Going back to the OP, can I suggest that the title be extended to include operating outside the C of G envelope too. As a post also mentioned, operating underweight should also be considered. It can be a real issue especially for light pilots. Operating within the mass and balance limits is the complete issue.
The recent posts have gone into a parallel universe, as far as a magazine article is concerned, surely. Presumably, the audience for this article would be normal pilots or student pilots, mainly PPLs.