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, = or add some weight to the tail. With my current 190 lb weight, and no = baggage, I'd need to add 6 pounds to make it just inside the forward limit for = CG. I will always have about 10 lb of tools and tie-downs in the baggage compartment (aft), so that will help also. I hate to add even more = weight, but at this point, it's probably the lesser of evils since I want to try = the turbo. If I decide to ditch the turbo, then I can probably remove the weight. Either way, I sure am glad I have the "B" wings. =20 =20 Rusty Turbo 13B RV-3B =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C35A0B.FA11DA80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Greetings,

First, the tiny = tach seems=20 to be working fine, but that was the only good news of the day. =20

The engine is = running worse=20 than ever for some reason. I need to check the plugs to see if one = is=20 fouled. Hopefully, it's something that simple. Thankfully, = there=20 were no witnesses to the ugly run :-) The thing is = even=20 quieter now that it's out in the open at the airport. No problem = at all=20 with noise with the turbo, and no muffler.

My new Van's = aircraft fuel=20 gauge seemed to be very accurate, right up until it died. Grumble, = grumble...

Finally, my = plane is a big=20 fat pig! Man is it heavy! I'm almost in disbelief of = the=20 numbers, but the scales are known to be accurate (dang it). The = empty=20 weight is a whopping 924 lb!!!! Van's target figure is 780 = (counting oil),=20 and the gross weight limit is 1100, which is pretty unrealistic for most = folks. Needless to say, I'm pretty bummed. Preliminary = W&B=20 figures show that I either need to gain 35 pounds <G>, or add some = weight=20 to the tail. With my current 190 lb weight, and no baggage, I'd = need to=20 add 6 pounds to make it just inside the forward limit for = CG. I will=20 always have about 10 lb of tools and tie-downs in the baggage = compartment (aft),=20 so that will help also. I hate to add even more weight, but at = this point,=20 it's probably the lesser of evils since I want to try the turbo. = If I=20 decide to ditch the turbo, then I can probably remove the = weight. =20 Either way, I sure am glad I have the "B" wings. =

Rusty

Turbo 13B=20 RV-3B

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