Originally Posted by
Parson
what next - I mentioned nothing of the 'exact' weight of individual passengers. Just pointing out that that information is available to commanders on commercial flights - calculated by whatever means is used by the operator.
Sure. Anyway, on a checkride the examiner is the "commander" and therefore it is up to him/her if he accepts the method by which the loadsheet was produced. If he/she is not happy with the candidate using either standard or estimated masses then he/she is free to disclose the truth about his/her latest weighing...