Originally Posted by texaspilot76

We rarely have a wieght issue unless we have extra fuel due to an alternate, a full boat, and a ton of bags. Like Wolf said, find a crewmember. 99% of the time they will do their best to get you on. I have found that some companies (i.e. Eagle) are taking the wieght and balance out of the crews hand. Then you are at the mercy of the gate agent.