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Richard Wilkens wrote:
> I have the FAA paper work for
serial number 707 on my desk. It
> came with
two nine gallon wing tanks and had an empty weight of
> 802 when it
left the factory. With a passenger and 38 pounds of
> baggage,
they figure fuel load to be about 12 gallons.
> I do fly mine solo 99% of the time
and can do it with full tanks
> and be under
gross (1,260). It is only when you put that passenger
> in there you
have problems. The last weight on mine is 845, so
> with my wife
and I there is still room for 14 gallons of fuel and
> be
legal. That’s two plus hours with a reserve.
Richard,
Getting the plane’s
weight down to the range of yours is probably the way to make a Coupe useful
within the 1260 lb. gross weight limit.
Yours is especially remarkable if you have metalized wings.
Would you please detail
what you have for instruments, upholstery, avionics, etc.? If others lower the weight of their
planes, they can be legal and even improve performance.
Ed
Burkhead
http://edburkhead.com/
ed -at- edburkheadQQQ.com (change -at- and remove the QQQ)
I know you believe you understand what you
think I said, but I am not sure if
you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. (Jim, AKA Midnight Plowboy)
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