The discussion is about a few folks voicing a personal opinion about others they consider too "large". The whole rant was based upon the cut in Pax because of the weight of one or two passengers.
It was not kicked off as a safety issue.
I will listen to Safety concerns but not some idiot whining about how many passengers they can carry.
Does this concern about "weight" apply to Pilots as well?
I would think, as someone has mentioned, that Big Boys should be an advantage in the 139 with its well known CG issues.
So where do you draw the line in the hyped up concern about weight?
As I noted....if it is a Safety issue....then it is a valid concern. If it is about numbers of passengers per flight because of weight....then that is a load of tripe!
if we were to limit people to 100 KG's.....how many weight lifters would that eliminate? Is that limit including the Survival Suit.....that again cuts down the weight? Is the seat limit of 100 Kg's adequate?
I submit there are plenty of folks out there that are very fit, but exceed the 100 KG limit....so where does that put them? Unemployable because of a quirk in their birth?
If we hire 90 pound Women....can we put them two to a seat?
That is how silly the original comment was as it was based on a silly idea.