In circles
Cat and BOAC,
Thanks for the support.
Director,
We've chatted before in more pleasant terms, I think you've been at the beer!
I think the thread shows that:
!. Low fuel needs approach priority
2. At the moment the only way to get this is some kind of emergency call
3. Without this some controllers / other pilots are suspicious of cheating
4. Many people are confused about it and
5. Some people don't realise a captain can (should) always order enough
fuel, whatever the company system is (easyJet encouraged it when I was
there)
My suggestion was to cut through this fog of rules and misconceptions by establishing a fuel call, which gets you priority without triggering all the rest of the reactions. Any use of this procedure should require a report after landing - just as a Pan or Mayday does now, to prevent cheating.
Our fire service / rescue boys are sterling fellows - ready to go all the time.
False alarms don't help them.
Now instead of referring continually to the rules as they are and going in circles, why don't we all sit down with the JAA people and get a better procedure? It isn't that hard.
FC.