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The aerodynamic effects of wing loading are fairly simple, but the choice of loading depends on where you fly, how [\u2026] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xcmag.com\/2014\/01\/tuesday-tip-wing-loading-and-ballast\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tuesday-tip-wing-loading-and-ballast\" class=\"colorbox\"> &#8230;read more<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xcmag.com\/2014\/01\/tuesday-tip-wing-loading-and-ballast\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tuesday-tip-wing-loading-and-ballast\" class=\"colorbox\" title=\"Tuesday Tip: Wing loading and ballast\">Cross Country &#8211; International Free Flying Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tip comes from 50 Ways to Fly Better by Bruce Goldsmith and friends, and is about wing loading People often ask how heavy they should be relative to the weight range on their wing. 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