Originally Posted by
Stanley Eevil
IMHO, yes - you go! You should have your contingency fuel at dispatch but can then burn it all prior to T/O.
Are you really going to return to stand to ask for a top-up of about 1000 kg?
I agree that legally you can go, however I would also suggest that it is sometimes prudent to go back for a top up even if not legally required. Sometimes legal minimum is not much fuel, particularly if you were not required to carry alternate fuel. I was in a situation a while back where the airport became unexpectedly fogged in and they weren’t issuing take-off clearances until some work vehicles had been removed so that LVOs could be put in place. Capt and I agreed on a minimum fuel we were happy with which happened to be more than min required due to short sector length and no alternate requirement. 20 minutes later we told ATC we were going back for a top up.