I consider an aircraft not being able fly a go around due to low fuel to be an UNACCEPTABLE occurance
Hello again, .7 - we seem to be following each other around the fora!
Just to clarify the situation as there seems to be considerable confusion over fuel states. The thread began with a pilot asking for a bit more spacing to avoid the possibility of a g/a, and the subsequent 40 mile track which would then put him in a 'low fuel' situation. He was NOT 'short of fuel'. BA SOPS require a PAN call if it is LIKELY that I will land below reserve fuel (that is 30 minutes to tanks empty) and a MAYDAY if I AM going to land as such. He was trying to reduce the chances of a MAYDAY, as he was obviously going to be below 'reserves' after a g/a and longish track to re-land.
It would be very rare for an a/c to have 'insufficient fuel for a g/a' but quite common at LHR for a g/a to place an a/c in a MAYDAY situation. All tickety-boo and above board and in accordance with...... drone drone drone. It is the way JAROPS is written now.