X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:38:08 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from rc2-smtp.comporium.net ([208.104.2.6] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9e) with ESMTP id 6916269 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:21:47 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=208.104.2.6; envelope-from=snopercod@comporium.net Received: from bar01.comporium.net ([208.104.244.60]) by rc2-smtp.comporium.net ({44220f39-1a1f-4b8b-8e3d-7d4391b51326}) via TCP (outbound) with ESMTP id 20140602192111460 for ; Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:21:11 +0000 X-RC-FROM: X-RC-RCPT: X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1401736767-07cf4e4b3730b60004-yPXFKn Received: from rg20.comporium.net (rg20.comporium.net [208.104.2.10]) by bar01.comporium.net with ESMTP id KuenAI2Q7XliCwKD for ; Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:20:08 -0400 (EDT) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: snopercod@comporium.net X-Barracuda-Apparent-Source-IP: 208.104.2.10 Received: from 33.225.235.68.dsl.brvdnc.dynamic.citcom.Net (EHLO _127.0.0.1_) ([68.235.225.33]) by rg20.comporium.net (MOS 4.3.4-GA FastPath queued) with ESMTP id BGZ05747 (AUTH snopercod); Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:20:08 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <538CCE63.6040803@comporium.net> X-Original-Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 15:20:03 -0400 From: John Cooper User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: Re: [LML] LNC2 W&B Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------090403030407040801000606" X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: [LML] LNC2 W&B X-Barracuda-Connect: rg20.comporium.net[208.104.2.10] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1401736808 X-Barracuda-URL: http://208.104.2.35:8000/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at comporium.net X-Barracuda-BRTS-Status: 1 X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using global scores of TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.2, rules version 3.2.3.6322 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.00 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message X-MAG-OUTBOUND: comporium.redcondor.net@208.104.244.48/28 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090403030407040801000606 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Gil-- What Greyhawk said. The standard "fix" for a forward CG is to move the battery aft, but before the community here can offer any suggestions, we'd need to know more. I just completed the W&B on my L-235 and the CG will be at the forward limit (or beyond) with a full header tank, empty wing tanks, no baggage, and a lightweight pilot. (With me in the plane there's no problem.) The thing is, _anything _I put in my plane will move the CG aft. If I ever intend to carry a passenger and more fuel, it's prudent to start out with a forward CG. (Thanks to all the folks who talked me out of moving the battery aft! Anybody want to buy 25' of brand new 2/0 welding cable?) --John > Gil, > How much is it nose heavy. LNC2's flight regimes tend to favor fwd > CG, depending on configuration. Perhaps you could list your "options" > and W&B info...... i.e. how did it get the way it is? > Otherwise, always take a heavy passenger along. > Grayhawk --------------090403030407040801000606 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Gil--

What Greyhawk said. The standard "fix" for a forward CG is to move the battery aft, but before the community here can offer any suggestions, we'd need to know more.

I just completed the W&B on my L-235 and the CG will be at the forward limit (or beyond) with a full header tank, empty wing tanks, no baggage, and a lightweight pilot. (With me in the plane there's no problem.) The thing is, anything I put in my plane will move the CG aft. If I ever intend to carry a passenger and more fuel, it's prudent to start out with a forward CG. (Thanks to all the folks who talked me out of moving the battery aft! Anybody want to buy 25' of brand new 2/0 welding cable?)

--John

Gil,

How much is it nose heavy. LNC2's flight regimes tend to favor fwd CG, depending on configuration. Perhaps you could list your "options" and W&B info...... i.e. how did it get the way it is?

Otherwise, always take a heavy passenger along.

Grayhawk

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