Originally Posted by
Ex FSO GRIFFO
Isn't 'MAYDAY' = 'Grave and Imminent danger requiring immediate assistance'...? By Definition...?
So, are you in fact, in 'Grave and imminent' danger?
And can you 'exist', continue to 'survive', without requiring 'immediate' assistance..? ( Like....I'm gunna die- Right NOW! )
Then, isn't this supposed fuel 'situation' MAYDAY declaration illegal...?
Am I an idiot...?
Possibly.....???
This is a common misconception. The 30 minutes reserve is based upon holding at 1500 ft clean.
Say you make an approach and need to go around because your gear indicator is inconclusive. You have gone from 30 minutes holding at 1500 ft clean to doing a dirty gear down low level circuit which transpires to less than 10 minutes of endurance. Fixed reserve is not 30 minutes in all situations.
A circuit in a heavy costs a lot of fuel and is not that quick.
i have bought a number of new aircraft, none of them have included the crystal ball to know in advance what is going to happen.