Min fuel on arrival
Hi.
I am just curious on other pilots thoughts on "minimum fuel on arrival at destination", assuming there are no other fuel requirements (alternate/weather/traffic/holding/contingency/icing/curfew/other). (payload permitting obviously)
Some pilots carry the bare legal/company minimum whilst others might carry a lot more extra (resulting in increased fuel burn).
Some pilots always carry extra/carry an alternate/holding whether it is legally required or not. Some pilots might only carry extra only if at night/single runway/intersecting runway destination/bad weather forecast/actually there.
Sure, there is no end of "what if..." scenarios which will require more than the minimum legal fuel but you can't just carry max fuel every flight (though I am sure some pilots do).
Is it wise to plan to arrive without sufficient fuel to divert to an alternate ? What if arriving during the day in VMC/CAVOK ? Has anyone ever been caught out by doing so ?
Just after some thoughts and ideas to assist with my own fuel making decisions.
Thanks for your replies.
(this does not include tankering fuel because of the price difference)
Last edited by John Citizen; 19th May 2018 at 12:28.