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From: "Rowland Carson" <rowil@clara.net>
Subject: Europa-List: max gross weight [was: unhelpful digest reference]
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| >The builder is in charge and can make any changes he feels comfortable
with.
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| >If the FAA will permit the plane
| >to fly its test phase then you are good to go. They are looking for
| >construction quality, W&B and proper paper work
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| Cy - "W&B" - that's weight & balance, so aren't they looking for a
| weight that is appropriate to the airframe design rules? Or are they
| going to be happy with any old weight you stick on the form? Surely
| the FAA won't accept it if the builder says "I am comfortable for my
| Europa to have a MGW of 3600 pounds", for instance.
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| regards
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Rowland,
Well as Karl Heindl reminded me, you choose a weight here with which
to complete the climb check for registration. That's the weight they tag as
max. AUW. (In Canada, they also tax you annually at that weight). So I
guess the aeronautically-correct answer is - what it's worth as a money
grab.
Ferg
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