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Old 22nd Aug 2007, 22:14
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Yes, that is why a good pilot gets involved with fuel planning, especially when he has the local knowledge of what to expect at destination. I always let them , dispatchers, do it first and only when I thought I knew a better way with fuel load with expected conditions at arrival time intervene.
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