Nose Weight

[Steve Wiggin]

Ron, Thanks for sticking up for me and the kind words. I guess I need to be 
careful with my questions here as the group is a critical lot....probably a 
good thing. I have received a lot of good ideas to my problem here, and no 
one has me PO'd. Even if I was PO'd as an EOD tech. I don't know what people 
drive.......yet!
Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: Nose Weight


>
> On Mar 15, 2005, at 4:00 PM, Steve Wiggin wrote:
>
>>    OK guys,  judging from all the snide remarks, I must have asked your 
>> collective Holinesses a stupid question. Since I have no components to 
>> easily move, and I'm not going to move the wing tube forward, I guess the 
>> only other thing to do is think about lightening the tail. I am using a 
>> DB fiberglass rod for elevator as called for in the plan and it seems a 
>> little heavy. Perhaps I should think about using pull-pull for elevator 
>> to lighten the tail and avoid the "crime" of adding nose weight. BTW, I 
>> don't have super light weight components elsewhere on the plane. This is 
>> to be an entry level airplane. I wonder what I should do about the 
>> "crime" of being new to pattern?
>
>
> I know Steve and he's a very savvy guy.  He approaches all his problems 
> with thought and care.  It might just be because he is an instructor in 
> the EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) school located on Eglin AFB.  He 
> was/is looking for all the many ways to accomplish his goal of getting the 
> correct CG, without paying a severe weight penalty.  Trust me in that he 
> will weigh all the inputs and make a judicious decision that will be the 
> best way to solve his problem.  So, be nice to Steve.  You really don't 
> want an EOD technician PO'd at you, do you?
>
> Ron Van Putte
>
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