Hi all, what is a good value for a full load of passangers and baggage for airliners in FS9 under fuel and payload, I never touch my payload settings and only adjust my fuel. For example the Posky 767, 757, 747 series.....Thanks,Bill

I can't recall the FAA numbers, but I always use 190# per passenger (170# for the passenger and 20# for luggage). It also factors in the "wife variable" where the wife weighs 120# but travels with 70# of luggage for a weekend jaunt :)-John

most airlines have info on their www showing number of passengers for each aircraft type.ex: us airways (aka, america west) - http://www.usair.com/awa/content/aboutus/p...leet/fleet.aspxi use a random number generator to set a non-full passenger number.--

>I can't recall the FAA numbers, but I always use 190# per>passenger (170# for the passenger and 20# for luggage). It>also factors in the "wife variable" where the wife weighs 120#>but travels with 70# of luggage for a weekend jaunt :)>>-JohnLOL, good one!Bill

The FAA figures are:http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/164535.jpgRob Elliott, EGPE InvernessPSS Airbus Support andAirbus Fleet Training Captain, British Airways Virtual [email protected]http://www.speedbirdonline.co.uk/airbus.htmlhttp://www.bavirtual.co.uk

If you had a 179 pound wife and an 82 pound two year old you'd look pretty skinny at 200 pounds:-hah

If you had a 179 pound wife and an 82 pound two year old you'd look pretty skinny at 200 pounds:-hah

Sorry about the double post. When I started flying 25 years ago the average FAA weight for a male was 175# (180# in winter). Thanks McDonalds!John M