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On Apr 21, 3:32*am, "F. Baum" wrote:
On Apr 19, 1:58*pm, WingFlaps wrote: On Apr 20, 5:28*am, "F. Baum" wrote: Airlines use average wieghts for pax and bags . These are conservative . Not any more. The only thing limiting PAX weight is how many lard asses can get stuffed into the same row. Average pax weights have been revised upwards in recent years to reflect the fact that High Fructose Corn Syrup has become the new Tobaco in this country. Add to this the fact that most airlines will plan a balanced field on max alowable and not actual, and that there is unused tolerance on most flights . We only use child weights when nessesary. I dont know what your experience has been, but I will say again that the numbers are pretty conservative and give a good margin of safety. Do you think 190 lbs/adult is conservative with 10% of the population clinically obese and 30% overweight? Cheers |
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WingFlaps wrote:
Do you think 190 lbs/adult is conservative with 10% of the population clinically obese and 30% overweight? Cheers Do you think that that 10% and 30% applies evenly though out the population? I'd bet the higher socio-economic levels of the population, which also just happen to be the people most likely to be flying have a lower obesity rate. |
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Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:
WingFlaps wrote: Do you think 190 lbs/adult is conservative with 10% of the population clinically obese and 30% overweight? Cheers Do you think that that 10% and 30% applies evenly though out the population? I'd bet the higher socio-economic levels of the population, which also just happen to be the people most likely to be flying have a lower obesity rate. Not to mention that many women can be 50+ pounds under the average and still be overweight. |
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