KR> measure and verify the actual CG location, prior to flying.

That may not be practical most of the time. If you have done a good job on your W & B calculations and know the station of each variable, all you have to know is the weight of the variable. You then simply calculate. I am going to be using the AnyWhereMap GPS software on my PDA. I also have loaded

KR> measure and verify the actual CG location, prior to flying.

"and know the station of each variable" Dan for some reason I just don't think that placing a 40 pound weight that has a area of 2 square feet can accurately be calculated. Perhaps it would be better to do a W/B with a live 200 pound person and see just where the CofG is. If I remember corr

KR> measure and verify the actual CG location, prior to flying.

Indeed I did, in fact with two persons and then averaged the two. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you in Mt. Vernon - 2006 - KR Gathering There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for building is over. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC ---Or

KR> measure and verify the actual CG location, prior to flying.

Once you know the empty weight and CG on your airplane - then you can figure the extreme limit and then stay within it. I know that I can carry full fuel and 200 lb passenger and be within my CG if I have no more than 25 lbs of baggage in the back. (as since tested to be true) If I have ove