<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I use an Ohaus 5000g digital scale that is accurate to 1g, but I prefer to weigh each wheel separately and add up the weights since almost all scales are more generally accurate in the mid-range. That way, I get the two mains at roughly 4 lbs 10ozs and the tailwheel at a little over a pound. <br></span></div><div><span>The trick is to keep the plane level by replacing the scale with a block of exactly the same height at each wheel. <br></span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Same technique I use on full-scale.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>John<br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"
size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Ronald Van Putte <vanputte@cox.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, July 4, 2012 12:35 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Scale<br> </font> </div> <br>
<div id="yiv1618870446"><base><div>The scales need to have a greater than 5000 gram capability because the scales stop measuring when they get to their limit and most pilots use a stand to hold their airplanes when they are being weighed.<div><br></div><div>Ron</div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On Jul 4, 2012, at 10:57 AM, J N Hiller wrote:</div><br class="yiv1618870446Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="yiv1618870446Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium;"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="yiv1618870446Section1" style=""><div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="yiv1618870446EmailStyle45"
style="color:navy;"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;">Don't know if these links will work. 5000g, grams or oz, W or WO Tare weight. Escali Kitchen & Multifunction.</span></font></span></div><div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="yiv1618870446EmailStyle45" style="color:navy;"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;">http://www.escali.com/primo-best-selling-kitchen-scale</span></font></span></div><div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="yiv1618870446EmailStyle45" style="color:navy;"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"> </span></font></span></div><div
style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="yiv1618870446EmailStyle45" style="color:navy;"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;">http://www.amazon.com/EatSmart-Precision-Digital-Kitchen-Silver/dp/B001N07KUE/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1341416845&sr=8-7&keywords=digital+scale<span> <span class="yiv1618870446Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>. $25</span></font></span></div><div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="yiv1618870446EmailStyle45" style="color:navy;"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"> </span></font></span></div><div
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style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font color="black" face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;">-----Original Message-----<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b><span class="yiv1618870446Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a><span class="yiv1618870446Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">On Behalf Of<span class="yiv1618870446Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Don Ramsey<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b><span
class="yiv1618870446Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, July 04, 2012 5:49 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b><span class="yiv1618870446Apple-converted-space"> </span>'General pattern discussion'<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b><span class="yiv1618870446Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NSRCA-discussion] Scale</span></font></div><div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></div><div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(31, 73, 125);">Want to see what a lightening strike can do to airplanes. <span
class="yiv1618870446Apple-converted-space"> </span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAVaYxu_BPU </span></font></div><div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></font></div><div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(31, 73, 125);">I can’t get the scale I used for weighing my stuff so, what digital scale do you guys use and where do you get it?</span></font></div><div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"
size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></font></div><div style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><font color="#1f497d" face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(31, 73, 125);">Don</span></font></div></div> _______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
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