Engine horsepower will have no effect on what happens to the landing gear
when you are over gross, or out of balance...



"Mike Granby" wrote in message
oups.com...

But I'm not a test pilot, and
have no intention of being one.

If being 1lb over-weight makes you a test pilot, then so does having an
engine which is operating at 1hp less that its rated outputs. Or a wing
that is contaminated with bugs and is producing less than the CoL that
was present during POH testing. Or brakes that are operating at 1% less
than new condition. Or, well, you get the idea...........