Funnily enough many moons ago I recall one airline that saved some cash on turnaround charges (£3.00 as I recall!) by saying flight crew would do the load plan/sheet/balance..... oh and fuel was always problematic (as in getting all the load on while trying to get more than flight plan mins).
Only an 'ickle a/c but req/d seat loading of mail in first two rows, pax in the rest and squeezing every last ounce (OK, OK ... Kilo) of bags/frt/mail into every nook and cranny.
First crew to arrive after the change called up wind components on the way in and went very quite when advised they were the first flight to benefit from their companies new cost saving measure.....
Skipper popped in on arrival and asked would we do it for a fiver "cash in hand"
...... he turned out to be the first of a long line
