Originally Posted by
mad_jock
To be honest everyday in the UK there must be tens of school aircraft if not hundreds taking off over weight.
Yes I know its not a good thing but its a fact of life.
So why are so many pilots in the UK so obsessed with making sure every syllable of every radio call is absolutely in conformance with the CAP but don't care about flying aircraft over loaded and therefore by definition with an invalid C of A and potentially no insurance.
The 2 local flying schools I occasional help out at, require a full W & B be done before every flight, no exceptions. If an instructor flew an airplane over gross they would be immediately fired.
