WEIGHTS & BALANCES

NOTE: All examples in this chapter use a Cessna 152 for the aircraft.

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This chapter defines the following procedures, which ensure that the Fully-Loaded Aircraft meets the following criteria, required for proper Take-Off and operation:

Ensuring that Aircraft Is not Overweight: Its Total Weight does NOT exceed its (allowable) Maximum Gross Weight.
Ensuring that Aircraft Is Properly Balanced: Its Center of Gravity (heaviest part of aircraft) has NOT shifted from when the aircraft was empty.

IMPORTANT! If the Fully-Loaded Aircraft is overweight or unbalanced, its Take-Off and handling ability will be affected.

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