"Roger" wrote in message
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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#.

Yes, Americans are getting fatter. But some of us have friends who actually
manage to avoid making their diet consist primarily of McDonald's and frozen
dinners.

Especially for those of us that actually hang out with females, it's not
hard at all to find adults who weigh less than 170 pounds.

In any case, the point is that assuming that a C172 is overweight just
because four adults are aboard is dumb. That said, what's really dumb is
that we're talking about whether the airplane was overweight, rather than
the obscenity of a government that is willing to use deadly force when they
have not established the guilt of everyone (or anyone) being fired upon.

Pete