On Sun, 7 Jan 2007 14:43:40 -0400, "Juan Jimenez"
wrote:

Empty weight of my BD-5J is 358.8 lbs. I set gross weight at 850 lbs. Full
tanks and me in it plus parachute, helmet, misc. puts it at about 814 lbs.

I can't resist...

If you're the "pilot", then it doesn't need the fuel or the parachute.
I assume you'll still want the helmet for appearance sake. So - plane
360, you and a lightweight helmet another 300. That's only 660,
leaving 190 for a honkin' big boombox strapped on with duct tape. The
Ride of the Valkyrie at maximum volume should be just the thing to
mask the sound of the squeaky cherry-picker wheels when the um,
mission, is over.

Wayne