Originally Posted by
Papa Bear
So what I'm getting at is that even if you are at max TO weight it doesn't matter if there is a jumpseater or not because the 190lbs is already included in the basic empty weight of the aircraft. Is this how your basic operating empty weight is set up within your Saab fleet? Hope that clears up my question.
Of course not. The ACM is only added if a person is actually occupying the jumpseat. In what airplane can you just throw 190 pounds useful load away? In a 747 maybe? But not in an easily weight restricted Saab.