Veetail88
Well Known Member
With only a few hours left in Phase 1, I'll be spending the weekend pushing out to the weight and balance limits.
It's imperative that I'm able to take my brother in the airplane, and neither of us is "dainty", so that means I have got to push pretty much all the way to the aft and max gross limits with ballast now.
I understand that the pitch forces will become very light and that will make landings a bit more tricky, and I know that the design has been tested and deemed "safe" at the published limits, but I'm wondering. Have most folks gone all the way into the corner of the envelope during testing? Does anyone consider the airplane unsafe there? Does the airplane scare anyone at that point?
Aside from the above, I would appreciate any input or tips on this. I'll go out there a chunk at a time, fly it to altitude and do some stalls and slow flight before landing it at each step.
Currently I've got 140 lbs in the back seat and the thing is extremely pleasant, but I suspect that's going to change quite a bit.
(Image removed by OP for inaccuracy)
It's imperative that I'm able to take my brother in the airplane, and neither of us is "dainty", so that means I have got to push pretty much all the way to the aft and max gross limits with ballast now.
I understand that the pitch forces will become very light and that will make landings a bit more tricky, and I know that the design has been tested and deemed "safe" at the published limits, but I'm wondering. Have most folks gone all the way into the corner of the envelope during testing? Does anyone consider the airplane unsafe there? Does the airplane scare anyone at that point?
Aside from the above, I would appreciate any input or tips on this. I'll go out there a chunk at a time, fly it to altitude and do some stalls and slow flight before landing it at each step.
Currently I've got 140 lbs in the back seat and the thing is extremely pleasant, but I suspect that's going to change quite a bit.
(Image removed by OP for inaccuracy)
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