Fuel Flashcards
BURN is the sum of
climb, cruise, and descent plus 1 instrument approach
RESERVE calculations are based upon
45 mins @ FL250 and Long Range Cruise
RESERVE mins
700 - 2100
900 - 2200
ALT is calculated via direct using long range cruise table:
0-50 at 10,000 ft
51-100 at 15,000 ft
101-150 miles at 20,000 ft
151 miles or greater at 25,000 ft
ALT is fuel to
The most distant alternate
Minimum ALT fuel is
1500 lbs
Contingy fuel is for:
Route delays
holding
possible miss approach at destination
(LANDING DELAYS)
CONTINGY MINIMUM
700 - 937
900 - 1082
T/0 Fuel is
BARC - BURN + RESERVE+ ALT + CONTINGY
TANKER FUEL is
Additional fuel used for ground delays
TANKER MINIMUM
330lbs (42 mins
TAXI FUEL is
Historic value from the departure city
(usually 421)
TAXI FUEL Burn is __ with ___ engines running
19lbs a min (rounded to 20), 2 engines running
RAMP FUEL is
TAKEOFF FUEL + TANKER + TAXI
RAMP fuel Variance is +/-
+/- 500
RAMP fuel can never be less than
T/O FUEL + TAXI at the out time