CAA Fuel Policy Flashcards
How many approaches do you get with trip fuel?
1
What are the contingency fuel rules?
A) not less than 5% of the trip fuel
B) not less than 3% of the trip fuel provided a suitable en-roite alternate aerodrome
C) 20 minutes flying time
D ) 5 minutes holding at 1500ft
What are the legal requirements for a take off alternate?
Must be within 1 hour OEI
How much alternate fuel should you load?
The fuel needed to get to the furthest alternate.
When is alternate fuel not required?
Flight is less than six hours and there is two runways at destination and weather is valid 1 hr before and after and visibility > 5km and cloud ceiling will be atleast 2000ft
How much additional fuel must you carry?
15 minutes holding time at 1500ft
Etops - engines turn or passengers swim
What is the rule for ETOPS additional fuel?
Descended and proceed to an adequate aerodrome hold for 15 minutes at 1500ft and make an approach and landing.
What is your needed final reserve in a turbine aircraft?
Fly for 30 minutes holding at 1500ft
What is your needed final reserve in an aircraft with reciprocating engines?
Fly for 45 minutes.
Who’s responsibility is it to never land with final reserve being used?
Captains
If you’re destination alternate is your destination, what is the alternate fuel now referred to as?
Additional fuel
What are the three MTOW’S?
MTOW
MLM+trip
MZFM + TOF
The flight crew has 1 hour flight time remaining of a 4 hours flight towards the destination aerodrome. The FMS displays the message DEST EFOB BELOW MIN and the Commander looks at the FMS data to see that there is an estimated 0.3 tonnes less fuel than required when arriving at the destination. Under NORMAL circumstances for a commercial Air transport flight with one destination alternate nominated, what is the minimum fuel to be expected on board when arriving at the destination aerodrome?
Alternate + reserve
Above what altitude does altimeter inaccuracies require 4000ft of separation in flight levels?
FL290
