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Old July 5th 06, 06:25 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jim Macklin
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Can't speak to that, he arrived at the airport well before I
got back from a trip, he may have had a passenger or he may
have removed ballast. I just know it flew OK but I didn't
like the cockpit or the visibility from the right seat. It
was a long time ago. He didn't try to check me out in the
airplane and since he was a designer, I didn't try to teach
him systems. We concentrated on FAR 91 and flight
maneuvers.


"john smith" wrote in message
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| | I also flew a few experimentals, such as
| | the Prescott Pusher when Mr. Prescott needed a
flight
| | review.
|
| | How much ballast did he remove/add when you got
in/out?
|
| The plane we flew didn't require ballast changes with
the
| two of us in the front seat. I thought the plane had a
| terrible forward view, the windshield frame was thick
and I
| had to scrunch in the seat to see under it, otherwise it
was
| as big as a 2x4 right in front of my eyes.
| I didn't like the airplane.
|
| I was referring to solo flight. The two flying articles I
am familiar
| with each required 60 pounds of ballast in the nose when
flown solo.