REFLECTOR: Weight and Balance Levelling

[Brett Ferrell]

Jeff,

The factory told me (this is from memory, so I could be a bit off) that
their RG's are anywhere from ~40# to 80# on the nose, mine was 130 or
so.   They thought that was too much, though as long as the cg is in the
envelope you'd probably be OK.  I ended up moving my battery the back
and got it down to about 115 or a bit under.  I think they thought
anything under 120 was OK, as long as you're in the flight box.  Once we
put a CS prop on our plane, we should be under 100#, which would be perfect.

Brett

Jeff Howell wrote:
> on average how much weight should I have on my nose wheel? what is the
> max weight on the nose wheel and still be safe to fly? thanx Jeff
>
> > From: stedmanlou at roadrunner.com
> > To: reflector at tvbf.org
> > Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:44:38 -0500
> > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Weight and Balance Levelling
> >
> > The only caution I would add is to be careful to ground the fuel
> tanks to
> > avoid any static discharge if you are using plastic fuel cans to
> transfer
> > fuel. That could make for a very bad day. Good Luck
> >
> > Lou Stedman
> > Velocity N7044Q
> > Olean, NY
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brian Michalk" <michalk at awpi.com>
> > To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
> > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 11:47 AM
> > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Weight and Balance Levelling
> >
> >
> > >I believe I do. I think its in here:
> > > http://www.tvbf.org/docs/
> > >
> > >
> > > Al Gietzen wrote:
> > >> Brian;
> > >>
> > >> Do you have the XL spreadsheet that someone (perhaps Ronnie
> Brown) put
> > >> together that does the step-by-step calcs for W&B? If not, I can
> send it
> > >> (or
> > >> maybe it is posted to the gallery)
> > >>
> > >> Al
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org
> [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> > >> Behalf Of Brian Michalk
> > >> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 7:45 AM
> > >> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> > >> Subject: REFLECTOR: Weight and Balance Levelling
> > >>
> > >> I'm planning on doing my weight and balance this weekend.
> > >>
> > >> I have not brushed up on exactly what needs to be done for the
> process,
> > >> so I am starting here.
> > >>
> > >> 1) I'm assuming I need to level the plane fore/aft. What points do I
> > >> use for levelling? left/right is easy.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 2) I plan on measuring with full sump as baseline. Add fuel in
> > >> increments. Also do a W&B with pilots. Of course all interior and
> > >> accessories are installed. The plane is close to a "flying
> condition".
> > >>
> > >> 3) A buddy is bringing over his Cessna 210, and we're going to
> use that
> > >> for the fuel, and then return it after we are finished. I have
> not yet
> > >> done fuel flow testing, and did not want to mess with a full load of
> > >> fuel in the plane.
> > >>
> > >> Any comments on procedure?