Originally Posted by
Derfred
Bugger that, if you start sequencing aircraft according to how much fuel they chose (not) to carry, it's not going to lead to a particularly desirable conclusion.
If so-called professional pilots can't work out how much fuel they need to carry then maybe they need to start re-thinking their profession.
Or call a fuel emergency and put your airline on the front page of the newspaper. It's your call. Not ATC's problem.
I have told ATC in the past that I was now turning for downwind! When they enquired how much holding fuel we had I replied "two minutes"! They vectored away another aircraft and we landed with maybe enough for a quick circuit above fixed reserve.
This was overseas, no emergency call, no front page, no "call the tower" even. I doubt it could get that bad here.
ATC had vectored us around for nearly an hour with zero info before I made the call to land regardless of them!
If fuel is low, I MAKE it ATCs problem! (As a professional pilot should!)
