Return-Path: Received: from sam.the-i.net ([206.136.176.251]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-70783U4500L450S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Fri, 9 Feb 2001 10:57:06 -0500 Received: from pavilion (ccd152.the-i.net [216.86.8.152]) by sam.the-i.net (Vircom SMTPRS 4.4.184) with SMTP id for ; Fri, 9 Feb 2001 10:00:40 -0600 Message-ID: <001001c092b2$741c0040$980856d8@pavilion> From: "J. N. Cameron" To: "Lancair List" Subject: Weighing airplanes Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 10:05:27 -0600 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> When all was said and done on my first ES, I spent around $700.00 weighing the airplane! Since I flew it in primer, I had to weigh it twice. The first time I rented three scales in Corpus Christi, then rented a trailer to haul them over here (45 miles). They were platform type scales, so it took a long time to jack all the wheels up high enough to get the plane on. Quite a production. After the final painting, I flew it to San Antonio, where I was able to roll onto a nice, hi-tech set of strain gauge-type scales. The weighing and logbook entry there cost about $350, as I recall. I'm wondering how much interest there might be in having a set of compact rental scales available. I'm toying with the idea of buying a set (used, if possible), and having them available to the Lancair builders' network. My idea would be to charge some modest fee plus shipping. If there were enough demand, one user might be able to ship to the next, sharing the shipping costs, in effect. The ACS catalog shows one set of scales (Ruggles) that is non-certified and costs $310.00; their other set (Evergreen) costs $3995.00. Anyone have any info on the Ruggles set? The low price and non-certified status make me suspicious. If there's much interest in this, maybe you could e-mail me privately (toucan@The-I.net) and I'll sort of total up to see if it would be worth it. Meanwhile, if anyone knows of a good set of scales available used, let me know. Seems like this is something the factory might be doing for us, no? Jim Cameron, ES Builder >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>