On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:19:53 -0600, "Jim Burns"
wrote:

It can be, but remember it varies with weight, so it would be placarded at a
specific weight. Higher Va for a higher weight. It was placarded in our
182RG, it's not placarded in our Aztec.
Jim


I have read that Va varies with aircraft mass, not weight. If this is
true then Va is not affected by added g-forces in turns, for instance,
but is affected by the people, luggage, etc., the aircraft is
carrying. This is apparently because Va is an acceleration limit, not
a G limit. Interesting if true.