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Gross Weight
Here is a topic that was of discussion at work today:
How much is too much over gross weight? For example.....the 172 has a gross weight of 2300 lbs, but what if you are 2345 at time of takeoff.....is that too much over, even if you are going to be burning enough fuel before your first scheduled stop to be under weight for landing? What about airframe age, prop age...etc? Does it make a difference on decision to "carry a little extra"? I know that when I was receiving training, my instructor once had me bring 2 male adults with me to a lesson. That put 4 male adults in a 172 with full fuel. I don't recall the specific weight we were at, but we were over weight. The airport we flying out of had 8000' of runway, and my instructor had me doing pattern work. The aircraft was very clumsy, and made me really work at flying it. I didn't like that feeling at all! It was a good training day. Anyway, it was a good discussion between a few of us at work, so I thought it might make a good topic here. Fred |
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