RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group RE: So much for Cessna

Richard B,

The max TO weight is 1340 pounds
the empty weight of the standard model is 843 pounds
The fuel capacity is 24 gal * 6.25 pounds is ~150 pounds
so useful load is 347 pounds.

Most people, now a days, are 200-250 pounds.
I.E. there is not enough payload for two typical people.
And with my 310 pounds, there is 37 pounds for the instructor.

Unfortunately, Cessna seems to be using the 'standard individual weight of a
male adult person, as defined by the FnAA Rather than the reality.

I'm not familiar with the CG range, but very likely, a full payload (347 pounds
+ full fuel would result in a tail heavy condition.
(remember the testing where the test pilot could not get the plane out of a spin
because it is too tail heavy?

R. Williams





---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Richard Bauer" <rk911@yahoo.com>
To: <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:57:40 -0600
Subject: RE: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group RE: So much for Cessna

> that's just not the case. I finished my training in a 162 last
> august. I'm 6'1 @ 200 and my CFI was smaller but he weighed in at 140
> which is considerably more than 80. in the 162 that we normally flew
> we were able to put 18-gallons into the tanks and still be under max
> gross. yes, I'm new and no, apart from a 152 I flew 30-years ago I
> have no current experience in anything other than a 162 but I did and
> still do enjoy it and am hopeful that the FBO I rent from will
> continue to offer them. I do plan to move up to my private but in the
> meantime I'm having a blast in the 162 and I'm sorry to see Cessna
> drop them.
>
> '73,
> rich, n9dko
> When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile
> ______________________________
> …It was supposed to be a trainer but would be over weight with a CFI
> who weighed over 80 lbs. Not to many of them around. Then if you put
> gas in it it was really over weight. Kinda tough to fly w/o gas. Then
> if you bent it up the insurance company probably wouldn't pay…
------- End of Original Message -------



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