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Old 14th Nov 2018, 08:38
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"Protecting" variable reserve

When an enroute diversion due engine failure or depressurisation is a possibility, and we have loaded some variable reserve (VR), CASA says we must "protect" that VR until reaching the diversion point. But they don't say how this can be done.

So, just how does one "protect" their VR?

Perhaps they think there is a switch in the cockpit, labelled "Variable Reserve Consume - OFF/ON", and for those flights that require it, we set the switch to "OFF" before takeoff, then to "ON" when we get to the critical point.

Seriously, CASA?
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