Where are weight and balance limitations documented?

Where are weight and balance limitations documented?

• A. The operating manual.
• B. The pilot's license.
• C. The flight log.
• D. The maintenance manual.

Answer: (D)

Weight and balance data are part of the aircraft’s airworthiness information, so the official limits, payload configurations, and procedures to verify CG are documented in the maintenance manual. This manual is the authoritative source for how the aircraft must be configured and what weights and balance are permissible after any service, modification, or payload change. The operating manual focuses on how to fly and operate the aircraft, the flight log is just a record of flights, and the pilot’s license is a credential, not the reference for loading limits.

Weight and balance data are part of the aircraft’s airworthiness information, so the official limits, payload configurations, and procedures to verify CG are documented in the maintenance manual. This manual is the authoritative source for how the aircraft must be configured and what weights and balance are permissible after any service, modification, or payload change. The operating manual focuses on how to fly and operate the aircraft, the flight log is just a record of flights, and the pilot’s license is a credential, not the reference for loading limits.