Richard Barnes asked:
> as I understand in Alaska they are permitted to operate
> at a 10% over gross there but not in the lower 48. Why??
Takeoff and climb performance is probably most critical to gross weight
flying. Cold air greatly mitigates that problem.
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Richard and Ed:
Alaska gets ten percent more of everything. I don't have a reason myself;
probably hiding in the halls of the Anchorage FSDO.
I do know that roads are not a travel option up there. They depend on
flying! Consequently they don'e let "pointy-headed bureaucrats" get in the way.
Cold air effects flight, as does humidity (more water means less air density
and less aircraft performance) and altitude.
Percy in SE Bama
