Originally Posted by
Often1
Meh. This is all about ATC and weather and has little or nothing to do with AA.
On a micro-hop such as BDL-DCA, it is easy to be overweight if the expected routing is cut short. The bad thing is that removing fuel can take time and possibly even more time if the fuel bowser is not immediately available.
Unfortunate, but chalk it up to any other weather / ATC delay.
That isn't a weather/ATC delay. This is AA over fueling the aircraft and accepting a clearance that doesn't burn off enough fuel.
Educate me as to why having an extra 1/2 hour of fuel on board would make you overweight. I understand you would be flying unnecessary fuel to dca but would you be overweight?
Larger aircraft have maximum landing weights and are not allowed to land over MLW in normal situations. If they do land overweight, they require certain maintenance checks.
Originally Posted by
justhere
So better to just ignore safety requirements and land overweight? Gotcha!
No PIC is required to accept a clearance. They can ask for lower (higher fuel burn), can fly faster than optimal to burn more or can request a longer route.