Heavy pilot & lead in tail

The other thing to consider, beside the sensible advice
below is:-
Is the glider able to carry any more weight,over and
above that of the pilot.
Many earlier generation glass gliders Cirrus,Asw15.Libelle,Astir,
the max cockpit weight is limited by the max all up
weight, resulting in cockpit max weights of much less
than 110kg,
The addition of lead in the tail to adjust the C/G
would only result in reducing cockpit load even more





At 09:00 03 January 2004, Chris Rollings wrote:
It's an accepted and widespread practice to put lead
in the tail to get the C of G where you want it. However,
be aware that although a glider with a heavy pilot
and tail ballast may well have the C of G in the same
place as one with a light pilot and no ballast, its
spinning behaviour may well be quite different due
to the greater rotational inertia. In general a glider
with a heavy pilot and tail ballast will have a greater
tendancy for the spin to flatten, and recovery may
be more difficult or at least slower.

Gliders with tail ballast, particularly if carried
fairly high up in the fin, are also more likely to
suffer damage in ground loops.

At 08:42 03 January 2004, Udo Rumpf wrote:

In the case of an ASW 24 My friend who weighs 230 lb
is well over six feet
has a lead weight of six kilo's or 13.2 lb. installed
in the fin.
Each glider has or at least should have provisions
to install this type of
weight to make sure the glider flies within the required
C of G.
Udo

Is it acceptable practice to put lead in a gliders
tail to counter the
weight
of a large pilot?
David R.