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Forum: Rumours & News
29th Jan 2024, 21:58
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

If everyone departed with maximum fuel consistent...

If everyone departed with maximum fuel consistent with landing weight limits there would be very few diversions or Mayday fuels. However the excess fuel used would be horrendous and seriously affect...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2024, 11:35
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

Getting extra fuel right all the time is like...

Getting extra fuel right all the time is like expecting to play the stock market and always buy at the troughs and sell at the peaks, it doesn’t happen in real life.

Amazingly, the time and fuel...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2024, 00:25
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

An extra fuel used list would be more useful,...

An extra fuel used list would be more useful, then you could see if you were carrying excess unnecessarily. I estimate that half of the time I take extra, I use it.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2024, 00:51
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

I took 1.3 tons extra on the baby bus the other...

I took 1.3 tons extra on the baby bus the other day and landed with 2.4 in the tanks after 35 minutes of unexpected holding. The delay would have been longer if three aircraft ahead of me hadn’t...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2024, 00:41
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

A fuel tank will have a small quantity of fuel...

A fuel tank will have a small quantity of fuel remaining in it when indicating empty, this is known as unusable fuel. It's best to avoid drawing every last drop as the bottom often has contaminants...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Dec 2023, 22:13
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

Declaring MAYDAY fuel gets you priority for...

Declaring MAYDAY fuel gets you priority for landing but it doesn't do much about the thunderstorm that's closed the airport.

The problem comes in when everyone is declaring MAYDAY fuel at the same...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Dec 2023, 00:41
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

The flight plan fuel assumes that you’ll arrive,...

The flight plan fuel assumes that you’ll arrive, do an approach followed by a go around and divert to the alternate where you do another approach and land with fixed reserve plus possibly contingency...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Dec 2023, 06:45
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

Carry an extra ton of fuel will burn around 30-40...

Carry an extra ton of fuel will burn around 30-40 kgs of additional fuel per hour depending on the engines fitted and performance deterioration factor. The fuel burn on the A320 is about 40kgs per...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Dec 2023, 04:41
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

Over in my part of the world, I taxied out for...

Over in my part of the world, I taxied out for departure along with a couple of the competitors aircraft. There was a delay and shortly afterwards a runway change when we were close to the holding...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Nov 2023, 02:51
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

Guess which airline. A clue, it’s Irish and they...

Guess which airline. A clue, it’s Irish and they even publish league tables of pilots taking extra fuel.
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Nov 2023, 14:53
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

While returning home a couple of months ago I...

While returning home a couple of months ago I cruised past one of our regular destinations and heard ATC advise visibility 600m in heavy thunderstorms and 20 aircraft holding. Had I been inbound, I...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Nov 2023, 13:00
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

​​​​​​​D.P. Davies - Handling the Big Jets

​​​​​​​D.P. Davies - Handling the Big Jets
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Nov 2023, 01:11
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

Keep a fuel diary of how much extra you carry and...

Keep a fuel diary of how much extra you carry and how often you use it. If you get invited for tea and biscuits, being able to show occasions where you would have landed below minimum divert or close...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2023, 22:33
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

We had a management pilot divert due to weather,...

We had a management pilot divert due to weather, he refueled and went back to the original destination. Crew were then AOG due to duty time limits. Since then, we were instructed to tanker to MLW at...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Nov 2023, 00:20
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

Unfortunately the amount of fuel burned in...

Unfortunately the amount of fuel burned in carrying extra fuel does mount up, particularly for larger operators. However it’s a safety issue and worth spending money on. I use my judgment to arrive...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Nov 2023, 08:14
Replies: 132
Views: 73,109
Posted By krismiler

Considering that final reserve is typically only...

Considering that final reserve is typically only 30 mins, it doesn’t take very long to get down to these sort of numbers once things start going pear shaped.

The bean counters sitting in their...
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