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rickofudall
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Location: Udall, KS, USA
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 Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:34 am Post subject: Mk III max take off weight |
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For all Mk III, C or X models, with 582's. What's the maximum weight you've taken off? What is your climb rate?I flew the X at 1108 lb. yesterday (me, 240 lb bundled up for the cold, half tank, 48 lb., and 160 lb. of cement bags, and the plane scales in at 660 lb. ). The take off and first two minutes of the flight were knuckle biters. Thank God for the house thermal coming off the field at the end of the runway, it doubled my climb rate according to my Ball Variometer. Once above the convective activity in glass smooth air the vario showed a climb of 250 / 300 fpm.
John H., I've read your stories of taking potential customers, but were those flights with a 582 or a 912?
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| Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 11:19 am Post subject: Mk III max take off weight |
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Rick
if it were hot you might not have got out of ground effect..
i have a 912 ul and have taken off at 1050. or a bit more,,, it seemed a bit iffy,, but then i am at just a bit over 4200 ft.
at 1000 # or there bout... i get about 250 ft/min between 9000 and 10,000 ft.. and solo i get twice that. or there bouts.
when i first read your post "What's the maximum weight you've taken off?" i started thinking,,, i took off bout,,, 25 pounds once,,, but most of 15 came back,,,,
please, do not archive, LOL
boyd
For all Mk III, C or X models, with 582's. What's the maximum weight you've taken off? What is your climb rate? I flew the X at 1108 lb. yesterday (me, 240 lb bundled up for the cold, half tank, 48 lb., and 160 lb. of cement bags, and the plane scales in at 660 lb. ). The take off and first two minutes of the flight were knuckle biters. Thank God for the house thermal coming off the field at the end of the runway, it doubled my climb rate according to my Ball Variometer. Once above the convective activity in glass smooth air the vario showed a climb of 250 / 300 fpm.
John H., I've read your stories of taking potential customers, but were those flights with a 582 or a 912?
Folks, feel free to email me off list if you don't want to post to the forum.
Rick Girard
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tkben002
Joined: 06 Jul 2011
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Location: Alexandria, LA
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| Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 11:23 am Post subject: Re: Mk III max take off weight |
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Rick,
Mine is not a Mk3 but instead a Kolbra. I uploaded a video yesterday to youtube. This is a flight I took yesterday at 1075 pounds. The performance degrades due to atmospheric conditions and weight but varies. It was over 70 degrees with 100% humidity yesterday (higher density alt but did not do the calculations). I was not trying to get off short or climb quick, just a normal flight. I obtained about a 600fpm climb and cruised between 75 and 80 on average. If I dump the passenger it really makes a huge difference. I am taking a x-country to Arkansas next weekend and will have some video of that solo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC6XxUfU8oQ&context=C32210f3ADOEgsToPDskIbX3ac2BZCXqMB3-vzjBhz
Travis Bennett
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Richard Pike
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Blountville, Tennessee
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| Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: Mk III max take off weight |
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Heaviest so far was with the 532 and a big passenger, probably about 1100 pounds. It was off a 4,000' runway, temperature in the mid 70's, and takeoff and climb was about what you would get out of a C-150, around 400-450 FPM. Also, with that much weight ahead of the CG, plan to land W/O flaps, or you will likely run out of elevator authority in the flare.
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