DVA4705
First Officer, B737-800
Joined on July 13 2007
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"" No see thats where im landing"" Klamath Falls, OR USA
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Posted onPost created on
June 18 2008 03:10 ET by Alex Klein
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Hey guys,
I have been addicted to longer and longer flights lately,
but for some reason whenever I try and Fuel up my RJ-900, It says any amount of fuel is over it's Maximum Gross weight.
I am not sure if this is a problem with the Aircraft, Or I am just missing something, all I know is I want to fly from Detroit To Austin in peace.
Any Ideas would be appreciated.
Alex Klein
DVA4705, Captain , CRJ Program
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DVA1690
Senior Captain, MD-88
OLP
Joined on May 05 2004
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"Life begins at Vr" Longmont, CO USA
474 legs, 694.8 hours
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Posted onPost created on
June 18 2008 09:24 ET by Trevor Bair
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This happens by default on the Wilco/FeelThere CRJ with all tanks to 100% full. In general aviation, we're used to "topping off the tanks" before a flight but rarely will an airliner fly with the maximum amount of fuel in all tanks. Don't worry though, simply reduce the amount of fuel you load (sounds simple, eh?!).
This might be a good time to review the flight planning and maximum range information provided with the aircraft, if there is any. If you can't find the manuals, experiment with the fuel load required to keep your airplane at or under the MTOW (80,500 lbs if Google serves me correct and you are using the standard, non ER or LR CRJ9 model) and then do a test flight to see how far you can go but don't forget to keep a reserve amount of fuel. For what it's worth, DTW-AUS is around 1,010 nm, within the standard CRJ9's 1,350 nm range, so your tanks will need to be pretty close to full.
TRB
Trevor BairSenior Captain, MD-88
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DVA3698
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on November 08 2006
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Posted onPost created on
June 18 2008 10:19 ET by Sterling Widmer
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DVA4705
First Officer, B737-800
Joined on July 13 2007
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"" No see thats where im landing"" Klamath Falls, OR USA
28 legs, 30.3 hours
6 legs,
7.3 hours online 28 legs,
30.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
June 18 2008 11:17 ET by Alex Klein
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