Knowing the SG is such a basic consideration when establishing load size I often shake my head when you ask the question and the pilot says 'I dont KNOW' but it bloody heavy. Reluctance to dump also is indememic though I think we are starting to break that culture. The last 502 to be wrecked had $400 worth of product in it and that was a classic case of all the holes lining up.
Has anyone ever seen a performance take-off chart for a 502? There's a good reason when qualifying a pilot on a different airframe that less than max takeoff load is used for the first few hours. One problem is knowing when to knock off when conditions are deteriating, I reckon we'd all be guilty of operating at the edge...besides thats what we're good at.
Last edited by CRUZN; 24th Sep 2005 at 10:13.