Originally Posted by
Lookleft
A misprint in the report or a misprint in the fuel records that the ATSB would have obtained for the investigation?
Could have been a miss-print on the report?
The pilot of the 182 were a high time helicopter pilot and would have helicopter habits ingrained. Whilst some fixed wing drivers are slobs and fill’er up to the brim every time, and even their aircraft as well, helicopter pilots on the other hand are very particular about adding any more weight then needed. …or there may have been a further flight planned latter that he were tanking for.
Apart from the extra several hours of un-needed fuel added at Dalby I don’t see anything out of the ordinary at the Dalby fuel stop. Add fuel, a rolling check run-up, and go. I see rolling check run-ups every day I’m at an airport with commercial operators.