Originally Posted by
wh6cto
Ran into a variation of the problem last month, EWR-BWI on DH2. FA says we are overweight if we have more than 8 gate-checked bags, so we need to move them into the cabin to get our weight down. Balance, I can understand, but weight?!?
She mentions something about bags in the back being counted at 40 lbs, but in the cabin weighs nothing!
I do recall hearing something about this...that FAA allows passengers+cabin bag to be estimated at a certain weight. I recall thinking it way unrealistically low, maybe 155lbs?
Yes, the math of assumed weights can make for some fun situations.
The assumed pax+cabin bag is more than 50lb higher than the figure you quote.
Originally Posted by
3Cforme
Take-off from a high altitude airport can present problems of lift. Landing does not. ORD-DEN at 888sm is relatively short for a 739. It's used on westbound routes twice that length non-stop many times a day.
Landing may when you have to account for the 1-engine go around with the 739's pitch limits (to avoid tailstrike).