Fuel Policy

Question 1

Pre-flight calculation of the usable fuel required for a flight includes:

Answer 1

• Taxi
• Trip
• Reserve
• Extra

Question 2

Reserve fuel consists of ___

Answer 2

• Contingency
• Alternate
• Final Reserve
• Additional

Question 3

Taxi fuel is considered to be in use up until the point ___

Answer 3

Where takeoff power is applied

Question 4

Contingency, with no en-route alternate is available, should be the higher of ___

Answer 4

• 5% planned trip fuel or 5% trip fuel for remainder of the flight if in-flight replanning.
• Enough to fly for 5 minutes at holding speed at 1500ft above the destination airfield in ISA conditions.

Question 5

Contingency, with an en-route alternate available, should be the higher of ___

Answer 5

• 3% trip fuel

- 5 minutes of the destination fuel flow at 1500ft in ISA conditions

Question 6

The alternate fuel must include sufficient fuel to allow:

Answer 6

• Missed approach at destination
• Climb from missed approach altitude to cruise altitude
• Cruise from TOC to TOD
• Descent from TOD to IAF
• Approach and landing at destination alternate

Question 7

Final reserve, for reciprocating engine, should be ___

Answer 7

fuel sufficient to fly for 45 minutes

Question 8

Final reserve, for turbojets, should be ___

Answer 8

fuel to fly for 30 minutes at holding speed at 1500ft above the alternate (destination if no available alternate) in ISA conditions

Question 9

The minimum additional fuel is ___

Answer 9

15 minutes worth where there is not a suitable alternate aerodrome.

Question 10

The reduced contingency fuel procedure will allow you to carry _% of the trip fuel from the decision point to the destination as a contingency

Answer 10

5

Question 11

With regards to the predetermined point procedure, the fuel to be carried is the ___ of PDP1 and PDP2

Answer 11

greater

Question 12

PDP1 fuel should consist of ___

Answer 12

• Taxi fuel
• Trip fuel from Dep to Arr via PDP
• Contingency calculated as per normal
• Additional
• Extra, if required

Question 13

The additional fuel in PDP1, for reciprocating engines, should be the lesser of ___

Answer 13

• Fuel for 45 minutes flying + 15% of the flight time planned to be spent at the cruise
• 2 hours

Question 14

The additional fuel in PDP1, for turbine engines, should be ___

Answer 14

Fuel to fly for 2 hours at normal cruise consumption above the destination aerodrome

Question 15

PDP1 additional fuel can never be less than the ___ fuel

Answer 15

final reserve

Question 16

PDP2 fuel should consist of ___

Answer 16

• Taxi
• Trip fuel from Dep to Arr Alt via PDP
• Contingency in accordance with the basic procedure
• Additional
• Extra, if required

Question 17

The additional fuel in PDP2, for reciprocating engines, should be no less than ___

Answer 17

45 minutes

Question 18

The additional fuel in PDP2, for turbine engines, should be no less than ___

Answer 18

30 minutes at holding speed at 1500ft above the destination alternate

Question 19

PDP2 additional fuel can never be less than the ___ fuel

Answer 19

final reserve