At 08:07 AM 5/9/2015, you wrote: >Ballast isn't necessarily a bad thing...many commercial airlineers have >ballast or provisions for ballast.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ And high performance sail planes sometimes carry water ballast for better performance but functioning weight outweighs dead weight any day, no pun intended. Larry Flesner
