What is recorded after weighing the aircraft to determine its empty weight and empty weight center of gravity?

• A. The weather report.
• B. The aircraft's tail number.
• C. The empty weight and empty weight center of gravity.
• D. The flight plan.

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that weighing establishes a baseline for the aircraft’s weight and balance. After the aircraft is weighed, you record the basic empty weight and the empty weight center of gravity. This data becomes the reference point for all future loading calculations, because any additional payload, fuel, or optional equipment will shift the CG from that baseline. The record typically lives in the weight-and-balance data for the aircraft and is updated whenever the empty weight or CG changes due to modifications or repairs.

The other items—weather report, tail number, and flight plan—aren’t the results of the weighing process. The weather report is external operational information used for flight planning; the tail number identifies the aircraft; the flight plan is a planned route.