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Looking at a Rocket and making up a sample W&B calculator. I'd heard about the forward CG, but my first looks and calculations show a nearly impossible loading situation. Anyone have a good sample loading worksheet that I can use to see if my "engineering" is wrong? Or where is my error(s) on this calculator (attached), or is the path "just fly it"?

Hi, this might sound very long and already answered question, but I just want to check with other Rocket owners to confirm my numbers, here is my question : I'm going through my newly purchased Rocket's POH page by page as I always do with a plane I'm not completely familiar with, on page 2-3 of the original POH, there is the Airspeed limitations page, for all the V speeds, my question in particular is the VNE and VNO. The VNE on this page is 196 Kias, and VNO at 170 KIAS, now on the top of the page, it clearly says : See Supplement for Rocket 305 STC. When looking at the Rocket STC, on the very first page "Flight Tips", it says the Maximum Structural cruising speed (VNO) has been reduced for increased gross weights above 2900 lbs. ( My understanding is that the original M20K 252 had a GW of 2900, but the Rocket 305 STC bring it up to 3200 lbs, but all weight about 2900 lbs has to be fuel in the wings ). Ok, so going back to my question, the VNO is now reduced to 166 KIAS when between 3018 to 3200 LBS, but no mention of the VNE. Also, on the Rocket Engineering site performance chart and there attached excel sheet performance settings: http://www.rocketengineering.com/content/rocket-performance, the max power continuous at 12000ft or less is at 210 Ktas and at 24000ft at 235 ktas. Is this just the difference between IAS and TAS ( Indicated airspeed compared to true airspeed with margins increasing with altitude and OAT) or am I missing something. If I use my normal formula to calculate the TAS via the IAS : TAS= (IAS* .02)* (Altitude/1,000)+ (IAS), that 196 KIAS VNE would give me about 290 KTAS at 24000 ft, confirmed by using : http://www.hochwarth.com/misc/AviationCalculator.html And also the 235 KTAS at 24000 feet give about 162 KIAS, so still below the 196 KIAS... My understanding of the VNE is that it's not attached to the engine, but the aircraft structure limitations, so the Rocket 305 STC should not have changed that, right ??? What kind of indicated airspeed do you guys usually see on the Rocket ?, I want to modify the Excel sheet to include the KIAS, not just KIAS, or maybe that is not really worth much ? Thanks and sorry for the long winded question !!!