Lightning fuel precautionary/priority
I was reminiscing a few days ago with another WIWOL on the techniques(devious tricks) that we used to eke out our valuable fuel. In the process the issue of 'fuel precautionary' v. 'fuel priority' came up. From my flagging memory 'fuel priority' meant that you were recovering with insufficient fuel for a diversion and that therefore you had to have first stab at the runway. 'Fuel precautionary' was advisory to ATC that you would not bolt with a chute failure as in so doing you would not be able to carry out a further approach and still have diversion fuel. Am I right or have the sands of time eroded the grey cells?
It might also be interesting to hear from others with their own tricks apart from the obvious, but frowned upon, shutting down of the No 2 engine.