Originally Posted by
vilas
why not just call it landing weight? Max landing weight is a limitation that is structural. When you calculate the RTOW for that take off weight a certain landing weight results. We don't calculate max landing weight.
Because it’s not the landing weight. The landing weight is the actual landing weight. The max landing weight is the max weight you could land at on the day, might be limited by structural limit or some lower limit due to a short runway.