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Originally Posted by Clocks  Every time I have to listen to ATIS, call clearance, or do a (omg) paper W&B...I think "man this sucks...it's just like the freaking wright brothers". |
Heh. If it gets down to paper W&B here, they'll probably just cancel the flight.
They pay all this people in a section called "load control" to do that for us. Which is why you often see Pinnacle and NWA planes sitting in a de-ice pad "waiting for numbers." If things work out right, it's pretty quick. If there's a hiccup (like the rampers forget to upload the cargo numbers or the gate agent forgets to input the passenger count), you're waiting till you hit age 65.