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So I'm new to the acro scene and have been doing all the training in a 8KCAB up to now. I have the opportunity to move into the S2-B soon and at 385$ a pop I've been trying to tackle all the numbers in the POH to show up prepared. Am I misreading the numbers or is the B designed for two skinny people? It appears with barely enough fuel for an hour, two guys weighing in at 190-200 a piece, (chutes, headsets,etc) would put it over the 1700LB gross weight. Then to get down to 1625Lbs for acro you would be down to 15 mins worth of gas.
The super D is almost impossible to get out of balance and with 1/2 tanks there's plenty of time to get to the practice area, spend 45 min or so and still have VFR reserves. I was just expecting bigger numbers for a Pitts I guess. I have my sights set on an S1-S but at 190LBS I may be to heavy!
Maybe its off to Jenny craigs for me.
The super D is almost impossible to get out of balance and with 1/2 tanks there's plenty of time to get to the practice area, spend 45 min or so and still have VFR reserves. I was just expecting bigger numbers for a Pitts I guess. I have my sights set on an S1-S but at 190LBS I may be to heavy!
Maybe its off to Jenny craigs for me.
