Originally Posted by
BluSdUp
I hope the local NTSB looks into as many trips as possible looking for violations of the rules on previous flights.
I find it incredible that this company could operate like this.
It looks like there was a total lack of respect for rules and what is more, common sense.
I can see this happen, but not this day and age. Come to think of it , not that I know of has anyone planed for fuel to destination and not a drop more.
Just not done.
But here we are, PIC did indeed do that.
Fantastic!
Fuel planning used to go something like this:
A to Destination .... kgs
contingency 5% route fuel.....kgs
taxy/T/O ....kgs (146 usually 200 kgs)
diversion .....kgs
final reserve ....kgs
Add that lot up and you get the absolute minimum fuel required for take off. I suspect that exceeded 9300kgs so some fiddling went on and the result is the ensuing tragedy.