Weight and Balance Handbook FAA-H-8083-1B (Color Print) Pilot Flight Training Study Guide

This is the official FAA Weight and Balance Handbook FAA-H-8083-1B. This handbook supersedes FAA-H-8083-1A, dated 2007. Released in 2016, current in 2022. Printed in Color. Full size: 8.5 x 11 inches. 111 pages. The Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook has been prepared in recognition of the importance of weight and balance technology in conducting safe and efficient flight. The objective of this handbook is twofold: to provide the airframe and powerplant mechanic (A&P) with the method of determining the empty weight and empty weight center of gravity (EWCG) of an aircraft and to furnish the flight crew with information on loading and operating the aircraft to ensure its weight is within the allowable limit and the center of gravity (CG) is within the allowable range.