Article: Make CG work for you: avoiding overgross loading is a given. But if you tweak the CG, you can improve handling and maybe eke out an extra knot or two.(AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS)(center of gravity)

We learn early in our flying career that proper load distribution is vital to safely flying an airplane. Then we make weight-and-balance calculations for and fly in trainer airplanes in con- figurations where center of gravity (CG) distribution is rarely a factor. For instance, I completed part of my Private certificate training in a large university flight program, and I can't remember ever being asked to compute weight and balance in a configuration that put CG out of tolerance, or learning that CG often shifts in flight with fuel burn so a "landing configuration" calculation is at least as important as verifying CG position for takeoff. From years of teaching ...

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