Which action ensures the aircraft remains under MTOW while payload remains constant?

• A. Increase fuel
• B. Ignore payload
• C. Reduce fuel
• D. Increase payload

Answer: (C)

MTOW is the maximum takeoff weight allowed for an aircraft. Total weight includes empty weight, payload (passengers, baggage, cargo), and fuel. If the payload is fixed, the only way to keep the total weight at or below MTOW is to adjust the fuel load. Reducing fuel lowers the overall weight, ensuring you stay under MTOW. Increasing fuel would push the weight higher and could exceed the limit, while increasing payload or ignoring payload would only add weight rather than reduce it.