Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/07

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Subject: [Leica] Extra photo bag on the plane
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Thu Oct 7 10:00:29 2004
References: <BD8866C0.7A1E%mark@rabinergroup.com> <6.1.2.0.2.20041005223215.040ba248@mail.infoave.net> <002501c4ab7a$f5eb87f0$4649c33e@sypcom> <4164BCED.6000208@planet.nl> <005f01c4ac76$f2066400$4649c33e@sypcom> <41655FA9.1020204@planet.nl> <41F97DA2-1878-11D9-992F-000D9327FFD0@paulhardycarter.com>

Paul offered:
Subject: Re: [Leica] Extra photo bag on the plane


> Let's face it, the weight restrictions have a *lot* more to do with 
> minimising fuel use than safety. The performance envelope of modern 
> airliners is quite capable of accommodating a bird strike on take-off even 
> if every passenger is 20kg overweight.
>
> I weigh around 95kg, my girlfriend around 65, my niece around 30. We're 
> each taking up a seat and neither the aircraft's designers, operators or 
> flight crew have any idea which ones.<

Hi Paul,

I thoght you might like to know Simon is a 747 pilot for an international 
air carrier and flies the world routes. I bet he'd feel more comfortable 
knowing he doesn't have an unknown extra ton weight when he puhes those 
throttles forward!

ted



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