But you don't work in the same country and Co as I do 2W2R.
With an A320 frightener (a freighter with li'l junior as PF) the
AZFW is exactly that - no assumed weights but all is put thru
the hangar scales. This means the FAC weight (GWFK in your
PARAM Alpha callup) should equal FMC computed weight with
buggerall difference, even allowing for that sneaked-on stuff
ground crew send each other inter-port.
With a ZFW using assumed pax weights, most bums around
here wouldn't weigh 80kg even if you stuffed their boots with
mud. Consequently on pax flights the aircraft is actually a bit
lighter (as reflected in the FAC app speeds on the tape), so if
li'l junior sticks to his FMC Vref he normally doesn't make so
much a hash of it as he does on the freighter...er...frightener.
But having said that I prefer the kid fly freight sectors for the
reasons given earlier. And don't forget - all the bums down
back think the captain does all the landings.
