Originally Posted by
Waves
Yeah, I'm sure my post sounded condescending. I should have known better. 
Sorry, it wasn't meant that way.......Our tickets would vaporize if we did that. So much for Captain’s authority.
No offense taken. My biggest beef with the FAA is I think way too often guys dump gas rather than land overweight for no other reason than they are afraid of the FAA. If you have a long dry runway and there is no problem controlling the airplane, there is no reason a crew should not land overweight.
I think Delta does a great job supporting their Captains.