Cargo Pods

[Ernie Martin]

Rick:

I don't have any first-hand info, but I have never heard anyone say anything bad about them. It has a negligible effect on speed. Just make sure that, for the type of trips you make and with the added weight of the pod, there is enough weight left for the stuff going in the pod; I say this because for longer trips, with 5-6 people inside, my calculations suggest that there is no useful load left. One final point is that at the OKC Skymaster meeting there was a fellow who flew in from Guatemala (Central America) who has twice belly landed with his pod on. Not a nick of damage to his airplane, only to the pod. He was suggesting that the pod is a cheap insurance policy against landing with the gear up.

Aside from used ones, I believe that there are two current sources: Ray Torres' RT Aerospace and Owen Bell's Aviation Enterprises, both listed in the "Websites" link on the Home page of this website.

Ernie