REFLECTOR: WEIGHT & BALANCE

[John Dibble]

My recommendation is to initially fly with extra weight (divided into 10
lb increments) up front to be sure you are within the cg limit.  When
stall testing you can gradually move the weight to the back seat and
determine the actual limit for your plane.

John

Ronnie Brown wrote:

> Scott and Tom; My suggested Velocity POH (my kit was delivered in
> 1999) shows the aft limit of 120.75" for both the standard and long
> wing versions of my Std Elite.  However, in a recent post to Larry
> Parham, Scott says that the 173 has a rear limit of 122.0". I would
> think that for a IO 540 on a 173, getting to 122.0"  while single
> pilot could be a real problem. Scott, what is the absolute recommended
> aft CG limit on a 173??? THANKSRonnie Brown
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