Originally Posted by ghilis101

exactly, considering the passenger weight and baggage estimates that you use anyway to do a w/b, youd be lucky if you were even within 1000 lbs of actual weight. but thats good enough for performance numbers since theyre conservative anway. thus the reason you should never leave a jumpseater behind

Originally Posted by ryguy

I wouldn't doctor any paperwork. There are several legal ways to get them on, especially if it was that close. Depending on the company, get with your dispatcher and show an extra 40 pounds of taxi fuel burn. That is by far the easiest way to do it.

Don't admit to doctoring anything on a public forum. You aren't as anonymous as you think.