Cessna forced down by the Feds

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 10:56:36 -0800, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

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I've read this was a 172P model (but not confirmed it). I'm still
trying to figure out how they got four adults into the plane with a
valid W&B.

You gotta be kidding:-)) Some one smuggling illegal aliens is going
to worry about a legal W&B?


It just depends on the adults. I have flown a C172 with all seats filled by
adults. As long as the adults aren't too heavy, it's just fine.

Why anyone would immediately assume that "adult" means "170 pounds" is
beyond me.

Basically because you almost have to hunt to find 4 adults who are
170# or under. The percent gets smaller every day. The FAA was
talking about raising the average to 200#.

I frequently see messages like yours, implying that it's
impossible to fly four adults in a C172, written by people without even

Not impossible, just difficult to find many times.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

enough imagination to consider a very realistic legal-four-adult scenario.

Pete