True ultralights are allowed up to 254 pounds empty weight. An additional 24 pounds is allowed for a BRS without having to weigh it. This is just to cover the regulatory paperwork.
In reality, it does add 20-24 pounds or whatever of actual gross weight. In Coupes, we're bumping up against a regulatory limit, not an airplane structural limit. Who wants to try to persuade the FAA to allow the BRS additional weight without counting it against the 1320 pound LSA limit? Ed
