Re: Taking less than flight planned fuel
Pandora,
Sounds like you need to have a long discussion with your company chief pilot, talk about STUPID, INSANE, let alone endangering the passengers. Or talk with what ever governmental agency overlooks airline safety, this pilot has to be stopped before he makes the evening news.
Another suggestion, go to the NASA ASR web site and print out some stories about pilots running out of fuel (there are several about air carriers running out of fuel). Then the next time your favorite captain decides to go with less than planned fuel, hand him a few copies of the ASR Reports, and say I don't want to make the evening news like these guys did.
Finally, if that doesn't work don't get into the cockpit with him, I sure as hell wouldn't.
Mike