Clearance Gross Weight Stability 
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 25, 2025
Although I havent spent much time around GB1s (except for drooling over them while they are on display and flying at airshows) I am always taken aback by how much larger the airplane appears to be in personparticularly, the tall, sweeping rudder that curves down to a sharp point with just enough ground clearance. Max Gross Weight: 2,200 lbs.
Aerotime
MARCH 20, 2025
As the aircraft approached Nome, air traffic controllers informed the pilot of flight 445 that Nomes runway was being de-iced and was temporarily closed, and that flight 445 could expect a 10 to 15 minute delay in landing clearance to be given. NTSB The airplane came to rest upright. The engine cowling was dislocated and fragmented.
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Pilot Institute
MAY 4, 2024
Aircraft Weight and Limitations An aircraft’s weight affects inertia and stopping distance. The POH lists landing distances for specific gross weights. Smaller aircraft may only have short field landing distances for maximum gross weight. This can greatly impact landing performance and obstacle clearance.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 3, 2024
But I have maintained 5000 feet at 6000 pounds gross weight,” notes Ross. From the pilot’s seat it cruises near effortlessly and handles nimbly on land or water with a great combination of stability and modest control pressures. Just recognizable in the background is a horizontal stabilizer and one-piece elevator.
Plane and Pilot
DECEMBER 16, 2024
The previous CTs had a stabilator for pitch, where the new F2 uses a more conventional elevator and fixed horizontal stabilizer. With the F2, the rudder and vertical stabilizer are changed, with the rudder becoming a much smaller surface than before. Max Gross Weight: 1,320 lbs. Empty Weight: 840 lbs.
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