Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Skyscraper...

Oops, I spoke to quickly.
see the following for the average weight of an adult male in the U.S.

Question: What is the Average Weight for an Adult Man?

Answer: According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the average weight for an adult male in the United States is:

• 189.8 pounds

This information can be found at:
<http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/growthcharts2/f/avg_wt_male.htm>

R. Williams


---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Richard Williams" <rkwill@lewiscounty.com>
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:23:36 -0700
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Skyscraper...

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>
> John,
>
> Actually, the latest medical information I have been reading says the average adult these days, in the U.S. is over 200 pounds.
>
> The 170 pound average was good until the late 50s, early 60s, when the average weight began to climb.
>
> Given that most SP students are in their 60s-70s, and weight 200 or more pounds, the 346 pound limit is not acceptable.
>
> Even my last trike instructor weighted in at 240 pounds.
>
> R. Williams
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: "John A. Price" <japrice@mindspring.com>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:27:50 -0400
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Skyscraper...
>
> > Correction FAA standard person is 170 so that would be 340... 6 pounds to spare ;-)
> > Richard unfortunately you are quite on the high side of the average and those in that
> > situation are in the definite minority. Economics being what it is manufacturers of almost
> > all consumer products design for what the perceive as the "average". They are in it for the
> > money and they won't make the  profit designing for the outlying....
> > John
> >
> > On Tuesday 15 September 2009 16:37:58 Richard Williams wrote:
> > > Gary O,
> > >
> > > Irregardless of what the PR  people say, the skycatcher is not going to be
> > > a great primary trainer. With a useful load of only 346 pounds
> > > (pilot+student) there is no way for most adult Americans to be two-up in
> > > this plane.
> > >
> > > The load limit does not even accommodate the FAA standard weight for two
> > > persons of 350 pounds.
> > >
> > > A prime example, I'm 300 pounds, where are we going to find an instructor
> > > of less that 50 pounds?
> > >
> > > According to wiki, the latest design crashed, in a very similar mannerto
> > > the first model, when control was lost during a spin test.
> > >
> > > The skycatcher is an expensive joke.  At over $110,000.00 it will only be
> > > useful for a pilot plus a young kid.  Humm... the EAA CAP program could use
> > > this plane.
> > >
> > > R. Williams
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