Return-Path: Received: from csimo01.mx.cs.com ([198.81.17.74]) by truman.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.1 release 219 ID# 0-52269U2500L250S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 08:50:42 -0400 Received: from RicArgente@cs.com by csimo01.mx.cs.com (mail_out_v22.4.) id 5XGRa01506 (8069); Thu, 5 Aug 1999 08:53:16 -0400 (EDT) From: RicArgente@cs.com Message-ID: <5f75c44.24dae33b@cs.com> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 08:53:15 EDT Subject: First flight and weight and balance To: gregsays@swbell.net, lancair.list@olsusa.com X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Hi Greg, Congratulations on your first flight!! These little planes of ours are pretty damm impressive, eh? Climbs like a bat out of hell doesn't it?!!!! You may well be off on your C&G calcs. Based on my experience when I did mine a few months ago, all three scales had a net change in weight whenever I added anything into the plane. In addition, the net change in weight was equal to the weight I just added. There has got to be a problem here somewhere, most probably the scales are out of wack. I suspect that your CG may not be as favorable as you assume them to be. A modification that Lancair recommends highly is the longer mount upgrade. Since you have a much lighter prop than the Hartzel, it would a another option you may want to consider. BTW, do you have the small tail or the MKII tail? <> Tell me exactly how you 'excite' the stick at a specific airspeed (IAS) and I'll try it on my next flight. I'll let you know the results. Also, how long is the oscilation? Again, congratulations on your most recent achievement. Now the REAL FUN begins... Rick Argente N360ZR >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML homepage: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html