Jeff You must have read something I did not. I don't think anyone was advocating the balance test as the only W&B check. I am going to do it for my own "warm fuzzy" that all is well before I fly the plane.
Craig > On May 21, 2015 at 5:29 PM Jeff Scott via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> > wrote: > > > I realize the KR series aircraft are small and resemble RC aircraft, but come > on guys. Performing a proper W&B just isn't that difficult. We will be > conducting a W&B seminar at the KR Gathering in September. Initially, I > thought that would be a waste of time. However, after reading the discussions > here, I can see that it may be much more appropriate than I thought and I will > spend some time preparing an educational seminar. > > Perform your W&B with your aircraft in an all up ready to fly configuration > minus usable fuel, baggage, handheld devices and passengers to get an empty > weight and empty CG. Add in the moment arm for the positions for the > passengers, fuel and baggage. It's simple multiplication, addition, and > division. This is a necessity to do before the FAA issues an Airworthiness > Certificate, and a necessity if you plan to live long enough to enjoy flying > your aircraft. > > I don't know whether we plan to weigh any aircraft or not, but we will work > with some realistic numbers and perform several classroom W&B calculations. We > will also have some discussion about the handling characteristics of aircraft > flown out of CG, as bad things happen whether it's out of balance either > Forward or Aft. > > -Jeff Scott > Los Alamos, NM > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
