Doug Riley
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To add to All In's comment:
Some gyro-knowledgeable FAA officials are aware that a flex-shaft prerotator will usually put even a very stripped gyro over the 103 weight limit.
My 'Bee comes in about 3 lb. under the 103 limit with no prerotator, nylon wheels, an overhead stick, a 447, 2-blade wood prop, a lawnmower tach and Hall airspeed and even a lightened-up nosewheel block.
I'm never sure whether to say that I get INTO it or WEAR it. It does fly nicely, however, stripped-down or not.
Some gyro-knowledgeable FAA officials are aware that a flex-shaft prerotator will usually put even a very stripped gyro over the 103 weight limit.
My 'Bee comes in about 3 lb. under the 103 limit with no prerotator, nylon wheels, an overhead stick, a 447, 2-blade wood prop, a lawnmower tach and Hall airspeed and even a lightened-up nosewheel block.
I'm never sure whether to say that I get INTO it or WEAR it. It does fly nicely, however, stripped-down or not.