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Old 23rd Dec 2012, 15:14
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While I don't know
why the turn back .. perhaps the extra fuel put them over landing weight.. (Can
happen on shorter segments) WJP

Good Morning WJAPilot:

Thank you for your erudite posting as
I found it very enlightening that Transport Canada will allow a take off that
will allow an aircraft to arrive at destination over maximum certified landing
weight and land. Old days if one had to add weather fuel or holding fuel one
would add trip fuel onto the maximum landing weight in order to have aircraft
arrive for landing at or below maximum landing weight. This would be
crosschecked by operating crew and flight dispatch as well for safety.


I was under the impression that unless there was an emergency such as ill passenger or an abnormal one had to arrive at maximum certified landing weight or if there was a landing W.A.T. that had to be inspected.
I will be researching this item of yours with a friend that is in Transport Canada if this change is actually in effect.
As I read it, taking additional hold fuel would (may) have put them over hence not being able to hold long enough to get in.

No need to yell...perhaps less axe grinding. He even said he was speculating.

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