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Subject:Re: Compass swinging
From:Henry A. Spellman
Date:Mon Apr 22 08:07:17 2002
Roger Long wrote:

> Any AP should be able to do it. They use three flat scales, similar to
> those used to weight trucks at temporary weight stations, that you roll the
> plane on. There are fairly complete instructions in most Cessna POH weight
> and balance sections.

I had my Comanche weighed last year after a paint job. It was the first
weighing since it left the factory in 1959. The difference between the actual
weight and the calculated weight was 133 pounds. Needless to say, the measured
weight was heavier. Ouch!

Hank
Henry A. Spellman
Comanche N5903P




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