I got started tonight by taking a couple of more weight and balance measurements. I had forgotten to include the plenum, but I decided to also throw the wheel pants and gear leg fairings on at their approximate position. All of that helped move the CG forward 0.22″, but increased my empty weight to 1110. After that, I took a measurement with me in the plane to find out exactly where my CG is. Unfortunately, I’m 0.24″ aft of where Van’s says the pilot’s CG should be. This had the effect of moving the plane’s CG back by 0.05″. The net result is that the CG will be roughly 0.17″ forward of where I calculated on Sunday. That still puts me 2.48″ aft of the forward CG limit, so I’ll still have to add some weight up front.
Afterward, I pulled everything off or out of the plane to get it ready for inspection. I’ve still got a fair number of items to knock off the list before that happens though.
