Index F C B E D A adverse-loaded CG checks.............................................7-6 aft adverse-load CG check .............................................7-7 aircraft category .............................................................4-3 aircraft certificatio ........................................................4-3 aircraft classificatio ......................................................4-3 airplanes .........................................................................4-5 airships ...........................................................................4-5 airworthiness certificat ......................................... 4-4, 4-8 alteration ................................................................ 7-1, 7-5 amateur-built aircraft ...................................... 4-3, 4-6, 4-8 amateur-built LSA .........................................................4-1 arm ................................................................ 2-2, 7-5, 10-5 balance ...........................................................................1-4 control.........................................................................1-4 ballast ............................................................ 3-4, 7-7, 10-7 balloon............................................................. 1-5, 1-6, 4-5 basic empty weight ................................................ 5-2, 6-2 basic weight and balance equation.................................2-4 cargo.............................................................................9-18 center of gravity ............................. 2-2, 3-1, 5-1, 9-1, 10-1 change.........................................................................7-1 configuratio .............................................................9-18 determining....................................................... 3-5, 10-4 determining changes.................................................. 9-6 determining lateral CG of a helicopter .....................10-5 determining the loaded CG.........................................9-3 limits envelope ...........................................................5-4 range ...........................................................................2-6 range chart ................................................................2-10 certificates and document .............................................4-8 chart method........................................................... 6-2, 6-3 Civil Aeronautical Administration.................................2-6 civil air regulations ................................................ 2-6, 3-4 commuter category.........................................................9-1 commuter category airplanes .......................................9-12 FAA designee.................................................................4-4 finding balance poin ......................................................2-3 fixed-wing airplan ........................................................1-5 fleet operating empty weights (FOEW ........................ 9-5 floor loading limit .........................................................9-9 forward adverse-load CG check.....................................7-7 fuel capacity ...................................................................2-6 fuel dump .....................................................................9-12 E6-B flight compute ........................................... 10-1,10-2 effects of weight.............................................................1-3 electronic calculator .....................................................10-2 electronic load cells........................................................3-2 empty weight..................................................................9-2 empty weight center of gravity ........ 3-2, 6-2, 7-6, 8-3, 9-2 empty weight CG range .................................................2-6 equipment for weighing .................................................3-2 equipment list.................................................. 3-4, 5-2, 7-2 EWCG formulas.............................................................3-6 experimental airworthiness certificat ...........................4-6 extensive repair ..............................................................3-2 data pertinent to all model..............................................2-6 datum..............................................................................3-7 aft of the main wheels ................................................3-7 forward of the airplane ...............................................3-6 dedicated electronic flight compute ............................10-3 determining cargo pallet loads ...................................... 9-9 determining new balance point ......................................2-3 determining weight ......................................................10-6 documenting changes.....................................................9-3 draining the fuel .............................................................3-4 comprehensive equipment list......................................2-10 computer ......................................................................10-1 consensus standard........................................................ 4-3 cyclic control................................................................. 8-1