Pilottonny
Well Known Member
I thought that would get your attention!
I just weighed my plane and sent in the paperwork to get my permit to fly.
I am now updating my POH with the data I gathered so far. I know that the nose wheel loading is an important issue, so I wanted to incorporate it in my weight & balance calculations. Call me stupid, but I can't figure out how the max. loading of the nosewheel can only be 325 lbs. (as per Van's chart on their Website). When I calculate the nose wheel loading with only 8 Gal. of fuel and myself as a pilot (165 lbs), the nose wheel loading is already over the 325 lbs. ??? I must be doing something wrong here but I don't know what.
Why is the nose wheel loading of the 9A, 325 lbs while for the other models it is 375 lbs? Can anybody shine a light on this?
Empty weights are:
NG: 277 lbs @ 33,98"
LM: 443 lbs @ 91,65"
RM: 445 lbs @ 91,65"
Thanks in advance. Regards, Tonny.
I just weighed my plane and sent in the paperwork to get my permit to fly.
I am now updating my POH with the data I gathered so far. I know that the nose wheel loading is an important issue, so I wanted to incorporate it in my weight & balance calculations. Call me stupid, but I can't figure out how the max. loading of the nosewheel can only be 325 lbs. (as per Van's chart on their Website). When I calculate the nose wheel loading with only 8 Gal. of fuel and myself as a pilot (165 lbs), the nose wheel loading is already over the 325 lbs. ??? I must be doing something wrong here but I don't know what.
Why is the nose wheel loading of the 9A, 325 lbs while for the other models it is 375 lbs? Can anybody shine a light on this?
Empty weights are:
NG: 277 lbs @ 33,98"
LM: 443 lbs @ 91,65"
RM: 445 lbs @ 91,65"
Thanks in advance. Regards, Tonny.