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CloudCraft(at)aol.com
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:32 pm Post subject: AC-500 A/B/U/S W&B form

Gentlemen,

  

 I have to apologize.  I've been rummaging around looking for the 12 year old disc with the AC-500 series Weight & Balance work sheet.

  

 I cannot find it. 

  

 My hope was to upload this document so anyone who wanted to, could jigger it to fit their own needs.  But as my Third Grade teacher used to say, "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."

  

 In its stead, I offer up a scan of the last hard copy I have of this form.  The Weight/Moment table is microscopic and difficult to read.  I'm sorry.  My eyes were better suited to this size print in 1995.

  

 So there you have it.  Do what you will with it.  

  

 By the way, these were part of the hand-outs I'd give after my lesson on Commander Weight & Balance, as the tidal wave of avionics retrofits were happening in the early 1990s.  

  

 The heavy tube fired radios that the airplane was balanced upon (on racks just aft of the rear baggage bulkhead) were being yanked out and panel mount gizmos were going in -- to the detriment of the Commander's balance.

  

 I was on a campaign to get weights hung on the tail stringers to pull the C.G. back to where it should be.  Gary Gadberry announced at an early TCFG Fly-In that we would do that with his mods from then on.

  

 As more and more avionics migrate to the front, please keep in mind what that will do to your typical pilot & 1 passenger, low fuel, no cargo, C.G.

  

 Ted Smith designs are the only piston twins (that I'm aware of) that have C.G. move forward with fuel burn.  This is to your advantage, but you don't want too much of a good thing!

  

 Wing Commander Gordon

  



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nico(at)cybersuperstore.c
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:48 pm Post subject: AC-500 A/B/U/S W&B form

Is this useful?  

   

http://www.teletuition.org/documents/Aviation/AeroCommanders/ACPerfCalcs.xls  

   

Nico  

   

         

  

From: owner-commander-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-commander-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of CloudCraft(at)aol.com

 Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 2:32 PM

 To: commander-list(at)matronics.com

 Subject: AC-500 A/B/U/S W&B form  

  

     

[b]Gentlemen,[/b]  

    

   

    

[b]I have to apologize.  I've been rummaging around looking for the 12 year old disc with the AC-500 series Weight & Balance work sheet.[/b]  

    

   

    

[b]I cannot find it. [/b]  

    

   

    

[b]My hope was to upload this document so anyone who wanted to, could jigger it to fit their own needs.  But as my Third Grade teacher used to say, "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."[/b]  

    

   

    

[b]In its stead, I offer up a scan of the last hard copy I have of this form.  The Weight/Moment table is microscopic and difficult to read.  I'm sorry.  My eyes were better suited to this size print in 1995.[/b]  

    

   

    

[b]So there you have it.  Do what you will with it.  [/b]  

    

   

    

[b]By the way, these were part of the hand-outs I'd give after my lesson on Commander Weight & Balance, as the tidal wave of avionics retrofits were happening in the early 1990s.  [/b]  

    

   

    

[b]The heavy tube fired radios that the airplane was balanced upon (on racks just aft of the rear baggage bulkhead) were being yanked out and panel mount gizmos were going in -- to the detriment of the Commander's balance.[/b]  

    

   

    

[b]I was on a campaign to get weights hung on the tail stringers to pull the C.G. back to where it should be.  Gary Gadberry announced at an early TCFG Fly-In that we would do that with his mods from then on.[/b]  

    

   

    

[b]As more and more avionics migrate to the front, please keep in mind what that will do to your typical pilot & 1 passenger, low fuel, no cargo, C.G.[/b]  

    

   

    

[b]Ted Smith designs are the only piston twins (that I'm aware of) that have C.G. move forward with fuel burn.  This is to your advantage, but you don't want too much of a good thing![/b]  

    

   

    

[b]Wing Commander Gordon[/b]  

    

   

  



 

         

  

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