Before takeoff, you’ve got to make sure everything on the plane is juuuust right — otherwise, you could risk having a major incident in the air.

One of the things that must be considered is weight distribution. Put too much weight on one side of the craft, and you can have difficulties taking off. Fuck it up *really* badly and you can end up like this recent GetJet Airlines flight in Norway, which screwed up its weight distribution so much while unloading so much that it went nose-up.

GetJet Airlines 737-800 was left with its tail on the ground at Haugesund Karmoy Airport in Norway on Tuesday, after a weight distribution issue during disembarkation and unloading. pic.twitter.com/EUDecI5Jn2

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