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I took my dad for a ride in my ASII earlier today. This was my first experience with another person in the airplane. There were the usual changes, like longer takeoff roll, slower rate of climb, etc. but the biggest change that I noticed was that I needed quite a bit more nose down trim to maintain level flight. It did startle me at first, but it seemed to fly just fine. The landing was uneventful.
I did figure theweight and balance before the flight andthe CG should have been about an inch forward of the rear limit. Him being in the airplane moved the CG aft right at 2 inches from where I have been flying it.
Basically,I waswondering if any of the other ASII drivers out there noticed a need for quite a bit more nose down trim when hauling a passenger. I know that I should expect some, since we moved the CG aft, but I wasn't expecting to need that much.
I did figure theweight and balance before the flight andthe CG should have been about an inch forward of the rear limit. Him being in the airplane moved the CG aft right at 2 inches from where I have been flying it.
Basically,I waswondering if any of the other ASII drivers out there noticed a need for quite a bit more nose down trim when hauling a passenger. I know that I should expect some, since we moved the CG aft, but I wasn't expecting to need that much.
