In a message dated 1/15/02 9:36:59 PM Central Standard Time, kawika42@mac.com writes: > Over the weekend, I was talking with an America West employee, and he > told me he didn't expect them to take any 318s. Apparently it's been > having hot-and-high issues, which would make the plane pretty useless > out of Phoenix. > Huh? A smaller airplane than they have with essentially the same engines and wings? I would think the opposite is true, it should be airborne in about 300' and climb at 10,000'/per minute. Think under powered space shuttle. Jim Proud to be an American, Jim Hann Waterski J-41 Captain STL