Al, Skyport is the absolute best place to go first for Coupe stuff. John is very supportive of us here and in my opinion we should support him as much as we can.
I'm really asking this question for a local CFI who instructs in a 415 C. He wants to increase his gross to 1320 # via the Skyport STC and is concerned about changes in landings and take offs. Thanks, Mike at C35 --- In [email protected], "AJ DeMarzo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mike; > John at Skyport is brokering the STC that would still keep you legal for LSA, so if you do this, make absolutely sure you go through him. The conversion to a D model which includes the higher weight change will tip you over the scales for LSA and quickly depreciate your aircraft. > > I must ask you though, is the piece of paper going to make the structure of your airplane any stronger? I doubt it, and would challenge anyone to prove me wrong. Personally I would do this only if anticipating going to an O-200 if there's an STC available that specifies the new weight would be allowable. > > Al DeMarzo > Visit the Ercoupe Swap Page - Free and Easy > http://www.ercoupeowners.com/swap/swapbook.htm > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: mbpowell > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 7:19 AM > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] LSA Weight increase STC > > > I'm thinking of buying the STC to increase my gross weight. Question: > What, if any, changes in flying characteristics can I expect from this > change? I assume this will only affect take off and landing. Thanks, > Mike at C35 >
