Approach Gross Weight Stability 
Plane and Pilot
MAY 3, 2025
To some extent this was carried out with the Cherokee, though the key design elementuse of a stabilator in place of a conventional elevator and fixed horizontal stabilizeris likely the influence of John Thorp. Thorp joined the Piper design team during the Cherokees development; his own Sky Scooter used a stabilator. Widell says.
Flying Magazine
JUNE 18, 2025
The B36TC, with its 200-pound gross weight increase, can carry roughly 900 pounds in the cabin with the tanks full. Worth mentioning is that D’Shannon’s tip fuel tanks (40 additional gallons) bump the gross weight to 4010 pounds. D’Shannon’s tip fuel tanks increase the gross to 4,010. Learn more at www.d-shannon-aviation.com.
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Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. Vso approach speed is 53 knots. The ELSA is a different animal. The RV-12 is, of course, all metal.
Air Facts
MAY 7, 2025
The longest runways had front course and back course ILS (Instrument Landing Systems) and an on-field VOR that provided navigation and approach capabilities for aircraft on instrument flights. It was quite a load of extra weight, but as important was the disrupted airflow over the control surfaces and wings. The Tower had no radar.
AV Web
JULY 1, 2025
Before anything else, these are single-engine, unpressurized two-seat lightweights with a max gross weight of 1320 pounds. Check that against the max gross of a Piper Malibu at roughly 4300 pounds, or a Beech A36 Bonanza at around 3650 pounds or a Cessna 150 at 1600 pounds gross. Same for gliders.
Aerotime
MARCH 20, 2025
As the aircraft approached Nome, air traffic controllers informed the pilot of flight 445 that Nomes runway was being de-iced and was temporarily closed, and that flight 445 could expect a 10 to 15 minute delay in landing clearance to be given. Indications show that its speed dropped from around 160 knots to 110 knots.
Flying Magazine
JUNE 30, 2025
Given that gross weight for the NX is 2,300 pounds and the standard empty weight in base configuration is 1,216 pounds, CubCrafters achieved its goal. While the NXCub can carry a big load, it can only do so if loaded carefully because the weight and balance envelope has an unusual shape. That got our attention.
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