Weight and balance?
Thought I would come out of my cubby hole in Rotorheads and check out the other forums. I love this forum.
Although not about a passenger, rather a cabin crew.
Aircraft less than half full. Me sitting over wing in an aisle seat, vacant middle seat and a person at the window.
Just before take off, a female cabin crew approaches me and states
"I am sorry sir, but due to weight and balance reasons, you will need to move three rows back"
What the is this about... seriously. If an 80kg person moving 3 metres is so critical to the W&B of a 400+ton aircraft, then we are all in trouble. Hopefully no-one leaves their seat during the flight.
Unfortunately, the request was so stupid, that I politely refused, told her I was comfortable where I was and asked her to explain her why.
Just a thought.... if you treat passengers like idiots... they might just take offence and become uncooperative.
Could someone shed some light on this ridiculous request. Is it used often for some reason? Why would the request be made... keeping in mind the aircraft was less than half full... and CC are not Load Controllers.
PD2