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Old 13th Jan 2020, 13:56
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Maninthebar
 
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Originally Posted by Pilot DAR
Gee, will this mean that the FAA wants all passengers actually weighed, to assure that the crew's W&B calculations are correct?
Er no?

https://www.faa.gov/news/press_relea...m?newsId=24575

Incorrect empty weights, CoG data in contravention of their own approved W&B prog. Across 21,505 flights I can only assume that the base data built into the s/w supplied by SWA must be faulty.

Or have I missed irony? I am not good with this internet stuff
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