contact: Nina Boutsikaris / 212 643 6816 x 233 / [email protected]
