Performance and weight and balanceQuestion 675 of 934

What is an effect of tail-heavy loading?

  1. Poorer recovery from stalls and spins
  2. Easier recovery from stalls and spins
  3. Steady, more stable pitch behavior
  4. Much heavier pitch control forces
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Correct answer: Poorer recovery from stalls and spins

Tail-heavy loading also gives very light control forces, which makes it easy to overstress the aircraft.

Source: Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C), Chapter 10: Weight and Balance — Effects of Adverse Balance — Stability, page 247

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026