Originally Posted by
FGD135
dartman2, we are all aware that these new rules prescribe the minimum fuel that must be loaded. In my opinion, these new minimums are just too minimum, and now, a great deal of "learning the hard way" will have to be done by the industry to get us back to the "sensible centre" that we were at, prior to these rules.
This is a great shame. Australia had accumulated almost a hundred years of hard won experience in fuel requirements and fuel management, and CASA is throwing most of that experience away.
Many pilots and operators will mistakenly believe that because these minimums are CASA sanctioned, they must be "safe".
Whilst I don't entirely disagree with you, the fact remains that these rules are essentially the same as used in many other parts of the world. In my employment (foreign) we can land with 30 minutes at an alternate and 15 following an in flight failure.