Hi Dan!
Lest others think that AAR crews are cavalier with their fuel planning, if the mission has gone well, the aircraft should arrive at destination with any unused contingency, plus alternate fuel.
For a typical modern tanker, the alternate fuel calculation includes the go-around at destination, climb to optimum altitude, cruise at long range cruise speed, descent, approach and landing, to arrive with not less than 30 min 'green-dot' holding fuel at 1500 ft. The fuel used to the alternate will be corrected for ISA dev and significant wind, as well as deviation from the reference landing mass value.
Last edited by BEagle; 28th Sep 2012 at 07:22.