ASA - Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook

Ensure the safety and efficiency of your flights with the ASA - Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook. This comprehensive guide, published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), covers crucial weight and balance principles and procedures necessary for pilots and Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMTs). Studying this handbook prepares you for the FAA Knowledge Exam and promotes safe flight and maintenance operations.

Key Features:

• Comprehensive Coverage: Includes basic principles and procedures for weight and balance control, aircraft weighing methods, and determining the location of the empty weight center of gravity.
• Loading Computations: Provides detailed instructions on using loading graphs and tables of weight and moment indexes, and determining weight and center of gravity changes due to repairs, alterations, or equipment changes.
• Specific Aircraft Guidance: Contains chapters dedicated to light-sport aircraft, single-engine aircraft, multi-engine aircraft, commuter and large aircraft, and helicopters.
• Problem Solving: Includes examples of solving weight and balance problems using hand-held electronic calculators, E6-B flight computers, and dedicated electronic flight computers.
• Latest Industry Standards: Reflects the latest aviation industry procedures, equipment, techniques, and regulations, aligning with the FAA Airman Certification Standards (ACS).
• Illustrated: Features detailed, full-color drawings for better understanding, along with a glossary and index for quick reference.

Specifications:

• Edition: 2016
• Pages: 112 pages
• FAA Publication Number: FAA-H-8083-1B
• Published Date: July 2016
• Format: Softcover

Gain the necessary knowledge for safe and efficient aircraft operation with the ASA - Aircraft Weight and Balance Handbook. It’s an essential resource for pilots and AMTs, ensuring compliance with FAA regulations and industry standards.