Originally Posted by
Ottopilot
I fly international and we do not use "heavy" outside the USA. It seems the foreign controllers are smart enough to read the strips in front of them?
Also, many don't know or care, but you only use "heavy" in the call sign on tower and approach, not center.
CAL 757-200's are 255,000lbs, but do not use "heavy"? Different airlines have different weights/models. The 757-300's are heavy.
I do believe an aircraft is a heavy if it is greater than 255,000 lbs MGTOW but since the 757-200 is exactly 255,000 lbs it is not a heavy. Go Figure.
The 757-300 is 272,500 lbs so it does qualify.