Originally Posted by
FlightDetent
"How many pounds, or can you give us that in time? Or is it just easier with - you said 5,400 pounds?
"50 thousand kilos"
"50 thousand kilos, okay".
The boring option:
"BAW report endurance.
"Just a sec, sir. ... About 3 hours, one or two G/As included."
"Copy 38P"
Endurance is actually not what the controllers want to know. Like the souls on board it's for the Fire and Rescue team.
How much combustible stuff is there?
(Don't know if it's really useful to know but that's the standard two questions asked by ATC when there is an emergency)
And the protocol training for ATC should change the question to: How much fuel do you have on board? In kilograms or pounds please!