Gary, I stand pleasantly corrected regarding the = 235 gross=20 weight!

Thank you VERY much for submitting the page from = Lancair=20 Mail, it was highly needed!

I have had the unpleasant job of making load = plans for a=20 1010 lb. 235, a 220 lb. pilot and a 1400 lb. gross weight. This = certainly=20 makes things easier, thank you once again!

Is there anyone left out there who does not = know that=20 the 235 gross weight was increased to 1500 lbs over 14yrs=20 ago?

Yes, and some of them work at the factory. This=20 information hardly falls in the category "news", the problem seems = to be,=20 that the info is so old it has been forgotten. I think = it might be a=20 good idea to save the page submitted by Gary in the archives, there are = still a=20 few 235 builders out there who might benefit from it.

The info about the 1790 lb. gross applying to = the 320/360=20 MkII only, also comes from the factory.

After reading your information, all of = the 235's=20 out there ought to be grounded as unsafe.

Aviation safety is in reverse proportion to = degree of=20 overload. I said:

"There is nothing wrong with a 235, in fact it = is a VERY=20 nice plane, it just has different specifications. If you are a skinny = feller and=20 you want some "cheap" fun, a 235/235 could very well be the thing for = you. If=20 you can live with the weight limitations, a 235/320 is not a bad choice = either.=20 If you can find something as nice as Randy=B4s, it doesn=B4t get any=20 better!

If you want (or weigh) a little more on a = relatively=20 comparable budget, you should find yourself a nice 320/360.

I am a fat guy, so I would pay 20k ekstra for a = nice=20 320/360 any day. I don=B4t like the concept of = buying an=20 aircraft and deliberately taking it beyond factory recommendations every = time I=20 fly."

That means:

If you weigh 250 lb. and your wife/boyfriend/buddy weighs another = 250 lb.,=20 you might not want a Lancair 235. Please take that into consideration. = If you=20 weigh considerably less, a Lancair 235 is a VERY nice aircraft and there = are=20 VERY well built 235=B4s around.

If some readers are able to take offense by that, there = is little I=20 can do for them.

Now, this message is not going to end without a joke. In order to = maintain=20 peace om LML, I=B4ll take it out on the germans this time. Here is a = favourite: http://www.youtube.= com/watch?v=3DgmOTpIVxji8

Regards

Tim Jorgensen

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