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Minimum Fuel
Heard an aircraft declare "minimum fuel" the other day. So what does that mean? Number One perhaps? 
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"Fuel Emergency", or "minimum fuel" as you referred to, has no status in the UK. Guidance in UK AIC P045/2009.....[p is for pink]. AIC is Aeronautical Information Circular. Check out NATS | AIS
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The basic ICAO definition of "minimum fuel" is as follows (taken from Doc 4444):
Minimum fuel. The term used to describe a situation in which an aircraft's fuel supply has reached a state where little or no delay can be accepted.
Note.-This is not an emergency situation but merely indicates that an emergency situation is possible, should any undue delay occur.
Minimum fuel. The term used to describe a situation in which an aircraft's fuel supply has reached a state where little or no delay can be accepted.
Note.-This is not an emergency situation but merely indicates that an emergency situation is possible, should any undue delay occur.
