PPGS Lesson 10.4 | Weight & Balance: Weight Shift Formula (FATCAT)

Welcome back to Epic Flight Academy’s Private Pilot Ground School! In this Weight and Balance lesson, Certified Flight Instructor Mike Thompson introduces the Weight Shift Formula (FATCAT). A simple and effective way for pilots to calculate how moving weight within an aircraft affects its Center of Gravity (CG). You’ll learn what FATCAT stands for, how to use the Weight Shift Formula, and what the delta (Δ) symbol represents in your calculations. Mike demonstrates how to plug real-world numbers into the formula to determine the shift in CG, ensuring the aircraft remains balanced and within safe operating limits. This quick but powerful lesson helps pilots understand how to manage load distribution, keep the aircraft stable, and apply FAA-approved weight and balance methods on every flight. #PrivatePilotGroundSchool #EpicFlightAcademy #PilotTraining #AviationEducation #WeightAndBalance #LearnToFly 📘 Video Chapters 0:00 – Introduction to FATCAT 0:36 – Weight and Balance: Weight Shift Formula (FATCAT) 1:54 – The Weight Shift Formula Explained 2:33 – Understanding the Delta (Δ) Symbol 3:00 – Plugging Numbers into the Formula 5:55 – Closing and Summary 🎓 Start Your Pilot Training Journey: https://epicflightacademy.com/prequal... Learn more about Epic Flight Academy’s Private Pilot Ground School Course: https://epicflightacademy.com/private... This course is taught by Epic Flight Academy's own Mike Thompson. Mike Thompson is the author of "Telling Is Not Teaching", which promotes the idea that the “new school” of teaching that embraces electronic technology cannot sacrifice the “old school” of human relationships because the human brain stills learns in largely the same way that it has for millennia. "Telling Is Not Teaching": https://www.amazon.com/Telling-Not-Te... To begin YOUR pilot training, visit our website: https://epicflightacademy.com/pilot-t... Enjoying our content? Like this video and SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel so we can continue to produce more Epic content! Follow us on social media to stay up to date on EVERYTHING happening at Epic Flight Academy! Facebook:   / epicflightacademy   Twitter:   / epicfltacademy   Instagram:   / epicflightacademy   LinkedIn:   / epic-flight-academy   Website: https://epicflightacademy.com/