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Old 5th Jul 2011, 16:16
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Lemain
 
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Fuel for holding at CDG and diversion to ORY is still required but contingency fuel is now only 3% of the planned burnoff from reclearance point to CDG (very little). Very very common and perfectly legal.
And perfectly safe always provided that a/c fuel metering/gauges are highly accurate and that any fuel transfer pumps and tank sumps/fittings allow full use of the expected fuel, if required.
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