BGA trumps the manufacturer on max dry weight of the glider, yet US
pilots are crazy, stupid, and unsafe for steering the tug with the glider?


On 5/1/2015 8:23 AM, C-FFKQ (42) wrote:
What I've noticed with my Kestrel is that there is a MTOW (Dry) of 990 lbs and MAUW of 1040 lbs.

Then, there's the BGA Concession of 1020 lbs (Dry). It's the 3% above my MTOW (Dry) but does NOT exceed my MAUW.

It seems the concession is for dry weight only. My Kestrel, out of the factory, had a very narrow pilot weight band. I think the concession was to allow heavier pilots. (The Dry max weight was also increased during production, originally 960 lbs).

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Dan Marotta