---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith701801-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 10/30/12: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:07 AM - Re: Re: 701 TIPS ONTO TAIL (John Marzulli) 2. 07:48 AM - Re: Re: 701 TIPS ONTO TAIL (MacDonald Doug) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:07:40 AM PST US Subject: Re: Zenith701801-List: Re: 701 TIPS ONTO TAIL From: John Marzulli You may want to re-check your weight and balance. The only way I can get my tail to "stick" is with empty fuel and full baggage load (like you did). As soon as I add a person the CG will not allow that to happen. Adding enough fuel to fly centers it even more. Good luck! John Marzulli http://MarzulliPhoto.net/ http://701Builder.blogspot.com/ On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 8:54 PM, dashwood wrote: > dashwoodlock@hotmail.com> > > with half to full fuel i can push the tail to the ground and it flops back > onto the nose wheel.. if it has very little fuel.. it will stay in the nose > up ,tail on the ground.. makes for easier washing of wings sometimes. > i only had a flying weight issue once when i was transporting a car > battery for a friend.. in the back compartment... prolly was 30 to 40 lbs. > and at the limits.. don't recall but prolly was light on fuel that day > too.. i throttled up and pulled back on stick... plane didn't move just sat > down on her tail and stuck the tydown into the dirt.. moved the batery more > forward. and was all good to go > > -------- > Ross Aalexander: CH701 driver 912ul 589tt > It only takes two things to fly, airspeed and money > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=386258#386258 > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:48:59 AM PST US From: MacDonald Doug Subject: Re: Zenith701801-List: Re: 701 TIPS ONTO TAIL =0A=0ALikewise I have no W&B issues with my 701.- To be tail heavy I woul d have to overload the baggage bay.=0A=0ARoss, you might want to make sure your main gear is not flopping around as this could cause you ground CofG t o shift on you and allow the tail to hit the ground.=0A=0ADoug M=0ACH-701 =0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: John Marzulli =0ATo: zenith701801-list@matronics.com =0ASent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:07:11 AM=0ASubject: Re: Zenith701801-List: Re: 701 TIPS ONTO TAIL=0A =0A=0AYou may want to re-check your weight and balance. The on ly way I can get my tail to "stick" is with empty fuel and full baggage loa d (like you did).=0A=0AAs soon as I add a person the CG will not allow that to happen. Adding enough fuel to fly centers it even more.=0A=0A=0AGood lu ck!=0A=0AJohn Marzulli=0A=0Ahttp://MarzulliPhoto.net/=0Ahttp://701Builder.b logspot.com/=0A=0A=0A=0AOn Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 8:54 PM, dashwood =0A>=0A>with half to full fuel i can push the tail to the ground and it flops back onto the nose wheel.. if it has ve ry little fuel.. it will stay in the nose up ,tail on the ground.. -makes for easier washing of wings sometimes.=0A>i only had a flying -weight is sue once when i was transporting a car battery for a friend.. in the back c ompartment... prolly was 30 to 40 lbs. and at the limits.. don't recall but prolly was light on fuel that day too.. i throttled up and pulled back on stick... plane didn't move just sat down on her tail and stuck the tydown i nto the dirt.. moved the batery more forward. and was all good to go=0A>=0A >--------=0A>Ross Aalexander: CH701 driver 912ul 589tt=0A>It only takes two things to fly, airspeed and money=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>Read this topic onlin e here:=0A>=0A>http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=386258#386258 =0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>============0A>-List" target="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith701801-List=0A> ============0A>http://forums.matronics.com=0A>== ==========0A>le, List Admin.=0A>="_blank">http://www.ma tronics.com/contribution=0A>============0A>=0A>=0A> ==================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith701801-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith701801-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith701801-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith701801-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.