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From: Marko Bewersdorff

To: Rotary motors in aircraft

Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:10 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: tiny tach works, and my plane is a pig

if you have your plane certified for a high weight then you won't get into legal trouble for flying "over gross weight". I have not heard of anyone getting busted for over gross weight ops in the private aviation field - but I also never heard that a speeding ticket was droped because the driver was at a "physically safe speed" above the posted limit. Remember, the government is here to help you ;-) so protect yourself.

 

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Marko

 Also, rest assured that I understand that you can't change the laws of physics by publishing a higher gross weight :-) 

 

Cheers,

Rusty

Actually, people do indirectly get busted for flying over gross weight. It happens when you are involved in an accident or landing incident or.....?

     One of the first things the investigators look at concerns the aircraft's weight. If it was over gross weight, chances are your insurance company will fight the claim, as you were flying over gross weight.  That's why most LongEZ's bump their gross weight up. You are the manufacturer, and you set the weight limitations. (Be reasonable of course). Even if you don't have insurance, if you are over gross weight, of course the investigators are going to call it pilot error, possibly exposing you to lawsuits etc. Best to be flying legally in the event something happens. That's what I was advised to do on my LongEZ and the DAR had no problems with it.  Just another opinion, for what it's worth.  Take care.  Paul Conner