Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Wonder if I'll fit

Yes no need to fill "full" fuel and fly but should have enough fuel for a safe flight.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Bair" <jimbair@...> wrote:
>
> I see this philosophy expressed all the time that it is sad that you can't
> fill up the tanks and seats and be under gross. Another way to look at it
> is that it isn't sad at all but actually a benefit. It gives you flight
> planning flexibility to have tanks large enough to fly solo if you want and
> put on more fuel for more range. Many airplanes are designed this way. I
> fly 747s for a living and you can't fill a 747 with gas, people, and cargo
> and make it to Hong Kong. If the manufacturer limited to the gas tank size
> to be able to fill it with people and cargo and only put on just enough gas
> to put the airplane at max gross, then it wouldn't have the capability of
> flying ORD-HKG nonstop. So, we can put on more gas, leave some seats empty,
> and make it. It seems you want a C-152 that can be filled with gas and 2
> large people and still be under gross. Guess what, there's a name for that
> airplane. It's called a C-172. But then, you would have 2 empty seats and
> be complaining that you can't fill them and the gas tanks as well. Then
> you'd buy a 210 to fit 4 people and notice the empty seats and complain that
> you can't fill the seats and tanks.....
>
> A C-152 was not designed to put in 550 pounds of people and full of gas.
> That's why Cessna makes 172s and 182s.
>
> Jim
>
> From: daleandee
> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 10:01 PM
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Wonder if I'll fit
>
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> According to the numbers you give and I find for a C-152, those
> flights were all over gross. You couldn't carry enough fuel to meet
> min requirement for VFR. 8~)
>
> Sadly, many airplanes fit into that scenario ... if the seats and
> tanks are full, it ain't legal to fly!
>
> C-152 Specifications:
>
> http://www.enter.net/~kellys00/info.html
>
> Dale
> N28YD
>
> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Rich Ardolino <rckchp@> wrote:
>
> > Back in 1989 when I was an active private pilot I had a pilot friend
> > who was 6'-3" , 330 lbs who I flew with several times in a
> > C152....in those days I was 5'-9, 220 lbs.......it was a really
> > tight squeeze, I sat sort of sideways but we did it. Didn't take off
> > with full fuel and made only local 1 hr. flights. Not the best
> > flight experience but it can be done.....but don't try it from a
> > short field....we had a 7000' runway.
>

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