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Old 5th March 2004 | 03:08
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RichardH
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From: Sunny Solihull
If you follow HWD advice don't be surprised to get the WRONG answer. This question or very SIMILAR has been asked for sometime now, BUT with DIFFERENT parameters. DO NOT remember 4:07 as this may well be WRONG.

Let THE expert guide you. I am alarmed that the number of students I get who have not been shown/remember how to sort this problem correctly. You need to apply JAA fuel policy rules.
So for some FREE advice :-

Table should look like this :-

---------------------Fuel---------Time
Trip----------------5800--------2:32
Cont 5%
Alternate-------- 1800--------0:42
Final Reserve----1325
Min T/O
Extra
Taxi-----------------200
Ramp------------10000

1. Calculate Contingency Fuel 290 kg
Calculate Contingency Time 152 min @ 5% = 08 mins

2. Calculate Min T/O = 9215
3. Calculate Extra 10000 - (9215 + 200) = 585 kg
4. RULE Final reserve for Jet A/C = 30 mins
5. Calculate Extra endurance = 585 kg @ 2400 kg/hr = 17 mins
NB. Extra does not include final reserve and may well be at a different burn rate in reality.
6. Taxi fuel is NOT included in endurance calculations

Your table should now look like this :-

---------------------Fuel---------Time
Trip----------------5800--------2:32
Cont 5%-----------290--------0:08
Alternate-------- 1800--------0:42
Final Reserve----1325--------0:30
Min T/O
Extra---------------585---------0:17
Taxi-----------------200
Ramp------------10000

Add up the times and get 4 hours 09 Mins being the ATC or Total Endurance as entered on ICAO Flight Plans.

This question needs to be tackled logically and NOT via guess work.

QED - Next time £30 ph but at least you might pass !!
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