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Re: Europa-List: Weight and Balance Scales

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Weight and Balance Scales
From: K BURNS <kjburns@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:20:50
Hi,=0A=0AOne set of scales would do with two-spacer blocks under the whee
ls-same height =0Aas scale, weigh at one wheel-then either with- jack
s or 3 ramps move the scale =0Afrom wheel to wheel , replacing with a block
 to-keep the a/c level-, recording =0Ayour figures as you go on your ba
lance sheet.=0A(easier to use 3 blocks if only using-one jack so you can 
lift remove scale =0Alower on spare block then move jack to next wheel)=0A
=0AKevin-=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Robert B
orger <rlborger@mac.com>=0ATo: europa-list@matronics.com=0ASent: Sunday, 20
 March, 2011 14:44:45=0ASubject: Re: Europa-List: Weight and Balance Scales
=0A=0AMike, =0A=0AI played on balances.com for a bit and on a 400 lb search
 I found a Siltec 440LB =0AGS1 digital scale for $78.95. -It's a bathroom
 scale but three of them ($236.85) =0Awould probably do the job as long as 
your aircraft is under 900 lbs and you are =0Acareful getting the mains ont
o the scale.=0A=0ABob Borger=0A=0AOn Mar 20, 2011, at 1:36, DuaneFamly@aol.
com wrote:=0A=0A=0A>=0A>=0A>In the USA, what are people using with regard t
o scales when they do their =0A>weight and balance calculations? What capac
ity is needed?=0A>=0A>Mike Duane=0A>Redding, California=0A>Europa XS Conven
tional Gear


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