"John Gaquin" wrote in message
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An old pilot once told me, when I was a young pilot, "...sumbitch flies a
hell of a lot better overweight than it does outta gas..."

JG

I've got an old Flying Magazine (circa 1970 or so) where one of the editors
makes the comment that it is better to take off overloaded (with fuel) than
it is to try a launch with marginal fuel in order to stay under gross. The
comment was the same... It'll fly better over gross than outta gas.

I bet the magazine's lawyers wouldn't let them print that now...

KB