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FlyChicaga · June 27th, 2005, 23:34

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Hello. Wondering what your company's typical planned fuel at touchdown at the destination (or what ever term you use for it) is for:

1. VMC weather?

2. your alternate if IMC. ?

3. Also, what is your company policy on declaring an alternate?

If you could name your company it would be great too.

Thanks

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Depends on base and loads. If we are full, and it's VMC, they will plan us to destination, plus IFR reserves, plus maybe 20 minutes of contingency fuel (runway changes, call for release, etc.). If it's IFR, then we have fuel for destination, alternate, IFR reserves, and maybe 30 mins contingency and 30 mins "extra" fuel. The "extra" fuel isn't required for release, but is just there in our gate fuel.

Basically put, we'll always have enough for destination, alternate, reserve, some contingency, some extra, and taxi fuel. It varies depending on weather, expected holding, and expected ground hold times.

For the alternate question, do you mean the weather requirements?

June 27th, 2005, 23:34	#3
FlyChicaga Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,887	Re: planned fuel at destination [ QUOTE ] Hello. Wondering what your company's typical planned fuel at touchdown at the destination (or what ever term you use for it) is for: 1. VMC weather? 2. your alternate if IMC. ? 3. Also, what is your company policy on declaring an alternate? If you could name your company it would be great too. Thanks [/ QUOTE ] Depends on base and loads. If we are full, and it's VMC, they will plan us to destination, plus IFR reserves, plus maybe 20 minutes of contingency fuel (runway changes, call for release, etc.). If it's IFR, then we have fuel for destination, alternate, IFR reserves, and maybe 30 mins contingency and 30 mins "extra" fuel. The "extra" fuel isn't required for release, but is just there in our gate fuel. Basically put, we'll always have enough for destination, alternate, reserve, some contingency, some extra, and taxi fuel. It varies depending on weather, expected holding, and expected ground hold times. For the alternate question, do you mean the weather requirements?