[desertdog71]

Yeah,

I heard that Desertdog guy actually got hired flying tours at Grand Canyon in 207's where the planes are always at max gross and the density altitude is high, and he is a fat bastard.

I heard he was hired by a regional turboprop operator as well, and he weighs 300lbs. I also hear that he is instructing at White Air and they fly Cherokee 140's, Cessna 172K models and Twin Comanches and manage to be within CG and weight limits.

I don't know what else to say, but apparently there are exceptions to these situations. I wouldn't let your weight stop you but at the same time you could work on it. I have lost about 30 lbs since I started out so I am down to 270 now, but I never let it stop me.

Of course I couldn't do dual in a C-150 or Diamond or something small like that, so there are a few limits to what you can do, but not being able to make very small adjustments to accommodate you is beyond my comprehension.

I have taken checkrides with DPE's that weigh 275lbs, so we just filled to the tabs instead and put a couple bags of books in the back. No big deal really.

Anyways, you can PM me if you wanna talk more about it.