A Poll on your weight and balance

On Friday, December 7, 2012 5:33:52 PM UTC-5, Dave Nadler wrote:
Of course:
http://www.cobratrailer.com/catalog/...roducts_id=144

PS: Tail weight of Antares 20E without pilot: 139 lbs.
This feature means that with pilot, under full power,
there is still adequate weight on steerable tail
wheel to provide excellent directional control during
initial take-off.
But don't try to lift the tail !

On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 9:49:48 AM UTC-8, soartech wrote:
All sailplane owners,

Please reply with the weight on your tail wheel from your weight and

balance sheet. I will calculate the average after a few days and post

it and the range. Reply on this list or directly to me, either way is

fine.

Thanks.

154 lbs. on the tail wheel. Do I win a prize?

ASH26E, no pilot or wing ballast, 6 lbs of lead in the tail ballast box.

On Friday, December 7, 2012 8:18:10 PM UTC-8, jfitch wrote:
On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 9:49:48 AM UTC-8, soartech wrote:

All sailplane owners,



Please reply with the weight on your tail wheel from your weight and



balance sheet. I will calculate the average after a few days and post



it and the range. Reply on this list or directly to me, either way is



fine.



Thanks.



154 lbs. on the tail wheel. Do I win a prize?



ASH26E, no pilot or wing ballast, 6 lbs of lead in the tail ballast box.

I should also mention that, even so, I have little trouble putting the tail dolly on, I don't use a cheater bar, and I'm not superman. You just need to perfect your technique.

On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 9:49:48 AM UTC-8, soartech wrote:
All sailplane owners,

Please reply with the weight on your tail wheel from your weight and

balance sheet. I will calculate the average after a few days and post

it and the range. Reply on this list or directly to me, either way is

fine.

Thanks.

Just ask a friend to sit on your nose!
:) JJ

On Saturday, December 8, 2012 9:06:29 AM UTC-5, JJ Sinclair wrote:
Just ask a friend to sit on your nose!

Really JJ, this is a family channel...

On Saturday, December 8, 2012 3:06:29 PM UTC+1, JJ Sinclair wrote:
On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 9:49:48 AM UTC-8, soartech wrote:

All sailplane owners,



Please reply with the weight on your tail wheel from your weight and



balance sheet. I will calculate the average after a few days and post



it and the range. Reply on this list or directly to me, either way is



fine.



Thanks.



Just ask a friend to sit on your nose!

:) JJ

Isn't that what a tail dolly is for?

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Isn't that what a tail dolly is for?



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When the tail of my sailplane is too heavy for me to lift, I ask a friend to sit on the nose and that makes the tail light enough for me to easily put on the tail dolly. Didn't think it was necessary to connect the dots when I made my suggestion, guess I was wrong.
JJ

On 15/12/2012 01:01, JJ Sinclair wrote:


Isn't that what a tail dolly is for?



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When the tail of my sailplane is too heavy for me to lift, I ask a
friend to sit on the nose and that makes the tail light enough for me
to easily put on the tail dolly. Didn't think it was necessary to
connect the dots when I made my suggestion, guess I was wrong. JJ


It's OK, Kirk. It gave the rest of us a giggle.

GC

On Friday, December 14, 2012 11:37:11 PM UTC+1, GC wrote:
On 15/12/2012 01:01, JJ Sinclair wrote:





Isn't that what a tail dolly is for?







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When the tail of my sailplane is too heavy for me to lift, I ask a

friend to sit on the nose and that makes the tail light enough for me

to easily put on the tail dolly. Didn't think it was necessary to

connect the dots when I made my suggestion, guess I was wrong. JJ





It's OK, Kirk. It gave the rest of us a giggle.



GC

JJ, think "Doughnut Dolly"... ;^)

JJ, think "Doughnut Dolly"... ;^)

So now I'm going to ask a Doughnut Dolly to, "Sit on my nose"? I don't have a problem with that, but I bet wife Pat would be sitting on top of the volunteer dolly and I'd end up with a broken nose one way or the other. She has been known to engage in ramp sex..............you know where you stand nose to nose and scream FUC* YOU at each other!

:) JJ