What does the AIC REALLY mean then?
Assuming that almost everyone agrees that the min planned arrival fuel is final reserve fuel plus div fuel - what does this AIC actually recommend that we do?
1. Should we add an EXTRA 20 mins holding fuel for the TMA?
OR
2. Should we, as seems to be commonplace, say that we already have this 20 mins fuel as an integral part of our current plan BUT (and it's a big BUT) if any part of it is used, we can no longer divert and land with more than final reserve (ie we must commit)?
Now the CAA already know that we are arriving back with the statutory reserves so, one must conclude from that, they are referring to an EXTRA 20 mins fuel for routine ops into the London TMA.
If this is not the case - What was the point of the AIC?