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Old 4th Jun 2011, 17:06
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I was once asked to prepare a loadsheet which would have placed the a/c above MTOW. On becoming aware of this, I contacted a 'superior' (in title only) who told me to 'adjust' the amount of fuel that had been uplifted so as to show a lower figure. I refused and this was one of the events which led to me being fired.

Another was telling someone he was not allowed to smoke on the tarmac whilst the aircraft was being refuelled. He pulled the: "Do you know who I am?" line and when I found out who he was, told him he bloody well ought to have known better.

TIA!
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