Well, in response to my support ticket, Capt. Sim says this is how it should be. I am of coarse in disagreement with that response and plan to reopen the ticket. I have never known a 27 to not be able to take off from an 11,000 ft runway when it is under the max take off weight. For now I'll keep using an alternate .air file from a different 727 which is not perfect but at least I can get off the ground.

-Todd