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Weight and Balance Handbook

FAA-H-8083-1B Version 2016
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Acknowledgments

The Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook (FAA-H-8083-1B) was produced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the assistance of Safety Research Corporation of America (SRCA). The FAA wishes to acknowledge the following contributors:

  • Larry Jackson of Jackson Aircraft Weighing Service, for content and photographs used in Chapter 3
  • The White Planes Picture Company ([www.whiteplanes.com](https://www.whiteplanes.com)), for images used in Chapter 4
  • Terri Sipantzi of Precision Windsports, for the weight-shift control sample weight and loading diagram used in Chapter 4
  • AirBorne Windsports Pty Ltd., for weight-shift control sample weight and loading data sheet used in Chapter 4
  • Jim Stevens of Aerosports Connection, for powered parachute sample weight and balance information sheet used in Chapter 4
  • Sporty’s Pilot Shop, for image of an E6B Flight Computer used in Chapter 10