Raise your useful load without an STC...

On Aug 2, 1:34 am, "Hilton" wrote:
1. Go on a diet
2. Define a gallon of 100LL as weighing 5.82 lbs instead of the usual 6
lbs - Mooney did it.

Is this legal/valid? If so, why don't all manufacturers do it?

Hilton

At Oshkosh a few pilots complained that our LED landing light was too
heavy at 0.9 lbs, which I thought was a bit silly considering that
halogen lights of the same function weigh that much and don't put out
as much light and take more power. At the same time I was thinking to
myself "and if you were to lose a few pounds it wouldn't really matter
anyway" but found myself biting my tongue instead... :-p

Your message is so true, and I for one could dramatically increase the
useful load by losing 10, 20, or even 30 pounds! That's a lot more
significant than any fuel weight rounding.

Dean
AeroLEDs LLC
www.aeroleds.com

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On Aug 2, 1:34 am, "Hilton" wrote:
1. Go on a diet
2. Define a gallon of 100LL as weighing 5.82 lbs instead of the usual 6
lbs - Mooney did it.

Is this legal/valid? If so, why don't all manufacturers do it?

Hilton

At Oshkosh a few pilots complained that our LED landing light was too
heavy at 0.9 lbs, which I thought was a bit silly considering that
halogen lights of the same function weigh that much and don't put out
as much light and take more power. At the same time I was thinking to
myself "and if you were to lose a few pounds it wouldn't really matter
anyway" but found myself biting my tongue instead... :-p

Your message is so true, and I for one could dramatically increase the
useful load by losing 10, 20, or even 30 pounds! That's a lot more
significant than any fuel weight rounding.

I could loose 30 myself.

Dean
AeroLEDs LLC
www.aeroleds.com

Dean,

Your message is so true, and I for one could dramatically increase the
useful load by losing 10, 20, or even 30 pounds! That's a lot more
significant than any fuel weight rounding.

A year or two ago, I challenged a friend of mine (my 'flying buddy') to a
diet. Within a few months, we had increased our useful 'useful load' by 50
pounds! That's almost like changing the 160hp to a 180hp plus the added
health benefits for free.

Hilton

("Aluckyguess" wrote)
I could loose 30 myself.


Black went on a diet and shed 300 lbs!


Mont :-)