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Old 27th Feb 2014, 09:31
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SilsoeSid

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Whilst we spin our wheels over what fuel level might be reasonable or not I'm not sure what is ambiguous about :-
Pitts, it's nice when quoting from a few pages back to give us a link or reference.

You are referring to your post 2545 http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/528...ml#post8341322 that links to the Airbus Helicopters FAQ's on the 135.

What you must appreciate is that this is a general FAQ page for the 135 range.

The statement you quoted that you support so strongly of ...
"The red “low fuel” warning is triggered when there are 32 kilograms of fuel in supply tank 1 and 28 kilograms of fuel in supply tank 2. When this occurs, the pilot has 8-10 minutes left to land, regardless of the conditions and as dictated in the flight manual."
… is totally generic as the low fuel warnings can come on as low as 26 & 22 respectively as opposed to your quoted 32 & 28.
For SPAU the 10 minutes would apply, not 8 minutes, as would be dictated in its flight manual.

So, to answer your question, the information you gave us is ambiguous in that it applies to the whole range of the 135 series and not to the specific airframe involved
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