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Lorn,
Thanks for the input!
I think if I keep my Gross Weight around 2,400 Lbs I will be safe, I have a friend that has a Legacy with extra fuel his gross weight is 2,750 He has been flying for many years crisscrossing the country and has no problem controlling his aircraft. I think what I will do is forgo the Parachutes because I have the De-ice capability, use the De-ice Alternator as my back-up power source, and I also have a full feathering prop which will give me a 600 FPM decent rate if I loose the engine. That I feel comfortable with. I will still probably do the Canopy jettison Mod. and wear a parachute for the first 40 hours, or until I have throughly tested the plane and know it's limitations.
Kevin
On Dec 5, 2006, at 1:27 AM, Lorn H Olsen wrote:
Kevin,
I don't mean to cut your thought process. I just want you to keep thinking. I wish that I could have a plane with the equipment list that you have put together.
In looking at the weight, the parachutes are heavier than I thought they would be.
Re. the parachutes. When I think of the most dangerous flight that I have had in 35 years of flying, It was out of Allentown, Pa on my way to Detroit. I left Allentown at about 10:30 PM. It was snowing. There was no forecast of ice. The front was (from a 20 degree temperature differential) between Trenton and North Phily (KPNE). I was flying a C-T182R with no deice equipment. By the time I got to 9,500 ft, I was flying at 100% power at 90 kts and descending. After declaring an emergency to NY Center I headed for the nearest airport (Bloomsburg, Pa, N13). I was scared. I put 2 hours of flight time on the airplane before I could get it on the ground. The next morning the mechanic estimated that I still had 400 lbs of ice on the airframe.
All this story just to let you know that, given a choice, at no time, would I have bailed out in the mountains on a cold winter night. Oh, and by the way, I am an x paratrooper.
Next topic Gross Weight. I set my gross weight at 1,900 lbs. The factory suggested is 1,650 lbs for my little O-320. I think that you should set your Gross Weight at the heaviest you ever think that you will fly. I don't think that you should ever necessarily fly at this weight. The reason to set the Gross Weight high is not for safety considerations. The reason is for the FAA and the insurance company. For safety, make sure that you work up to the Gross Weight and fore and aft cg limits over a period of time.
If you set your landing weight lower than your takeoff weight and had any kind of problem on takeoff why would you want to explain to the insurance company why you had to land over weight?
Lorn
Posted for Kevin Kossi :
Lynn,
Thanks for the input, it's always nice to her from you.
I mistyped the back-up Alternator is the standard gear driven Vacuum Pump port model. It will kick-in automatically if the main fails and I'll get a trouble light if I need to shed some electrical load to prevent a drain on the battery. I plan on using one battery.
Well see on the De-ice, I am still fine tuning my W&B, it may put me over the top.
Back to sanding!
Kevin Kossi
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Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp.
248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws
LNC2, O-320-D1F, 1,200 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan
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