Originally Posted by
deadstick35
When the same airframe (-ER) can carry another 240 gal of fuel and gets a 500 lb bump in MZFW, I don’t thing W/B will factor in.
Per Beechcraft’s specs sheet the 350i has a MTOW of 15,000. My scenario has it easily at 14,500. I flew 91k for 11 years and saw people pack a lot more than 50lbs per person which is what I used as a guesstimate here. W/B is most certainly something to be considered, and I bet it’s still in the running with the investigators.