Ross Taylor

Okay, thanks all! Three takeaways here, for me... First, my impression that adding 3-ish pounds to the nose couldn't move the CG aft is correct. Yay, I'm not a *complete* idiot! Haha! Second, I'll scuttle my plans to have the plane weighed and will dig through the equipment history and recalculate the W&B from scratch. Third, the correct ARM is under 47 and we're good to fly. I was getting a little worried when I saw where we were landing in the envelope with the 48.78 value. Okay, there's a fourth takeaway for me (which I'd already seen from my prior reading). There are lots of folks here willing to help others - thank you for that!

Hi all... let me say that I've been reading a ton here and thank you all for the great information. This is my first post, as I'm the new owner of an M20E. I have a question about Center of Gravity, as I'm preparing for a cross-country flight in this new-to-me bird. I entered all the W&B info into Garmin Pilot and was surprised to see that the CG is very far aft with me and my wife in the front (combined weight about 280) and 100 pounds in the back. In digging into the last equipment list and W&B revision (after a prop change), I think I'm seeing an error in their calculation. The prior CG/ARM was 46.84, which seems pretty standard for the Es. After a 3-pound weight increase on the nose, with the new prop/hub, they indicate a new CG farther aft... of 48.78. To me, that doesn't make sense. And, with this 48.78 CG, we're barely within the envelope. I think it's actually supposed to be 46.78 but I'd love the hive eyes on this. Once we're back at home base with this plane, I'll have it weighed to figure this out. And, even with the 48+ CG, we're still within the envelope and I don't see a problem with our ferry plans. Until we can get it weighed, though, does it indeed seem like this revision sheet calculation is erroneous? Or am I missing something? Thanks much! Ross Taylor, Flagstaff AZ 26812