Crew: “ Yahoof we’re getting a bigger/better engine.” Happy Cheers! Visions of better hot/high performance.
“Oops my bad they have also increased the max gross” Moans and groans from crew.
Passengers are like gas they expand to fill whatever container they are put in. Once started a contract with a 206B …passengers brought a lot of stuff. Changed to a 206L-1 passengers brought more stuff and an extra guy.
Changed to a 205A-1 …passengers met the challenge…more guys, more extra stuff.
Too bad we didn’t have a Chinook they would have had us back up max gross in a week.