Hi folks. A friend of mine just complete a 10 year build on his Skyraider Ultralight. Yeah I know, he took his time..Im going to do the Initial flight because of my Ultralight experience.
We calculated the CG today. Empty CG was 8 inches aft of the datum (leading edge). With me in the seat it was calculated at 12 inches aft of the datum.
Sky Raider CG work sheet says 12-15 inches aft of the datum. It seems to me that the more important calculation would have the pilot in the seat?
The Empty weight CG appears to be too far forward, mostly due to the half VW engine.
The CG with me in the seat cancels that out because of my 220lb weight.
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