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Old August 23rd 08, 10:05 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default How much fuel do you prefer to carry?

Bob F. wrote:
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Bob F. wrote:
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Mxsmanic wrote:
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Then you obviously don't know much about real airplanes.

Name an aircraft that will be overweight with a full load of fuel even
with
only the required pilot(s) aboard.

Here's a clue or two for you:

What is currently the weight of a FAA standard person, what was it
previously and when did it change last?

Does a pilot fly naked?

Does a pilot need to carry anything with him?

Are all pilots under 5 foot 9 inches tall?



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Instead of asking more questions, please answer him directly? That is:
"Name an aircraft that will be overweight with a full load of fuel even
with
only the required pilot(s) aboard."


He is well aware that on many 2 and 4 place aircraft you can't fill the
seats with adults and fill the tanks without the W&B being out, so he
phrased his question in such a way that he thinks he will "win" the
discussion.

This is a standard mxmanic deflection tactic.

When his question is viewed in context with what has already been said,
and which he has snipped, his question is basically irrelevant and absurd.


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...and correct. So just explain it that way.


No, he is not.

A little searching will find several single place LSA class (now)
airplanes that can't carry much weight at all and I know lots of
quite heavy pilots, especially when adding the weight of clothes
and the flight bag.


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