On Jan 26, 10:10*am, rlovinggood wrote:
Sometimes- back in the "olden days", the FAA would issue limitations
on Ex gliders that were not the same as the manufacturer's info.That's
why they were called experimental. *Gross weight was one that could be
"flexible". A lower max speed would be consistent with higher gross
weight. It is quite possible that whoever got the original
airworthiness and associated limitations asked for different limits
and it was granted.
I had an ASW-20C with limitations of 1157 lb gross(like 20B) just by
asking for it.
Ah the good old days!
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Thanks UH. *That, unfortunately, makes sense. *Some years back, pre-
DG intervention, I did ask LS what the max weight and CG limits were
for my specific glider and they responded with the same information as
already printed in the aircraft's manual. *Not the 1,100 lbs, but the
752 lbs.

So it's possible that a previous owner could have done this? *I'll
have to check the logbook and see who owned it at that time.

It's sort of odd that I'm limited to 752 lbs, per LS and 121 knots per
the FAA. *A "mix and match" duo of limitations.

Oh, as far as I'm concerned, flying this glider is "the good old
days." *:-)

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

you could always contact the FSDO and ask to get your operating
limitations changed to reflect the manufacturers recommendations. of
course that would lead to a complete re-issue of the op lims which
could change your situation with regard to a program letter and stuff
like that.