Good for a laugh

[Stukadriver]

FAR 119.3 defines crew weight as follows:

Male flight crewmembers - 180 pounds
Female flight crewmembers - 140 pounds
Male flight attendants - 180 pounds
Female flight attendants - 130 pounds
Flight attendants not identified by gender - 140 pounds

 

[mattfish42]

Ok, I'll bite. Why do female crewmembers weigh 10 pounds heavier than female flight attendants? (Possibly the start of a good joke; anybody have a punchline?)

 

[midlifeflyer]

Ok, I'll bite. Why do female crewmembers weigh 10 pounds heavier than female flight attendants? (Possibly the start of a good joke; anybody have a punchline?)

It's probably the Jepp chart case.

 

[Palerider957]

Yes, it is the chart case--if only it weighed 10 lbs.

 

[freightdoggie]

This is wrong, but ill say it anyways.
Maybe its the two weights they're carrying around upfront.....