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On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:24:58 GMT, "Roger Long"
wrote: I told him that would be fine but I would need to know their weights so I could adjust the fuel load in our 172 N. He emailed back that he is 350 lbs. I'm quite sure that the seats are not rated for anywhere near that. Even if they are, as the maintenance officer who has had these 28 year old seats out many times to repair the trim and covering, there is no way I want to put 350 pounds on them. Now what do I do? One thing for sure, it's the last time I ask someone I haven't met to go flying. My opinion is you have no choice. You can't fly with him AND his compatriot and you have to tell him that and tell him why. With full fuel in our FBO's very new C172's, you exceed the maximum allowable weight if you attempt to carry four FAA standard size people. There are several Java script W&B calculators out there on the internet, and I just ran the numbers for a 172N. Even with no one else beside you and the 350lb reporter, it still put the mark off the scale. You have to tell him that you cannot safely carry him. If anything, this should tell the media just how limited the weight carrying ability many general aviation aircraft really are, which should give them a clue as to what a poor bomb they'd make. Corky Scott |
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Isn't there a weight limit for the floor of a 172? 200 lb for each front
seat comes to mind. As a somewhat reformed fatty, I doubt very seriously that he will be offended if you simply tell him that the plane cannot carry a passenger of his size. Point out that if the floor fails he might have one of those looooooong falls. I have a similar problem with a 300+ friend who wants a ride in the Archer. I think the W&B will be OK, but since we recently had to reskin the wing under the wingwalk because of damage, I don't want him walking on the wing. -- Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways) I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love America "Corky Scott" wrote in message ... On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:24:58 GMT, "Roger Long" wrote: I told him that would be fine but I would need to know their weights so I could adjust the fuel load in our 172 N. He emailed back that he is 350 lbs. I'm quite sure that the seats are not rated for anywhere near that. Even if they are, as the maintenance officer who has had these 28 year old seats out many times to repair the trim and covering, there is no way I want to put 350 pounds on them. Now what do I do? One thing for sure, it's the last time I ask someone I haven't met to go flying. My opinion is you have no choice. You can't fly with him AND his compatriot and you have to tell him that and tell him why. With full fuel in our FBO's very new C172's, you exceed the maximum allowable weight if you attempt to carry four FAA standard size people. There are several Java script W&B calculators out there on the internet, and I just ran the numbers for a 172N. Even with no one else beside you and the 350lb reporter, it still put the mark off the scale. You have to tell him that you cannot safely carry him. If anything, this should tell the media just how limited the weight carrying ability many general aviation aircraft really are, which should give them a clue as to what a poor bomb they'd make. Corky Scott |
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"Bob Chilcoat" wrote in message
... Isn't there a weight limit for the floor of a 172? 200 lb for each front seat comes to mind. I can't imagine that it's 200lbs per seat. I know too many people over 200 lbs (myself included) who pilot or ride in 172s. If there is such a limit, it's woefully poorly documented. |
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