Aero-Linx: Aircraft Weight and
Balance Handbook
(FAA-H-8083-1A)
FAA-H-8083-1A, 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 flightcrew 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.
"Tom was a good leader... He was a lot of fun, a
jolly guy, but he took CAP very seriously."
Source: Brig. Gen. Johnnie Boyd, CAP's
national vice commander in 1978 during Brig. Gen. Thomas C.
Casaday's tenure as national commander. Casaday, Civil Air Patrol's
national commander in the late 1970s and a 1980 inductee into the
CAP Hall of Honor, died August 16th at the age of 92.
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