Acknowledgments vii 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), 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