Thanks to both replies.... I will do a finger balance before fueling and then go with it... I appreciate your replies and I too have experienced pilots that I fly with that would do a test flight for me... Sorry about the snow... we in Alabama are having a lot of storms and FOG... The fog is our real concern. Limits visability and sometimes we can not fly until after 10 a.m. (we arrive at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday... Richard