Subject: RE: [LML] Legacy AUW Ross, =20 My gross weight is 2700 lbs. My airplane is powered by a TSIO-550 engine; has plenty of power and T/O and climb at that weight is not a problem. =20 I had Andy Chiavetta ask Greg Cole (one of the folks involved in the design of the Legacy) if the Legacy could handle a 2700 lb gross weight and was told it would be OK. I have the ability to carry 95 gallons of fuel so needed the higher gross weight. =20 However, when flying at the higher weights I fly it the same way I flew airliners.=20 =20 Lynn Farnsworth Super Legacy #235 TSIO-550 Powered Race #44 Mmo .6 Mach =20 From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ross Leighton Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 02:25 To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Legacy AUW =20 Hi=20 I fly a Legacy (#309) and wondered what different AUW=B9s guys have taken their Legacy=B9s to? I have registered mine at 2400lbs but recall reading tha= t some were greater than that in the USA. Ross Leighton Cygnet Capital Cape Town, South Africa Cell: 082 881 3183 --B_3385140247_1277210 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Lynn,

It is good to read that there are many Legacy's flying at weights well= above the 2200lb MTOW as shown in the aircraft operating handbook.

I believe this aircraft is more than capable of handling th= ese higher weights and will fly mine (once finished) at around 2550lbs (1160= kg).

I have the TCM IO-550N so my aircraft is not a= super Legacy but will still have performance to spare at those weights. &nb= sp;

I have written to Lancair engineering, technica= l and support staff three times now regarding the ridiculously low MZFW (190= 0lbs) and MTOW (2200lbs) as shown in the Pilot Operating Handbook to ask how= they determined this MZFW and if there was a handbook amendment available t= o up the weights.

Even the company demonstrator N19= 9L which I flew at Oshkosh before purchasing a partly completed project was = operating at 2400lb MTOW or that is what I was told.

I think it was Kim who replied that she couldn't help with my questions bu= t engineering would. I get the feeling there is no engineering or technical = staff remaining at the factory and have still not had a response from them.<= /div>

Regards

Gary Weeks

Legacy RG #205

Winmalee NSW

Australia

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From: = Farnsworth <farnsworth@charter.n= et>
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 = 14:53:11 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [LML] Legacy AUW

Ross,

My gross weight is 2700 lbs. My airpla= ne is powered by a TSIO-550 engine; has plenty of power and T/O and climb at t= hat weight is not a problem.

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I had Andy Chiavetta ask Greg Cole (on= e of the folks involved in the design of the Legacy) if the Legacy could handle = a 2700 lb gross weight and was told it would be OK. I have the ability to car= ry 95 gallons of fuel so needed the higher gross weight.

However, when flying at the higher wei= ghts I fly it the same way I flew airliners.

Lynn Farnsworth

Super Legacy #235

TSIO-550 Powered

Race #44

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From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ross Leighton
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 02:25
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Legacy AUW

Hi

I fly a Legacy (#309) and wondered what different AUW’s guys have tak= en their Legacy’s to? I have registered mine at 2400lbs but recall readi= ng that some were greater than that in the USA.

Ross Leighton
Cygnet Capital
Cape Town, South Africa
Cell: 082 881 3183

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