I have flown a twin astir at max front seat weight ,
You run out of back stick to get speed down ,
NOT a glider to fly over max weight ,you run out of elevator
Gary


On Monday, March 22, 2021 at 1:04:26 PM UTC+13, wrote:
280 is alot
Would a Grob Speed Astir or one of the Grob single seat models work?
My Grob Twin Astir had large seats....
Nick
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