The Elite is even better for c of g with the heavier tail. On wheels, it was
harder to get my tail down for landing with full flaps when solo, but on
floats the forward c of g doesn't matter. It does save some weight to have
the battery in front.
BTW, I have had my little 13 lb Odyssey (PC625) now for 9 years, and still
not showing any signs of weakness. I even ran it dead last summer at the
lake when I left the master on, and it didn't seem to damage it.
Walter
-----Original Message-----
From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Bob
Palmer
Sent: August 14, 2009 3:38 PM
To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] battery placement
I wanted to figure it out ahead of time too except there are two many
variables. I'm with Walter on the forward C of G. Although it may not be
optimum it may be more practical if you want to haul any bulky loads.
Bob
773E
WALTER KLATT wrote:
I still have my battery (Odyssey) on the front of my firewall (cut back 3
inches) even with my 360. But I do have a survival kit and my ELT stuffed as
far back as possible in the tail. Although my empty c of g (10.7, IIRC) is
quite forward, it works out well in flight, and allows me to carry lots of
baggage.
Walter
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