Scott Skylane wrote:
Jim Logajan wrote:
The poster said these were ATC transmissions, not internal company
communications. Since ATC doesn't concern itself with weight, balance,
or any other flight performance factors, your explanation is almost
certainly wrong.
/snip/
Jim, the answer Jay gave is almost certainly *correct*.

Okay - I sit corrected.

ATC absolutely cares about weight & balance, if, said aircraft is
number one for takeoff, but unable to do so since they don't have the
necessary data.

I see. But wouldn't it be more accurate to say ATC only cares that the
aircraft isn't ready and the specific reason in this case is common enough
that it has a colloquialism or slang term attached to it?