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Old 22nd Jun 2008, 08:13
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electricdeathjet
 
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In this day and age you are more likely to be branded a hero than a fool for going plog fuel, using your contingency and landing with Company Minimum Reserve.
I remember having a discussion in the crew room with my f/o about carrying 200kgs of extra fuel for taxi (delays were expected), someone over heard us and made a complete mockery of us. Others around us joined in for a dig too.
It seems that pilots are de-sensitised about landing with min. fuel, and one seems to be the bigger man by carrying less fuel.
Shame
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