That article is insane - In spite of the title stating "Facts surface despite wall of silence.." the only "facts" are comments from what appears to be a Maun based pilot who doesn't know too much about the caravan or the local operations. Firstly 11 out of Xakanaxa on a caravan is by no means unusual, so for him to state "I have yet to talk to any pilot who would take this payload out of Xakanaxa" is blatant lie, or he doesn't actually operate out of Maun and is therefore talking out of his ass. As Lilflyboy states, his figures are WAY off, especially as AKD also had the wing fence modifications which increased the payload to over 9000lbs. As for these 50ft trees, anyone who has actually been to Xakanaxa knows that this is an exaggeration but then again, if this idiot pilot is in fact based in Maun, and has flown out of Xakanaxa, given his apparent vast knowledge and excellent mathematical skills.. he probably took off in the wrong direction and yes, then he would have encountered some pretty spectacular trees.