John Doe wrote:
Has anyone ever been able to put 6 adults in a Saratoga without exceeding
the aft CG?

So far, every time I run the numbers with two adults in the aft two seats, I
exceed the aft CG.


Depends also on the model year. You have to work at it to get my '65
PA32-260 out of the CG envelope. Two 240 lb people in the back seats, a
180 lb pilot and no luggage is still within the envelope, although just
barely as long as there is at least 39 gallons of fuel on board. The
front CG limit on mine is even harder to hit: with the maximum 100 lbs
in the front baggage, and two 250 lb people in the front seats, it is
still within the front CG limit.

I believe the rear seats got moved a few inches aft in later model
years, and that the tapered wing has a smaller CG envelope than the
hershey bar wing.