Before I posted this I searched Tech Log on the subject and decided it was worth raising this again.
The other day a colleague brought to my attention AIC 9/2003 (Pink51) dated 9 January. It replaces Pink 170 of previous discussions.
You may view it on-line at :
fuel AIC
Firstly, is it the same wording as the old Pink 170?
Secondly, could anyone tell me how to interpret this?
Does it mean:
Arrive at e.g. LAM for LHR with extra fuel carried to hold for 20 mins prior to commencing the approach in addition to the
1 Fuel for the approach
2 Missed approach
3 Fly to alternate, approach & land
4 Hold at alt for 30mins
The S/H fleet I am on has15 mins contingency in the plog but almost nobody seems to carry any extra into LHR.
A colleague recently flew with a CAA inspector on J/S who seemed to imply that extra 20mins should ALWAYS be carried into the UK over the 'bare' plog.