Originally Posted by
jcjeant
Nothing about the fact of downwind take off .. weight unfulfilled .. etc.
Originally Posted by BEA Report (EN) p170 s2.5.1 para2
This excess fuel did not attract any comment from the Captain, apart from his remark that they were going to take off at the aircraft’s structural limits. Equally, the controller’s announcement of a tailwind did not lead to the slightest comment from the crew, which is, as we have seen, surprising.
Originally Posted by BEA Report (EN) p174 s3.1 para5
Taking into account the fuel not consumed during taxiing, the aircraft’s takeoff weight in fact exceeded the maximum weight by about one ton.
Seems pretty clearly covered to me (and I found these paragraphs in under 30 seconds with the "Find" function)...
Last edited by DozyWannabe; 15th Dec 2012 at 00:12.