What is the general approach to weight and balance corrections for cargo and passenger placement on the Longitude 700?

• A. Recalculate CG with loaded items; shift payload to stay within envelope; adjust fuel if necessary.
• B. Adjust only fuel without recalculating CG.
• C. Move passengers to the front of the aircraft without rechecking CG.
• D. Keep payload fixed and ignore weight balance.

Answer: (A)

Center of gravity placement must always stay within the airplane’s approved envelope, so any change in loading calls for re-evaluating the CG. The correct approach starts with calculating the loaded CG using all present items—passengers, cargo, baggage, and fuel—to see where the balance actually lies. If that CG is outside the allowed range, you adjust by redistributing payload within the permitted zones to bring the CG back inside the envelope. Only after exhausting payload redistribution, and still needing adjustment, do you tweak the fuel in accordance with the aircraft’s limits to shift the moment and restore proper balance. Throughout this process you also confirm total weight and moments comply with the Longitude 700’s weight-and-balance data and MTOW. This sequence—recalculate CG, shift payload to stay within limits, then adjust fuel if necessary—ensures safe handling and accurate balance for every loading scenario.