The Strangest Thing Ever in a Skylane!!!

**adamb** · 04-27-2012, 08:34 PM

Glenn the screenshots look like photos,and wouldn't you just know the only pothole on the runway and it found you.

Adam

**Jim Robinson** · 04-27-2012, 09:29 PM

Those are some excellent shots Glenn, you're right about the first one, great shot! I remember the Dreamwings Dash-8 for FS9 did that tail squat thing too.

I talked to a bush pilot once who flew 206s, he said the weight & balance test on the 206 was to push the tail down to the ground while fully loaded, if it came back up when you climbed into the cockpit you were within tolerances, if it stayed on the ground you had an aft CG condition. If it came back up when you throttled up the engine you were tailheavy but would probably live through it, if you couldn't blast the tail up with power then it was time to "move some sh*t forward" or get rid of it

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...I think most Cessnas can be loaded so the CG is behind the main gear and still fly. Give 'er some power and push forward on the yoke, you'll be OK

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Jim

**HardCub** · 04-29-2012, 06:37 PM

@ lifejogger:

Thanks so much John.

@ rsoro01:

LOL @ Rich. Thanks for the friendly advice, I'll keep that in mind next time.hehe

@ 707jet:

LOL @ Thorsten. Thanks for the nice compliments on the pictures my friend. Yeah, the pink paint was a total surprise~ no idea who loaded that.

@ PeteDriver530:

Thank you so much for the comments John. Much appreciated.

@ adamb: LOL @ Adam. Thank you so much buddy for the compliments.

I was really pleased with them myself.
Yeah, i agree about the whole landing mess... you would know (I) would be the only one.

@ Jim Robinson Thank you so much Jim.

I really appreciate it buddy!
And by the way, if you didn't see the comments yet I made on your last post, I just want to say again... WOW!
I "stole" (3) of the pictures for my collection. LOL I hope you don't mind.