Originally Posted by
CaptainEmad
You reckon that on arrival YBCS we plan for a bit of holding, maybe two approaches, two missed approaches, a climb to cruising level to YBTL where, on arrival, the weather is often not much better when YBCS is crap. A bit of holding (TEMPO) on arrival YBTL, an approach and landing with fixed reserve intact?
I think you would probably find that many operators big or small would not carry alternate fuel into Cairns when not forecast as such.
First Officer Emad,
If you had that much fuel at Cairns you probably would have just about been able to go straight to Townsville.😊
I was responding to the disabled aircraft "chestnut".🙄
Yes, I HAVE had an aircraft have a problem on the runway when I was on final and landed elsewhere!😛
"Operators" plan for the absolute minimum, they are not in the F.....g aircraft, Captains add more fuel - where appropriate!😉
Start reading this micro thread at post#3 for context, this is not about wx.