[Leica] Extra photo bag on the plane

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

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