<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
          <<  Lancair Builders' Mail List  >>
          <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>
I saw Jim Cameron's suggestion that in hindsight he would probably choose
not to open the extra bay for the long range tanks on his ES.  A key
question for me is whether doing so would lower the payload below an
acceptable level given the weight of me and my family.  If the empty weight
of the ES is coming in where the factory advertises (1900 lbs with the
IO550), I'm thinking I might still put in the long range tanks (leaving a
maximum payload of 760 lbs on takeoff and 560 lbs on landing).  If 1900 lbs
is way low, I might not extend the tanks.  Jim and others with finished
ESs, what kind of empty weights are you getting?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
LML website:   http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html
Builders' Bookstore:   http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>