Originally Posted by
Lead Balloon
At Tibooburra.
Tibooburra is not a major hub like Dubai.
I was making a point about the silliness of a rule that treats them the same.
You should get someone to explain my posts to you.
This conversation has been conducted in good faith and respectfully. There is no need to geed snippy because you feel shown up. No, Tibooburra is not Dubai- but you still need fuel to get there, and more than one aircraft can be trying to get there at once.
Indeed the type of circumstance that leads to tight fuel situations, such as holding for weather or a special event leading to larger than usual traffic, make situations with multiple aircraft trying to use the only runway more likely than somewhere like Dubai where it's a normal part of the operation.
Bottom line- there has to be a minimum acceptable amount of fuel or else you ae in a situation where you need to ,land ASAP, also known as an emergency.