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Old 22nd Apr 2018, 15:06
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Fareastdriver
 
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Years ago flying offshore from Aberdeen.

The so-called standard weight for the offshore passengers was 180 lbs.; 170lbs for him plus 10lbs. for his wet suit etc.. This oil company had a policy where they were weighed individually because that, in most cases as they weighed less, they could get more freight on.

I planned the trip and sent down the payload to traffic. They phoned up shortly after and asked if I could take some more to which I refused. Later on along came the manifest and I noticed that the passenger weight was an exact multiplication of 180lbs.

I went down to query this remarkable coincidence.

"They were too heavy when we weighed them so we reverted to standard weights."
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