Originally Posted by
Radials Rule
At 6'5" and 210 pounds, I exceed you arbitrary weight. However, my ht/wt is proportionate and I do not get close to encroaching on the seats next to me. I'm just wondering how you arrived @ 190 lbs as the threshold for paying for an additional seat.
I assume he was referring to the FAA standard adult passenger weight. For the purpose of weight and balance calculations a standard adult passenger is said to weigh 190 pounds during summer months (May 1 to October 31) and 195 during the winter months.
Disclaimer. I forgot about the Air Midwest Beech 1900 crash. It seems that the NTSB attributed partial blame for that accident on the passengers weighing more than FAA standard weights. I know adjustments to standard weights were discussed, but I can't remember if or when they went into effect.