One of the most common mistakes on a W&B I find is the actual pilot f.s. location can be wrong due to the building process. Multiply that by 2 for a KR2. I always weigh my planes to get the empty weight and CG, first then I weigh them with me or a friend inside to find the actual pilot location. That can be off by several inches from published information.
Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Branstrom [mailto:4dan.branst...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 11:59 AM To: krnet@list.krnet.org Subject: KR> Warning to anyone buying a used homebuilt: W&B If you're buying a used homebuilt, be sure that the weight and balance are accurate. One problem is that planes tend to gain weight over time, but a more serious problem is that some builders just copy other's builder's weight and balance. Needless to say, that can be dangerous. I mentioned that I knew of one builder that had done that (not a KR) on a reply to a post that WW made, and he replied that when he did a mass weight and balance on Pietenpols, that he found two of them that had the W&B simply copied from another plane. Sometimes, the person who did the W&B simply has made a mistake, such as weighing a taildragger with the tailwheel on the ground, but sometimes the person is just lazy or dishonest. Dan Branstrom _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
