Empty weight for 1800 amphibs
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:00 am
Walter, Wayne, Curt. Bobp and all you other amphib drivers out there,
I wanted to know what your planes empty weights came in at with the 1800
amphibs. I weighed mine today at 1265 lb. I thought that was a bit heavy. That's
an increase of almost 300 lb. (my wheeled empty weight was 975) and that's
after removing the heavy spring gear.
The Manual said the empty C of G would not change but mine moved back almost
two inches from 9.95 to 11.75. I don't mined the CG change, just wanted to
know if others had similar experience.
This only leaves me with a 475 lb. useful load. I was hoping for a bit more
so I could carry two of use and at least a 100 lb. of gear with more than 6
gallons of fuel and still have insurance!
The leaky front cylinder stopped leaking on its own...now that it has warmed
up above 28*F (and MAM is sending me a new rebuild kit). The muscle needed to
pump the gear up and down has become much better too. Amazing what a
difference a few degrees make.
Bruce G
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I wanted to know what your planes empty weights came in at with the 1800
amphibs. I weighed mine today at 1265 lb. I thought that was a bit heavy. That's
an increase of almost 300 lb. (my wheeled empty weight was 975) and that's
after removing the heavy spring gear.
The Manual said the empty C of G would not change but mine moved back almost
two inches from 9.95 to 11.75. I don't mined the CG change, just wanted to
know if others had similar experience.
This only leaves me with a 475 lb. useful load. I was hoping for a bit more
so I could carry two of use and at least a 100 lb. of gear with more than 6
gallons of fuel and still have insurance!
The leaky front cylinder stopped leaking on its own...now that it has warmed
up above 28*F (and MAM is sending me a new rebuild kit). The muscle needed to
pump the gear up and down has become much better too. Amazing what a
difference a few degrees make.
Bruce G
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