Originally Posted by
Wizofoz
So, 10 minutes of FR is the limit LB? You wouldn't use 15 and overfly a suitable field? Or is it 20? What IS the limit?
Would that not depend on how far into the flight I was and how far from my intended destination I was taking into account current conditions?
I recall this flight was not even a safe departure - if it were then we would not be talking about it!
On-board reserves are for inflight changes, this aircraft used all its changes + several miles before it took off.
Either a better aircraft type or a better charter company would have had a different result - this outfit used fuel reserve as required fuel and that seemed intentional.