Increased AUM to 6800 kg
Supplement 50 to the RFM allows for increased AUM to 6800 kg BUT no operations from grass surfaces permitted over 6400 kg. CHC are operating from a grass strip at North Denes and there may be others in the same boat. I wonder what strategies are being hatched to take advantage of the extra lift capability yet avoiding the prospect of manoeuvring on the soft stuff. Take mission fuel at the first stop maybe, having left with one-stop fuel? Would be a shame not to boost the payload one way or another.
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