How much fuel do you carry ?
Another thread touched upon a recent case at LHR , where some problems were possibly caused to some inbound pilots due to a runway closure, leading to holding. The basic question raised was, "Why should a few minutes' holding cause distress ?"
My usual fuel load (max 1000nm, usually much less) :
Taxi
Departure take-off to destination landing
5% of departure t/o to destination l/d, with a minimum cut-off
30 mins holding at destination holding waypoint, low level
Destination go-around to alternate landing
30 mins holding at alternate holding waypoint, low level
Extra added on for all the usual reasons -- notams, weather, icing, lower levels, serviceability, airmanship, common sense, past experience etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. .
Anyone agree/disagree. I never stop learning, or wanting to.
Would also be interested in the long-haul side of things, of which I've no experience, asuming there's any difference (apart from more zeros at the end of the figures).