Can you tell me how stringent the Acro weight of 1650 lbs. is for a Skybolt? This past weekend I took a look at and flew a very nice looking example of this beautiful aircraft. The control of the 200 h.p. aircraft felt quite stable. When looking through the weight and balance information, I found that the empty weight is 1,350 lbs. Does this mean that this is only a solo bird when it comes to aerobatics? Ideally, the aircraft I am targeting really needs to enable me to fly some light Acro with a passenger from time to time and also occasional short cross country hops with a passenger with at least the main tank full. Should I skip this particular aircraft and search for another? All the various scenarios I ran with the numbers fell within the CG limits, but most were over Acro weight for the aerobatic scenarios and most were over gross weight for the short cross country examples with a passenger. Thank you.
Edited by: Aerocruz
Edited by: Aerocruz