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Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 16, 2022, at 12:30 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Send KRnet mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of KRnet digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Weight and balance and inspections. (colin hales) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:02:28 +0000 > From: colin hales <[email protected]> > Subject: KR>Weight and balance and inspections. > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected] > P194.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Just for clarification and this is just in the UK, but I expect it is the > same in Europe, we can only build the original KR2 to the original design. > MAUW of 900 and a max empty weight of 580lb. Any heavier and it becomes a > single-seat aircraft only. That is the law. I'm not actually that sure of the > MAUW of the KR2S. I don't have it at hand. But again, it must be limited to > that MAUW and not a single pound or kilo over. > > So weight and balance become very important. The American way of bigger is > better, we just can't do. That is why there are no thoughts of just putting > an 0-200 in it and not worry about weight or C of G range. That's why we go > for lighter more efficient engines. Think yourself lucky if you like, to live > in America and have the Experimental category to do as you like. We can't do > that here in the UK and probably not in Europe as well. > > Also, I'm not sure about the States, but our aircraft have to be inspected > each year by an independent inspector for its annual inspection. These > inspectors can be quite thorough and if they are new to the aircraft, they > will want to trawl through the original paperwork again to check it all and > make sure there are no errors that have been missed. So even if the aircraft > has done 1000 hours like mine, I could be asked for the original weight and > balance calculations. He isn't missing any boats, he just wants to see the > paperwork. Yes, there seems little point, but as he is the guy signing your > aircraft off and he might be doing you a favour, so whatever he wants to see > for whatever reason, you find it for him. > > Thank goodness, being a licensed aircraft engineer, our governing body let > me sign my own annual. But for others, it can be quite a problem finding an > engineer prepared to put his signature and his career on a KR2. > > CH. > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > ________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at <A > HREF="https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/";> KRnet > Empathy Archive administration </A>. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html . > To change list delivery options visit the <A > HREF="https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org";> KRnet Affinity List > Info Board</A> . > <A HREF="https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/";>John Bouyea's > KRnet Searchable Email Archive (recent, as well as decades old)</A> > > ------------------------------ > > End of KRnet Digest, Vol 238, Issue 1 > ************************************* ________________________________ -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html -Change list delivery options at https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info Board -Search recent KRnet Archives at https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ -Search John Bouyea's decades of archive at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
