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Old Feb 12, 2018 | 8:03 am
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Originally Posted by Jeff767
If the nearest alternate is a long distance away it can lead to issues where the aircraft will exceed max landing weight if not weight restricted on takeoff. In the past there were some work arounds for this however the FAA has eliminated those after some airlines abused the option.
That’s really interesting. What was the work around? And what was the abuse?
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