Originally Posted by
David Thompson
Thank you albatross I did read that story .
I talked to two highly experienced friends about 6 months ago who were flying there.
They were both heading for the exit via direct at VNE ( adjusted for altitude and mass of course gawd I hate that term…I would have luved to have been in the long, high level meeting when it was decided to change “Gross Weight” to “Mass” ).
They stated that wx, loads and general safety considerations were increasingly being met with threats and abuse.