8 pound (128 oz) on a 8 sq.ft. wing?? This more than a floater, this is the ultimate glider! My Extra is way much heavier than that! It is 22 pounds.
Maybe I didn't get what you meant...
Anyway, I agree with you when you say that a formula generates numbers but I disagree about the subjective interpretation. When a plane flies like a clothes iron, that cannot be subjective.
Here we are trying to establish a co-relation between an aerodynamic formula and a physical phenomenum indeed.
You may say that the best formula for you is going to the flying field, kick your plane in the sky and see what happen. Fine to me, I respect your opinion but I was actually expecting another kind of answer.
I said that the flield I use is short and that the wing loading predicts high speed landings. If there is no wind (head wind of course) to slow my plane down, how will I aerodynamically reduce its stall attitude?
Have you guys ever tried to use airbrakes or flaperons (radio option) for this purpose?
If yes, can you suggest any throw setting?