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Really
Quick Question? Where are these figures coming from? Been on the plane 15 yrs and have never been wt restricted? Just flew EWR-SFO -900, full boat, +1 J/S, 6+14 flt time(right into the jetstream). It did just fine. Flew at FL340 till Nebraska then went up to 360! Where the heck are you going wt. restricted?
There is a lot of misconception going around about the next gen 737s and their weight restriction issues. I flew the airplane as an FO for four years and as a Captain for just over two. I used to take the -800 from Newark to Guayaquil, Ecuador. While this was the very edge if it's range, that's a darn long flight. I never saw the weight restriction issues spoke about on here and never stopped for gas on a transcon nor left anyone behind. That said I hated the -900's high approach speeds and puny brakes.