But the Sumo Wrestlers convention has picked a different airline.
Nashville local TV just announced that the obesity epidemic in Tennessee is now so bad that there have been incidents of medevac helicopters being unable to take off with a morbidly obese patient on board.
BTW I flew helicopters; weight & balance calculation, estimating available power & takeoff angle all are affected by payload.
Tennessee may be the first state to use Chinook CH-47s for medical transportation. Patient slingload may be a possibility.
I wonder if there’s an etymological relationship between “Sumo” and “Samoa.”