Well it's good to know that some people out there agree with me on this one - thanks for responding! And now comes the crux! Recently a pilot with the same airline decided that the DCS loadsheet that had been produced (with the aircraft in trim, bags loaded in position x) wasn't to his liking, so he told the baggage handlers to load the bags in position y. Disregarding anything else, the a/c was out of trim with the bags loaded "y" which the pilot chose to ignore, and then, believe it or not, he proceeded to take off having signed the incorrect loadsheet! I know that this throws up all sorts of issues with despatch, baggage loaders and load plans and suchlike (which have already been discussed here), BUT which authorty should be dealing with this? The handling agent? The Airline management? Or someone higher up? Sadly I wasn't in a position to prevent the a/c departing (I would have done) and I feel strongly about the issue. What do you think?
Bugs Bunny: I never et the bu**ers get me down. I just grab a coffee and laugh at them after they've gone!
