bad time to start a trial in midsummer
That's
exactly the point! But as an A2, you know that, right?
At this time of year, the WAT limit and other perf factors are at their most limiting.
Despite your experience, on the current schedule, the Tristar is severely perfomance limited. By reducing leg length and thus fuel load, the freight (self-loading or otherwise) can be increased and thus more task achieved
Now, where did I leave those 4 coloured pens???