Originally Posted by
110pgl
Maybe you are correct, maybe not. . . .
The commercial pilots I know would absolutely not takeoff in that situation without a search/verification the bags are off.
No, I am correct. And, while you may be correct about how the flight crews "you know" would request the baggage to be removed, they fly every day without knowing whether someone checked a bag, and then didn't ever bother getting on the plane.