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Old 14th Dec 2016, 16:06
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8che
 
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ACMS,

The FMC uses the lowest of the 2 ? Then you would never have a way of detecting a fuel leak ! FMC is calculated and totalizer is......totalizer. Well on a Boeing anyway "progress 2 page"

The totalizer has to be the gauge to make decisions on unless its clearly got a technical issue. Once dispatched a brand new 777 with an inop left fuel gauge. Tanks dipped and relied on the FMC only. Not a pleasant experience.
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