CORRECT!

5). Loading an airplane to the most aft CG will cause the airplane to be

a). less stable at slow speeds, but more stable at high speeds.
b). less stable at all speeds.
c). less stable at high speeds, but more stable at low speeds.
The answer is:
b). less stable at all speeds.

Loading an aircraft to the most aft CG (center of gravity) or beyond is a very dangerous practice. As the CG moves aft, the aircraft becomes less and less stable at all speeds.

If the aircraft were to stall, an aft CG makes it more difficult to lower the nose to get the wing flying again and recover from the stall.

The POH for every aircraft includes loading information and tools to help the pilot calculate the CG when loading the plane. Make sure that loading is done according to the manufacturer's specs and the plane will handle as designed and expected.

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