In-Flight Reduction of Fuel
Hi guys,
does someone have a good explanation of considerations when preparing in-flight reduction of fuel with reference to Critical Points/ERA etc?
e.g. In the cruise we realise that we may be short on fuel to satisfy the requirements to reach destination with fuel to divert etc. and are thinking of performing an in flight reduction of fuel but need to consider CPs and ERAs.
What must we consider and why before we go ahead with the in flight reduction?
My question is not to do with the requirements at the destination such as runways, weather, delays etc that allow us to perform the procedure but in relation to fuel required to divert in the case of a depress/eng failure and how an in flight reduction may hamper this based on where our CP and last ERA are.
Thank you for your time.