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DE727UPS · March 3rd, 2008, 02:15

"I really have no idea. Seriously!"

Not really a problem as it's a moving target. When I was an F/O, I pretty much went along with what the left seat had to say.

I'm just a domestic guy, but I'd like to see 10K on landing with no alternate. I admit I've gone below that in practice while enroute. Didn't give me the warm fuzzies but it wasn't worth diverting for, either.

The one that made me think was the 757, no alternate, into BIL. Had the typical 8K or so on landing, no alternate necessary. I got to thinking, where else would I go if someone disabled the runway while I was on short final. The crosswind runway is useless for a big jet. I remember going by Casper and thinking I could make it back there with what I had as I went by, but it's definitely food for thought. Something that I look at a little closer now.

March 3rd, 2008, 02:15	#17
DE727UPS Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 6,514	Re: 767 Destination Fuel. How Much? "I really have no idea. Seriously!" Not really a problem as it's a moving target. When I was an F/O, I pretty much went along with what the left seat had to say. I'm just a domestic guy, but I'd like to see 10K on landing with no alternate. I admit I've gone below that in practice while enroute. Didn't give me the warm fuzzies but it wasn't worth diverting for, either. The one that made me think was the 757, no alternate, into BIL. Had the typical 8K or so on landing, no alternate necessary. I got to thinking, where else would I go if someone disabled the runway while I was on short final. The crosswind runway is useless for a big jet. I remember going by Casper and thinking I could make it back there with what I had as I went by, but it's definitely food for thought. Something that I look at a little closer now. __________________ Click here to see how I became a UPS pilot http://www.jetcareers.com/content/view/65/132/