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Old 04-26-2015, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by osvaldopv
Can someone explain how do I get the distance between the mains and the CG, this is the step (2) from the instructions. I have an Avanti S and the recomended CG is 250mm. From were to were do I have to take the measure to put in the CG meter?

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Osvaldo
CG is usually referenced from leading edge wing root or some other reference point (not sure about your specific plane). So mark CG from that spot, then measure the distance from the mains to that CG mark and input that to CG meter. And if its not obvious, you need to measure distance from a spot that is perpendicular to an imaginary line between the two mains to the CG location (and the nose wheel, for that matter).