Fuel Policy And Requirements

Question 1

What is the climb fuel required for a DHC8 200 and 300 respectively?

Answer 1

200lbs and 250lbs

Question 2

What is the LRC fuel required and planned nil wind TAS for a DHC8 200 and 300 respectively?

Answer 2

1050 lbs/hr 240kts

1100 lbs/hr 230kts

Question 3

What is the approach/Landing fuel required for a DHC8 200 and DHC8 300 respectively?

Answer 3

125lbs and 150lbs

Question 4

What is the depressurised fuel flow and TAS for the 200 and 300 aircraft respectively? How much headwind do they factor for at high level? When are these figures used?

Answer 4

1150lbs/hr, 210kts (30kts hw)
1210lbs/hr, 210kts (20 kts hw)
Figures used to calculate PLE in FMS or fuel required to an alternate.

Question 5

1 litre of fuel is how many lbs?

Answer 5

1.76

Question 6

What is the taxi fuel allowance for the 200 and 300 aircraft? What does this account for

Answer 6

200lbs for both which includes APU operation, start and taxi for take off

Question 7

What is the missed approach fuel for a 200 and 300 aircraft respectively?

Answer 7

200lbs and 250lbs

Question 8

What is the fixed reserve required for the 200 and 300 aircraft respectively?

Answer 8

625lbs and 650lbs

Question 9

What is the holding rate for the 200 and 300 aircraft respectively?

Answer 9

1000lbs/hr and 1100lbs/hr

Question 10

What is the margin fuel rate for the 200 and 300 aircraft respectively?

Answer 10

1250lbs/hr and 1300lb/hr

Question 11

What are the loitering fuel rates for the 200 and 300 aircraft respectively, when are these used?

Answer 11

1050lbs/hr and 1100lbs/hr, used for holding during a mission.

Question 12

What are some of the remote islands

Answer 12

Christmas Island
Cocos Islands
Lord Howe Island
Norfolk Island

Question 13

Remote island planning, within what buffer do you need to consider the forecast pre flight and during flight? If flying out and into a remote island, does this change? Do minimas increase?

Answer 13

3 hours either side pre flight and 1 hour either side in flight.
If flying out of and returning to the remote island, buffer is 3 hours.
Add 500ft to ceiling min and 1000m to vis min.

Question 14

What are the 3 methods of fuel management?

Answer 14

Fuel graphs
Navigation logs
FMS calculations

Question 15

Are we allowed to use special alternate minima?

Answer 15

No, prohibited by fuel policy

Question 16

Where does approach fuel allow fuel from? Does it including sector entry? If holding fuel required, does additional sector entry or fuel to IAF if further away need to be considered?

Answer 16

IAF or Overhead for a reversal procedure. Sector entry not included so additional fuel needs to be considered.
Holding fuel takes into account additional fuel to IAF or sector entry if required.