Sid is there any other electronic devices?. ant. ELT, etc aft of cg, that can move forward? Inches make a difference. Feet will make leaps.
> On May 12, 2015, at 8:53 PM, Sid Wood via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> > wrote: > > I have been doing the annual condition inspection, oiling the hinges, making > sure nuts are tight everywhere including the elevator balance weight, and not > once considered that it may be an unnecessary item. Consensus appears to be > that indeed the balanced elevator on a KR-2 is not needed. Doing a little > weight and balance math on my moving the cg issue, if this 2.6 pound elevator > balance mass is removed, then I could remove 8.8 pounds of ballast from the > engine mount and still get the same cg that I was working towards. And the > airplane would be 11.4 pounds lighter. Thanks all for the reality check. > > Sid Wood > Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 > Mechanicsville, MD, USA >
