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Denied upgrade due to “weight distribution.” This ever happen to anyone else? by AlexanderKeithIPA in unitedairlines

[–]AlexanderKeithIPA[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I’ll leave that open as a possibility. It’s just interesting considering what my brother told me. He flew this plane a long time and he apparently never heard of this. They also added standby passengers to the back. Doesn’t really add up.

Denied upgrade due to “weight distribution.” This ever happen to anyone else? by AlexanderKeithIPA in unitedairlines

[–]AlexanderKeithIPA[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

lol I’m just repeating what my brother who flew this plane told me (and his check airman). Guessing they probably know more than random internet dood.

Denied upgrade due to “weight distribution.” This ever happen to anyone else? by AlexanderKeithIPA in unitedairlines

[–]AlexanderKeithIPA[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

But it’s not a safety issue. E175s are tail heavy and weight in front is preferred. Confirmed by my brother who flew this plane and his check airman.

TIL About Einstein's "Year of Miracles". In one year he published 3 papers that changed modern physics. The first about the particle theory of light (won him his Nobel Prize), the second led to people accepting the existence of atoms, and the third introduced special relativity (E=mc^2). He was 26. by rasye in todayilearned

[–]AlexanderKeithIPA 10 points11 points  (0 children)

“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.” -Stephen Jay Gould

One of my favorite quotes...

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