KR Fuel Planning Flashcards
Where is min fuel value found?
Emergency/Abnormal Procedures sections of SOPM
Chapter 5
What does minimum fuel include? Min fuel values for CRJ2/7/9?
Go around and Emergency fuel
2 - 1500 lbs
7 - 2100 lbs
9 - 2150 lbs
When do you indicated you are minimum fuel to ATC?
Will land with less than min fuel valves OR
Further deviation will result in declaration of emergency fuel
What does declaring minimum fuel mean?
If we accept further deviation from the planned route of flight could result in declaration of emergency fuel
Where is emergency fuel value found
Emergency/Abnormal procedures section of SOPM
Chapter 5
What is the emergency fuel valves?
2 - 1050 lbs
7 - 1500 lbs
9 - 1550 lbs
When do you indicate you are emergency fuel to ATC?
Fuel remaining to touchdown at intended airport is less than 30 min
Report fuel remaining to ATC in minutes and dispatcher time permitting
What does declaring emergency fuel mean?
30 minutes of fuel endurance
Ask each pilot to determine the fuel required to divert from destination to the alternate (use KV Release)
See Alternate fuel
Need to land with reserve
What release information is available to help determine fuel required to the destination alternate?
ALT fuel on release
This is the fuel burn from destination airport tot the alternate airport
What altitude do you fly to the destination alternates?
See flight release from planned altitude to alt
What is accounted for in the alternate fuel number on the release?
Alternate burn + Go around fuel
Have the pilot talk you through a fuel plan for enroute diversion to unplanned alternate. They could use the FMS, flip cards, dispatch or any combination
Message Dispatch
Pick Diversion Airport: Preplanned / Along route / Dispatch ideas
Check Weather: METAR / TAF / Ask ATC for NOTAM
Check Distance: FMS Fix Page / EFB rings
Check Fuel Burn: Unplanned diversion chart or FMS Fix Page
Slow to VMRC speed to reduce fuel burn
