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Sure, do it. It'll fly better. The old turbo 206 I flew had the same
problem, and just a little weight aft sure helped. Walmart sells 5 gallon foldable plastic containers for about 3 bucks. It'll put 40 lbs where you want it, is easily desposed of, and if you park short of the airport, you'll have 5 gallons of drinking water. Al Gerharter "Maule Driver" wrote in message . com... "G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message Anyone ever throw a weight in the back to get within allowable weight and balance? Never done it, but I've read of cases. I've considered doing it myself to make my Maule a bit less squirrelly. Shouldn't be a problem. Weight in the back (rearward cg) will tend to make an a/c squirrelly. A more forward cg makes it more brick-like. Flying with 4 and baggage and almost full fuel (gotta love it), I have to aggressively move baggage forward to get it inbounds (flt bag underneath front passengers knees, small dense items underneath rear seat, rear seat passengers may have a light item on their laps or around feet). At the rear limit, it definitely gets squirrelly. Feels unstable. Hunts a bit in pitch. Very sensitive on the controls. But it is nicer to fly just inside that rear limit. |
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