>You don't want a pilot who is creative when it comes to max takeoff weight.
In certain combat situations, or when smuggling coke across South and Central America, you certainly do.
In certain combat situations, or when smuggling coke across South and Central America, you certainly do.
But you don't want CIVILIAN pilots to get too creative, though. Running out of runway with a 747 is no joke.
Until you get to those, you'd be surprised how far some creativity with weight distribution, getting rid of unneeded cargo or even plane parts, using stuff to your advantage, and a little daring to push the plane to its limits, goes...
Way beyond what the "by the book" pilot who isn't creative can achieve in times of need.