Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: I need help

then this would make the case for a plane like a Kitfox that was designed for a 1550lb gross weight and when operated under sport pilot rules at 1320lbs. you have a safety margin. if you have to run near gross weight it would still not be as close to design limits.

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, EDWARD BENSON <FastEddieB@...> wrote:
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> "...but I know from talking first hand with a J230 pilot that it will indeed fly at that weight."
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> I hear arguments like this all the time.
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> Weight limitations are typically predicated on structural limitations, NOT performance limitations.
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> Yes, many light sport planes will perform fine even when overloaded - right up until the wings deform or a strut fails due to overloading.
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> At 1,321 lbs most LSA's will probably fly just fine. The key word is "probably", and the pilot of such a plane has placed him or herself in the position of test pilot, more than likely without test pilot pay.
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> The Most Conservative Action is to always operate within an aircraft's limitations. Its also what professional pilots do.
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>
> Fast Eddie
> Sky Arrow 600 E-LSA - N467SA
>




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