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Old 3rd August 2001 | 10:33
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Capt EFIS
 
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Our fuel requirements in Australia are found in CAR 234 and CAAP 234-1.

Companies will have their own fuel policy but in general, a charter operator (piston) must carry:

On top of flight and alternate fuel:
Fixed Reserves: 45 min at holding rate (1500ft above aerodrome)
Variable Reserves: 15% of flight and alternate fuel
Holding: as required by wx / traffic etc. conditions.

From your info, I can't only assume that on that flight, the aircraft had to plan for an alternate aerodrome that was 45 min away, where the wx conditions had a TEMPO or 60min holding.
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