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DanM

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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:24 am Post subject: Aircaft weighing procedures

I'm getting ready to do the weight and balance on my model iv. This maybe a dumb question but I thought I'd ask it anyway. Are three scales required to weigh  the aircraft properly or can each wheel be weighed separately as long the aircraft is kept level? Please advise. thanks

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Guy Buchanan

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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:41 am Post subject: Aircaft weighing procedures

At 10:24 AM 1/23/2009, you wrote:

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		  Are three scales required to weigh  the aircraft properly or can 

each wheel be weighed separately as long the aircraft is kept level?


	


Dan,

         There's nothing wrong with doing this way, as long as you're 

using a good, repeatable, scale.

Guy Buchanan

San Diego, CA

K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.

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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:13 pm Post subject: Aircaft weighing procedures

You can do it that way but you might want check around and see is you can

find some aircraft scales.  Many eaa chapter have them available and in some

cases for free.



If you are near Kansas city mo EAA Chapter 612 has a set.



Roosterville612.org



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Float Flyr

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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:27 pm Post subject: Aircaft weighing procedures

Each wheel can be weighed separately but the plane must be levelled each

time you move the scales.  Lots easier to get three scales.



Noel



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Tom Jones

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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: Aircaft weighing procedures

The first time I weighed I borrowed a bathroom scales from a couple neighbors.  First I tried the move one scale to each wheel but that is more trouble than it seems until you try it.

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