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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 8:21 am
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spd476
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Originally Posted by saxman66
CRJ-200's are probably the worst when it comes to W&B issues. They are almost always nose heavy, so the answer is to move people to the back. Cargo helps too, but when people don't have enough checked or valet bags there has to either be weight added to the cargo or sometimes it's easier and quicker to ask for someone from the front to go to the back. Fuel loading plays a factor as well. The higher the fuel load the CG will move aft as well. But on short flights they won't carry as much fuel.
That would explain why I've been moved a few times. Most of the flights out of my regional airport use the CRJ-200. I don't mind because that usually means the flight is fairly emptyl. I actually get some room to spread out, well as much room as one can get on a CRJ-200.
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