Walt
Well Known Member
I was kinda surprised after re-weighing my own aircraft just the other day. I had it weighed before flying and paint and have done a few upgrades which included the following:
Painted with Jet Glow, Leather seats and sidewall panels, installed an SD-8, upgraded to grove wheels/brakes with goodyear FC III tires, installed the autopilot pitch servo, installed 2nd SL 40 com, upgraded from SL70 to GX330, added the 696, installed an avionics coolng fan, installed HID landing lights, added the heavier weldon FI pump (converted from carb to AFP FI).
Total weight gain 68 lbs![Eek! :eek: :eek:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
New empty weight 1170![Eek! :eek: :eek:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
New restrictions as a result of this include less than full fuel for wife and I with 100 lbs of baggage, aerobatic catagory down to a really light passenger with minumum fuel or just pilot and 38 gals max, nose wheel weight over max allowed with pilot and full fuel.
If you haven't done your W&B recently you might think about it, it was "enlightening"
Time to go on a diet I guess.
Painted with Jet Glow, Leather seats and sidewall panels, installed an SD-8, upgraded to grove wheels/brakes with goodyear FC III tires, installed the autopilot pitch servo, installed 2nd SL 40 com, upgraded from SL70 to GX330, added the 696, installed an avionics coolng fan, installed HID landing lights, added the heavier weldon FI pump (converted from carb to AFP FI).
Total weight gain 68 lbs
New empty weight 1170
New restrictions as a result of this include less than full fuel for wife and I with 100 lbs of baggage, aerobatic catagory down to a really light passenger with minumum fuel or just pilot and 38 gals max, nose wheel weight over max allowed with pilot and full fuel.
If you haven't done your W&B recently you might think about it, it was "enlightening"