Meikleour
Meikleour,
Sorry.
I thought Island Holding was 4 hours. Rather - I was taught that island holding was 4 hours by the same approved establishment that went bust and shoved us all out onto the street. Asking for our money back is not an option.
I take on board what you are saying. Thank you.
You have all been very helpful. I must admit I`ve seen more than one airliner approach with 3.5 hrs. of fuel or more.
On a last one - which was a final and last ever stop as the aircraft was due to get pulled apart in the aircraft graveyard - the Chief Engineer when he came into the aircraft on the ground complained about the excessive fuel left in the tanks, as was often the case with that particular Chief Pilot who was then and will always be one of my heroes. They employed that pilot right up until retirement where old age determined his last days of flying.
Last edited by Natstrackalpha; 10th May 2014 at 17:38.