Appendix A: Supplemental Study Materials for Aircraft Weight and Balance
FAA Publications
(check for most current revision)
- Advisory Circular (AC) 20-161, Aircraft Onboard Weight and Balance Systems
- AC 23-21, Airworthiness Compliance Checklists Used to Substantiate Major Alterations for Small Airplanes
- AC 43.13-1, Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices—Aircraft Inspection and Repair
- AC 90-89, Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook
- AC 120-27, Aircraft Weight and Balance Control
- FAA-H-8083-30, Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook—General
- Order 8130.2, Airworthiness Certification of Aircraft and Related Product
- [www.faa.gov](https://www.faa.gov), Light Sport Aircraft (multiple electronic documents)