Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

I took off from Runway 34L at 169,800 pounds gross weight, rotated at 1.8 READ MORE: Making Some Flying Memories to Last a Lifetime Mildly interesting stuff, but not a ton to take away other than further proof that I’m not as sharp on the tail end of a red-eye. degrees per second, and lifted off at a pitch attitude of 6.5

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Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

With 10 passengers and luggage on board the airplane, it was well under gross weight, but it soon became apparent we could not out climb the ice buildup. It was quite a load of extra weight, but as important was the disrupted airflow over the control surfaces and wings.

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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.

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