Originally Posted by
tmtbiker
All good points. Obviously CO book was well prior to 117.
Also curious how SWA would get an airplane that heavy out of DEN, especially in the summer. My MAXs going on 3-4hr hops are barely squeaking by with bleeds off at midnight, when the temps are relatively low. We're fighting brake energy limits every night. Daytime departures are stopping for gas in CLE on the way to the east coast....
Been bases in DEN for 8.5 years and had to do my first bleeds off in a stuffed MAX this week…mid-day, 95° and 4 hr leg. Still had plenty of room on performance data. You can do a lot with 3 miles of pavement.