Fuel and Fuel Loading

Question 1

What is Contingency Fuel?

Answer 1

Contingency fuel is extra fuel normally a set percentage of the trip fuel to allow for unforcast winds and ATC routings

Question 2

What is final Reserve Fuel?

Answer 2

Final Reserve fuel is fuel that allows for:

• Jets to hold for 30 min at 1500ft
• Reciprocating aircraft 45 min at 1500ft

Question 3

Bloc or ramp fuel is the SUM of…

Answer 3

• Taxi Fuel
• Trip Fuel
• Contingency Fuel
• Diversion Fuel
• Final Reserve Fuel

• Total Fuel

Question 4

Extra fuel is for?

Answer 4

This is at the discretion of the commander and could take into account a number of factors

Question 5

What is diversion fuel?

Answer 5

Diversion fuel is the fuel required from point of diversion to destination and make an approach and landing at alternate.

Question 6

What is trip fuel?

Answer 6

This is the fule used from take off to touchdown

Question 7

What is taxi fuel?

Answer 7

• The fule required for:
  
  • start-up
  • taxi to the end of the runway
• This is normally a standard figure

Question 8

What is specific gravity?

Answer 8

SG is the weight of a liquid to water as 1.0

Question 9

Additional fuel is?

Answer 9

The amount of fuel required in the event of power loss or depressurization based on the assumtion of worst case scenario and will allow for?

• Descent to 1500ft
• Hold for 15min
• Make and approach and land

Question 10

If all factors are unchanged the fuel range with a forward centre of gravity will be?

Answer 10

With a forward CG the trim drag will increase which increases fuel burn

Question 11

Useful load is calcluated by?

Answer 11

TOM - DOM = UL