Long Time Gone
Never Did The Atkins
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Flying out of DTW yesterday dispatch said we needed 1800 in the cargo to get the jumpseater on. Mesaba said there was no ballast available so we had to leave the jumpseater behind. After we left the gate the dispatcher told us to return to the gate to get ballast just for our current load. Magically, Mesaba now had ballast to add to the cargo. Seems to always be a problem in DTW.
Well, did the jumpseater get on?
Screw that....
I want to know why he left the gate in the first place if he didn't have a legal W&B. Once the aircraft is moved from the gate, the aircraft is legally dispatched. By his statement, he intentionally left the gate with an illegal aircraft. Not too smart McFly.