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Re: scales for weight and balance work
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Geoffrey & Paula West
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Oct 19, 2009 14:48 PDT
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I just thought it was funny that the plane gained so much weight it couldn't get off of the ground (point being that on a cool day his density altitude would 15000 feet). Who was it that quiped the need for reweighing an aircraft annually...for the heck of it? Heck! I am. G-
--- On Mon, 10/19/09, Robert E Cook <twocool-@juno.com> wrote:
From: Robert E Cook <twocool-@juno.com>
Subject: Re: FFP scales for weight and balance work
To: Fish-@topica.com
Cc: Fish-@topica.com
Date: Monday, October 19, 2009, 4:47 AM
Geoff.........Dude.......easy there boy.........
Just pointing out the odd similarity between airplanes and their owners. Each seem to gain a couple of pounds a year........
Also that you must keep up with W&B as you add "stuff" to your aircraft.........either by mathematical calculations, or by occasional re-weighing.........
BTW.......what is "altirude"? (OK..........I can't type, or spell well either, even spell check gets stumped with some of the words I come up with!)
Oh yeah, density altitude is in feet, not degrees........(but who's counting)
Cookie
On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:25:09 -0700 (PDT) Geoffrey & Paula West <harm-@sbcglobal.net> writes:
Oh...my...God...what a worse case scenario. With a density altirude of more than 50 degrees he'd be in trouble. Did you guys tell him to lose the weight or increase his life insurance? Geoff
--- On Sun, 10/18/09, Robert E Cook <twocool-@juno.com> wrote:
From: Robert E Cook <twocool-@juno.com>
Subject: Re: FFP scales for weight and balance work
To: Fish-@topica.com
Cc: Fish-@topica.com
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 3:14 PM
Geoff.....
You know...AIRPLANES get heavier with age too! Its like this....... let's keep a handheld radio on board, and lets put in new carpets, and some sun visors, and lets keep some drinking water in the baggage compartment, and lets put in some better and more avionics etc etc........
A couple of the planes we weighed in the shop were a LOT heavier than when they come from the factory!
We recently weighed an Ercoupe for a guy........Over the years they had added metalized wings, two way radio and transponder, engine upgrade and a few other things.........
Turned out that with full fuel, the "useful load" was 140 lbs!!! That is for two people!!!
Another guy had a fancy exhaust system put onto his Pitts S-1.........Made the plane over gross when he was in it (he was a big boy too)
Cookie
On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:07:53 -0700 (PDT) Geoffrey & Paula West <harm-@sbcglobal.net> writes:
It's kinda odd really. The too. I quit using my bathroom scales. Reminds me of how much, um.."older" I'
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