OA752: Ticket, Boarding Pass... Weight Check??
Added 2023-06-01 05:56:36 +0000 UTCAfter discussing some breaking news, Liz and Andrew break down that viral "hey, are the airlines forcing passengers to step on scales before boarding the plane" story. Then, the duo update you on the impeachment of Texas AG Ken Paxton.
In the Patreon bonus, Andrew gets angry as we talk about the latest maneuvering by the guy who sold out his country for Donald Trump, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn.
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Notes
Mata v. Avianca - Motion for Extension of Time Granted in Part, Denied in Part
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368/gov.uscourts.nysd.575368.38.0.pdf
New Zealand Civil Aviation Act of 1990
https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1990/0098/latest/DLM214687.html
United States v. Virginia, 518 U.S. 515 (1996)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1428365285620704265
State v. Loomis, 881 N.W.2d 749 (Wis. 2016)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3222116451721963278
Paxton Articles of Impeachment https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/HR02377I.pdf#navpanes=0
Senate Resolution Impeachment
https://legiscan.com/TX/text/SR735/2023
ProPublica article on COMPAS
https://www.propublica.org/article/machine-bias-risk-assessments-in-criminal-sentencing
Comments
It would seem like the simplest thing to do regarding weight on flights would be to use their average route data. They know how much fuel they tend to use on various flights between A and B over the course of the year. They know how many people are on those planes. Blam-O, you have your number and can extrapolate weight out from that.
Tim Whatley
2023-06-01 13:49:36 +0000 UTC
